So has Cheri. Both went from tractor/trailer to cargo van to straight truck. They both worked hard to reach the pinnacle of the expedite hierarchy, cargo van ownership! Both, after achieving that lofty goal, took a huge step backward by going into straight trucks. Why? I don't know. I tried to intervene but neither would listen to me.
And also too, isn't that an honest face? HAHAHAHA
Thanks for the reply Cheri, I drove big truck for almost 18 years. I stopped driving big truck almost 20 years ago. Was an owner operator before fuel charges came in lol. (Dated) When I owned my second truck fuel went over a $1.40 a gallon and we got a fuel surcharge added on. The first truck I owned fuel was around .68 cents a gallon. I'm a dinosaur lol. The logs and other stuff I'm good with it's the money end of it I'm concerned with. I don't want to make a lateral move. Up my income and spending at the same percentage (or worse). Having the same thing but different. I've talked with a couple of straights within the company I lease with now and they seem to think I would not regret it. Being a solo driver in a straight concerns me the most. (good advice from Moot) More work, better profit is what I'm after. As TDave said most of the starving seems to come from vans. Thanks for the input guys.Maybe if you hadn't convinced me before that you raise chinchillas, lol. Yes, I was gullible, but my daughter has 2 chins, it could have been true
So, Pro, you wouldn't be the first. The aggravation factor is higher, what with HOS, elogs, DOT inspections, but there are many perks, too, like never having to sacrifice your bed for an extra pallet of freight, and having enough room to be comfortable for months on end, if that's what you want. Definitely more work, if that's what you want - and that's the bottom line: what you want.
]. He drives a van because it works for the way he wants to work, not because it's the only thing he can drive, or is willing to put the effort into making work. Those who fit the latter description jump into vans every day, and why not? It's easy. It's also a quick start way to make money, and many who can't find a job really need that. So many that there are far more vans than loads for them, much of the time. 