Got my Class A CDL Ya'll!!!!! Yes!! - Official Truckers Thread

[GoFlipAPack]

Make sure your drivers are HZ endorsed please. Every. Damn. Day. I got a contract driver that can’t pull a load when I need to move this 7000 lbs of non flammable due frieght.

Good looks. So I'm definitely going to do that but I'm not looking to drive 18 wheelers. I'm going the 26ft box truck route. I can still get HZ certified for that can't I?

Have you already started/registered for a LLC or a Corporation yet, have a MC or DOT number, or are you not at that stage yet?

Not yet breh. That's basically up next. You have to have insurance right after you apply for either of those? I'm not buying the truck right away but I want to apply now so that the authority starts getting some age. By the time I get my truck the authority will be like 4-5 months old. But yes I have my LLC, Biz Bank account, DNB # and B8z credit cards/Biz line of credit

 

[UpAndComing]

Good looks. So I'm definitely going to do that but I'm not looking to drive 18 wheelers. I'm going the 26ft box truck route. I can still get HZ certified for that can't I?

Not yet breh. That's basically up next. You have to have insurance right after you apply for either of those? I'm not buying the truck right away but I want to apply now so that the authority starts getting some age. By the time I get my truck the authority will be like 4-5 months old. But yes I have my LLC, Biz Bank account, DNB # and B8z credit cards/Biz line of credit

A good way to start is to apply to a Trucking job that pays 1099. And have them pay you directly to your business, so your business can show a history of income, which helps with banks, credit, etc

Then you can use that income to buy your truck

On top of that you alot of those jobs offer insurance (trucking occupational accident insurance) for the Truck Driver so you won't have to get your own insurance

 

[Milk N Cookies]

Good looks. So I'm definitely going to do that but I'm not looking to drive 18 wheelers. I'm going the 26ft box truck route. I can still get HZ certified for that can't I?

Not yet breh. That's basically up next. You have to have insurance right after you apply for either of those? I'm not buying the truck right away but I want to apply now so that the authority starts getting some age. By the time I get my truck the authority will be like 4-5 months old. But yes I have my LLC, Biz Bank account, DNB # and B8z credit cards/Biz line of credit

Yeah you should be ok to pull the boxes. As long as ur HZ qualified, that’s all we look for to pull the frieght

 

[GoFlipAPack]

Yeah you should be ok to pull the boxes. As long as ur HZ qualified, that’s all we look for to pull the frieght

Who you work for? You dispatch? If so a breh might need to connect with you to get started.

 

[GoFlipAPack]

Any owner/operators in here?
Can I get some advice?

 

[Chrishaune]

Any owner/operators in here?
Can I get some advice?

I'm not an owner operator but before you do that make sure you have money saved up for repairs and things you need to do to the tractor. Just talked to a guy who said he leased a truck and as soon as he got back home with it he had to fix something. They don't want to pay for repairs in that type of situation. They are looking to get you in a debt trap. You have to repair everything out of your pocket anyway as an owner operator.

 

[UpAndComing]

Any owner/operators in here?
Can I get some advice?

I would look to be a Lease Operator first

This way you're under a system while paying way less on monthly expenses (less insurance expense, less on fuel, less registration expenses)

 

[BrothaZay]

Oversaturated beyond belief now

 

[Whore D'oeuvres]

Oversaturated beyond belief now

Who you tellin? I got out of it this year. Couldn't take it anymore.

 

[BrothaZay]

Who you tellin? I got out of it this year. Couldn't take it anymore.

What do you do now? And what was the breaking point for you

I’m thinking of getting into car hauling or maybe even moving

If those get oversaturated as well I’m done.

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

Oversaturated beyond belief now

It’s all about location and doing hauls that don’t have no real down turn … also specialized heavy loads if you have a RGN

Ain’t no money in dry van and reefer

 

[BrothaZay]

It’s all about location and doing hauls that don’t have no real down turn … also specialized heavy loads if you have a RGN

Ain’t no money in dry van and reefer

RGN?
And I agree. Specialized freight is where the money is at

I personally am not trying to do over sized loads must don’t want that wear and tear on my truck

I have 450k miles now. Breakdowns is the last thing I want I can not STAND truck mechanics and dealership shops…

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

RGN?
And I agree. Specialized freight is where the money is at

I personally am not trying to do over sized loads must don’t want that wear and tear on my truck

I have 450k miles now. Breakdowns is the last thing I want I can not STAND truck mechanics and dealership shops…

RGN trailer

Specialized is fine you just have to have the right truck set up for it.. make sure got that Cat engine and 18sp..

Car hauling might be the way to go.. never a shortage in that arena

 

[Tanahashi Coates]

RGN?
And I agree. Specialized freight is where the money is at

I personally am not trying to do over sized loads must don’t want that wear and tear on my truck

I have 450k miles now. Breakdowns is the last thing I want I can not STAND truck mechanics and dealership shops…

Blew my transmission and clutch out in May and was down a month Extended warranty covered it. Then they "discovered" I needed an EGR valve test driving the truck after the initial work was finished. Trying to decide what my next move is too but a cat from Landstar switched from flatbed to dry van and I was like

 

[BrothaZay]

Blew my transmission and clutch out in May and was down a month Extended warranty covered it. Then they "discovered" I needed an EGR valve test driving the truck after the initial work was finished. Trying to decide what my next move is too but a cat from Landstar switched from flatbed to dry van and I was like

That’s rough. That’s why these low rates are so detrimental

Dudes can barely save up enough for major repairs so when you add up down time living expenses on top of that it just doesn’t make sense to run dry Va and reefer anymore.