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Originally Posted by Paul McGraw
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Originally Posted by rank
To the original poster, I estimate truck maitenance at $10,000/year/truck. Some years it's less, but we just put a new cylinder head on a truck we bought two weeks ago. After the new head, Prestone went missing again so it's back in the shop to have the head off again. Twice in one week. I can't wait to see the bill for this.
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Interesting that ATA estimates $800 per month, which is $9,600 per year and you have experienced $10,000 per year which is virtually the same number. The two sort of confirm each other.
I wish more were done to spread the word among truckers considering becoming an O/O as to real world expenses they can expect. Just the opposite seems to happen. Trucking companies try to make drivers think they can run at .88 per mile and make BIG profits.
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The trucking companies couldn't sell it if people didn't buy it. They're telling the lazy suckers what they want to hear. Everybody wants to believe they can get a truck and make money by doing nothing but sitting on their azz for 10 hours a day. Good luck to them I say.
BTW, the bill arrived. $8500. |
