It is quite natural and quite common for people who first learn about expediting to immediatly start thinking of the kind of truck they want to drive; both for when they first start out and for later when they are in a position to spec the truck of their dreams.
In the latest edition of Expedite NOW (Volume 3, Issue 6), Jeff Jensen wrote about Morgan and Tina Morris in a piece entitled "Expedite Trucking With Style!"
And how! The Morris truck is spectacular. There are those in the Open Forum who would say the truck is over the top. I would suggest that it all boils down to personal preference and the dreams you have. While dreams vary from person to person, one person's dreams are no better or no worse than another's.
Of course, to turn your dreams into reality, you must be willing to do what it takes to make them so. In the case of a truck, if you have a dream truck in mind, you must be willing to do the work, produce the income, and manage your money to bring your dream truck into the affordable realm. Buying such a truck without first establishing the requisite financial footing will quickly turn the dream into a nightmare.
Morgan Morris is a role model in that regard. He seems to have done it right. His straight truck spec preferences include a Kenworth W900L, a 530-horse engine, an 18-speed autoshift transmission, lots of chrome, and over 300 LED lights. That's a lot of everything by any standard.
The dream-truck role model part comes not from the truck he spec'ed. It comes from the way he got into the truck in the first place. In the article, Morris says, "I recommend that new people buy a used truck to get to know what they're getting into and to find out if they like expedite. It also gives them a chance to find out what they would want in a new truck."
I would add that newbies can accomplish the same thing by driving fleet-owner trucks. You get to find out if you like expediting and you get the time and experience to figure out what you want in your own truck. Driving fleet owner trucks provides the additional advantage of getting into expediting without committing money to a truck purchase.
Morris has many years of trucking experience under his belt before he got into expediting. He practiced what he preaches when it comes to building a truck of your own. He drove a used truck first.
Newbies who don't have trucking experience can benefit from a fleet owner's coaching when they first start out. After a few months to a year on the road, newbies will know if expediting is for them, and they will have a pretty good idea of the kind of truck they want and how much truck they can afford.
Of course, and this is an important point, there is no need to have a dream truck at all. Many expediters don't have dream trucks. They prefer to have dream bank accounts. Or, they prefer to take life easy and not work all that hard. For them, free time off is more important than either a dream truck or a dream bank account. It's all good.
My main point for newbies is that if you find yourself dreaming about a spectacular truck of your own, it is indeed possible to have one. However, to keep your dream from turning into a nightmare, it is best to drive other trucks first and keep your dreams within your financial means.
In the latest edition of Expedite NOW (Volume 3, Issue 6), Jeff Jensen wrote about Morgan and Tina Morris in a piece entitled "Expedite Trucking With Style!"
And how! The Morris truck is spectacular. There are those in the Open Forum who would say the truck is over the top. I would suggest that it all boils down to personal preference and the dreams you have. While dreams vary from person to person, one person's dreams are no better or no worse than another's.
Of course, to turn your dreams into reality, you must be willing to do what it takes to make them so. In the case of a truck, if you have a dream truck in mind, you must be willing to do the work, produce the income, and manage your money to bring your dream truck into the affordable realm. Buying such a truck without first establishing the requisite financial footing will quickly turn the dream into a nightmare.
Morgan Morris is a role model in that regard. He seems to have done it right. His straight truck spec preferences include a Kenworth W900L, a 530-horse engine, an 18-speed autoshift transmission, lots of chrome, and over 300 LED lights. That's a lot of everything by any standard.
The dream-truck role model part comes not from the truck he spec'ed. It comes from the way he got into the truck in the first place. In the article, Morris says, "I recommend that new people buy a used truck to get to know what they're getting into and to find out if they like expedite. It also gives them a chance to find out what they would want in a new truck."
I would add that newbies can accomplish the same thing by driving fleet-owner trucks. You get to find out if you like expediting and you get the time and experience to figure out what you want in your own truck. Driving fleet owner trucks provides the additional advantage of getting into expediting without committing money to a truck purchase.
Morris has many years of trucking experience under his belt before he got into expediting. He practiced what he preaches when it comes to building a truck of your own. He drove a used truck first.
Newbies who don't have trucking experience can benefit from a fleet owner's coaching when they first start out. After a few months to a year on the road, newbies will know if expediting is for them, and they will have a pretty good idea of the kind of truck they want and how much truck they can afford.
Of course, and this is an important point, there is no need to have a dream truck at all. Many expediters don't have dream trucks. They prefer to have dream bank accounts. Or, they prefer to take life easy and not work all that hard. For them, free time off is more important than either a dream truck or a dream bank account. It's all good.
My main point for newbies is that if you find yourself dreaming about a spectacular truck of your own, it is indeed possible to have one. However, to keep your dream from turning into a nightmare, it is best to drive other trucks first and keep your dreams within your financial means.
