Hey everyone,
I have been a class b driver for 4 years now. I am in the process of preparing a rental property for sale. I own it free and clear so the 150k or so that i will make from it will be all mine. I looked into getting a tractor trailer, but i really dont know them and would have to get a class a and pay high insurance (if i could find any)
So now i'm thinking that expiditwed would be better for me. I would have enough to buy a brand new truck and still have 50-70k leftover. I would have to maybe start solo until my wife gets her b and comes along with me a a team ( from what i gather teams get alot more work) My questions to you are as follows:
1) i have been arrested twice in my life. I had a misdemeanor in 1993 and a misdemeanor in 2000. Will this hurt my chances of being picked up?
2)Can I be pre-qualified to run for someone? I don't want to buy a 90,000 dollar truck to find out noone will hire me.
3) what is the most in demand size and gvw of truck to buy?
4) i have heard that sometimes you have long waits for another load? Is this so?
5) how much deadheading comes with the buisness?
Any help or advice you exp. drivers can give me is appreciated
I have been a class b driver for 4 years now. I am in the process of preparing a rental property for sale. I own it free and clear so the 150k or so that i will make from it will be all mine. I looked into getting a tractor trailer, but i really dont know them and would have to get a class a and pay high insurance (if i could find any)
So now i'm thinking that expiditwed would be better for me. I would have enough to buy a brand new truck and still have 50-70k leftover. I would have to maybe start solo until my wife gets her b and comes along with me a a team ( from what i gather teams get alot more work) My questions to you are as follows:
1) i have been arrested twice in my life. I had a misdemeanor in 1993 and a misdemeanor in 2000. Will this hurt my chances of being picked up?
2)Can I be pre-qualified to run for someone? I don't want to buy a 90,000 dollar truck to find out noone will hire me.
3) what is the most in demand size and gvw of truck to buy?
4) i have heard that sometimes you have long waits for another load? Is this so?
5) how much deadheading comes with the buisness?
Any help or advice you exp. drivers can give me is appreciated