Question For Truck Owners .

PRORACER300ZX

PRORACER300ZX

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We always have a subject about how much car owners spend per year for they cars . So i would like to know , how much you guys spend per year for your truck ?

What the most often repairs you do ?
Do you work on your own truck or you fix at the shop center ?
Do you work in city or long distance ?

Tnks

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You don't want to know prices man... I've worked in a shop. The killer is the labour. Most places charge minimum $70/h for simple shit. MY friend is a truck and coach apprentice, and some prices for jobs is crazy once he starts welding and shit.

You think car tires are expensive? lol

Fuel is crazy when you can use hundreds of litres a day.

There's a 30 day inspection that has to be done every 30 days (duh). I imagine if you don't have a shop of your own it's expensive. Most of our trucks never needed anything for the inspections except for tires, which is obvious. We were on top of things for maintenance, trucks are always tip-tip.
 
If you're asking these questions because you're interested in buying a truck, you better know damn well what you're getting yourself into. It's almost impossible to make money as an owner/operator these days. Any good truck owner knows exactly how much it costs to run his truck per mile, down to the tenth of a cent. And remember, it all depends on the routes you will be driving and even what loads you'll be hauling. Every route has a different "rate." If you're in the hills you'll be burning more fuel. If you're hauling heavy, your driveline components, brakes and tires will wear out more quickly as well as use more fuel.

Also, if you think you'll be able to do your own maintenance, you may be able to, but you might also be giving up part or all of your warranty by doing so. And any time spent working on your truck, I think is supposed to be logged in your logbook as On Duty, Not Driving. So there goes your 36- or 72-hour reset.

The best option nowadays, if you can get the financing, is to buy a truck that sill has a good chunk of warranty left on it. If you don't have a warranty, and you blow a turbo, or have any other problems that will put you in the shop, you'll not only have to pay for the repair, but you won't have any income during that time. Makes it kind of hard to cover the truck payments if you're not rolling.

That being said, trucking is a decent way to make a living if you can do it right. I'd like to hear from people who have more specific answers to your questions, though. I drive a company truck, so I don't have to worry about any of the expenses. As long as I get good fuel mileage and don't destroy the equipment, the company is satisfied.
 
everytime your truck will have an issue, no joking, it's by the 1000$ the cash flys out, i do long distance and belive me fuel is a rip off compared to few years back, get a decent company that you like to work for and that would be best ATM
 
Fastphil said:
If you're asking these questions because you're interested in buying a truck, you better know damn well what you're getting yourself into. It's almost impossible to make money as an owner/operator these days. Any good truck owner knows exactly how much it costs to run his truck per mile, down to the tenth of a cent. And remember, it all depends on the routes you will be driving and even what loads you'll be hauling. Every route has a different "rate." If you're in the hills you'll be burning more fuel. If you're hauling heavy, your driveline components, brakes and tires will wear out more quickly as well as use more fuel.

Also, if you think you'll be able to do your own maintenance, you may be able to, but you might also be giving up part or all of your warranty by doing so. And any time spent working on your truck, I think is supposed to be logged in your logbook as On Duty, Not Driving. So there goes your 36- or 72-hour reset.

The best option nowadays, if you can get the financing, is to buy a truck that sill has a good chunk of warranty left on it. If you don't have a warranty, and you blow a turbo, or have any other problems that will put you in the shop, you'll not only have to pay for the repair, but you won't have any income during that time. Makes it kind of hard to cover the truck payments if you're not rolling.

That being said, trucking is a decent way to make a living if you can do it right. I'd like to hear from people who have more specific answers to your questions, though. I drive a company truck, so I don't have to worry about any of the expenses. As long as I get good fuel mileage and don't destroy the equipment, the company is satisfied.
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Do you do local or long haul?
 
The only way to make money as an owner is by having 3-5 trucks on the road.. This way if one breaks down you still have 2-4 on the road making money for you. The plates alone will be about 4-7k+ per year. Then you have to worry about buying a truck that is suited to what you plan on hauling. Most large transport companies these days are sticklers for who they let drive for them as an owner operator/broker. The nice thing about running for a large company is that the insurance is covered by them. There is no money on short haul/local routes (ie Windsor-Quebec corridor) it's an over saturated market with guys driving for peanuts running trucks 24hours a day with 4 drivers. Long haul specialized transport is the way to go

If you know nothing about the trucking business stay far far far far away.
 
EV said:
You afford your car on a truckers salary? I was under the impression truckers didn't make much :s
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Local is nothing crazy but long haul transport/specialized is pretty good money. The only issue is that you need to take a certain amount of time off between runs or get busted by DOT and $$$$$. I have a friend that owns a company in Kirkland (13 trucks)and he primarily does Montreal-JFK- EWR , Montreal-Chicago and Montreal-Laredo TX.
 
Fastphil said:
I drive long haul, Canada/USA. If you're looking to switch companies or start trucking, send me a PM.
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I could never truck :p too much family involved and it's just not for me

EV said:
You afford your car on a truckers salary? I was under the impression truckers didn't make much :s
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You'd be surprised how much you can make. Especially if you own multiple trucks.
 
Gregster said:
Local is nothing crazy but long haul transport/specialized is pretty good money. The only issue is that you need to take a certain amount of time off between runs or get busted by DOT and $$$$$. I have a friend that owns a company in Kirkland (13 trucks)and he primarily does Montreal-JFK- EWR , Montreal-Chicago and Montreal-Laredo TX.
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Et quelle est le nom de sa compagnie?
 
EV said:
You afford your car on a truckers salary? I was under the impression truckers didn't make much :s
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I'm not rich. I'm not poor. I have what I want and I'm more than happy with my life. I'm not a shining example of the old saying, but... "If you want something enough, you can get it."
 
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