Well I have been watching the forums for well over a year now and finally decided to take the plunge into trucking. The dump truck business is booming here and there is a huge demand for trucks. Here is breakdown of what I have spent:
9,000 - 1982 Ford L8000 w/ 20k on a rebuild motor. New cluth,trans,tires,and hood
393 - Downpayment on insurance
40 - Fuel Permits
1,335 - Tags
43 - DOT Annual Inspection
128 - Truck Lettering
45 - Office Supplies
92 - Heavy Highway Use Tax
515 - Cell Phones (HUGE downpayment since there is no credit on our EIN)
54 - Truck Wash (well worth it to me than doing it myself the first time)
Total: 11,645
I have already don the paperwork to put it onto work with several different construction companies. Starts work tomorrow.
Hopefully this will give some of the prospective O/O's and idea of what they are looking at.