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Originally Posted by firebird_1252
heavyhaulerss, i thank you for the kind words and honesty. i do ok where i am now. i'm a company driver, no headaches, no payments but also standing stagnant. my boss is great, my work is steady, home every night. but.. i also have NO life whatso ever. do i think i'd have more of a life doing the 600 miles a day? yes. i've done it before. i could prob. do better on that number by buying a truck that is better on fuel. but it is a no win situation. the trucks i'm looking at that are better on fuel are also 10k more then the truck i'm looking at now. of course the other trucks are better looking but from my stand point.. as long as it passes inspection i can careless how it looks. if you think a shiny truck with a bunch of lights and chrome makes you king trucker.. your a moron. it does not make you a dime more then the older truck with some blemishes.
probably shouldnt post while in a bad mood...
How you expect to have a life doing 3000 mi/wk? Weekends you'll be working on truck.
And there's something to be said for lights and chrome. The value of beauty is debatable but IMHO it definitely has an effect on pride and mood when it comes to trucks. I'd be one mean, apathetic SOB if I drove an ugly aero truck.
A lot of guys come to the internet seeking info to get into the trucking business and want to consider themselves "businessmen" and poo-poo long hoods, chrome and such since it doesn't add to revenue. But these "businessmen" still have trouble with 4th grade level math. Would a wise "businessman" even enter an industry where the profit margin is in the low single digits and most newcomers fail in the first year and companies are cutting each others' throats to haul freight for no profit?
I'd bid that company $900/load plus FSC (@5mpg & 1.05/gal. one way), three loads a week.