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Originally Posted by Aviator
Yeah I don't like the sound of salvage cars myself. But he said it's pretty rare. Sounds like they haul new and used cars primarily. There's not a lot of choices for companies to work for up here.
I've got it narrowed down to this auto transport company. Food Express Inc. (FXI) Who said I was the next guy they will hire, anywhere form 2-4 months. That was six months ago. :roll: The others are Knight transportation, and Dick Irving Inc.
FXI hauls flour in pneumatic tank trailers. And Dirk Irvin hauls fertilizer in pneumatic tank trailers.
not sure what you mean by salvage. I moved cars for about a year for this outfit
www.kinneytowing.com (sorry if the link is not allowed please remove if it's a problem.) Drove the 9 car stinger. Moved mostly new used to from auctions/dealers. We did from time to time pick up Rep's and some banged up car's going to/from auctions/dealers. Any truck with a head rack(what we called the *thing* above the cab) is a *low rider*. The truck needs to be as short as possible to allow for height.Hauling cars means watching your height. Hauling cars you almost always max out your 13.6" height. Some times you'll luck out and won't have to. If you get a load of say ford focus's(you'd be lucky :lol: ) you'll notice your hie hgt won't max out. Lot's of people like to squish their decks real tight. I've always used my allowed height(and taken some extra
) Dint'' want to risk a car getting lose and jumping in to the top deck. You'll learn what routes you can take in your local area with your height at different levels. There were a few in my area were I could run with my height at 14.6"+ in some instances. You'll also learn quickly in most areas that 13.6" means 13.6"!!!! :shock: Moving cars is where I've made the most money in trucking. I ran local and was able to clear most weeks(not all
) 1k+. But would work 12 +hours a day nearly 5 days a week. It is hard work till you get the hang of it. Then it just becomes a war with the weather. You'll hate working the trailer in the rain... depending on where you live you'll have to deal with the snow(nothing worse than trying to hook a chain under a car when it's 5 degrees outside with soaking wet hands :shock: . During the heat you'll sweat your whowhatit's off. But if your only running one load a week it will be cake. Load up.. head out... arrive... unload... hopefully reload back. I would move 18 to 27 cars a day. 2-3 loads!!! There is a bit of an art to it. You'll learn what vehicle will fit where. Just keep an open mind, open eye, and be willing to accept input from anyone who has been in that section of the biz.