I've been transporting trailers for 3 yrs. I work for my truck, not the other way around. I left this business for a brief period and came back due to the money. Yes I make 6 figures a year, yes I run non-stop, however, bottom line after all expenses, I only bring home $25k a year. Fuel usually takes up 50% of your income. I run 120,000 miles a year. Sometimes more, sometimes less. The debt we get ourselves into with these trucks make it impossible to ever get ahead. I take very good care of my truck and it still has breakdowns from running so hard. It's a fact that cannot be avoided.
Hey man I enjoy your videos keep up the good work. I just wanted to take the time to leave a harmless comment about OTR semi trucking since you wasn't real sure how much we run. I've been at it now for what would be 25 years in January so this isn't a novice comment. Actually I'm sick of it to tell the truth lol. I'm finishing my two week notice with my current carrier in the big rig this weekend and going to be attending orientation next week with one of the RV Transport companies next week so I watch as many videos as I can to soak up info. With that being said, an OTR trucker on average with a carrier that can get him decent miles will run about 150k to 160k miles a year or 3000 to 3500 miles a week. Personally I don't care for any more than 3000 a week but some guys try to run a lot harder. But a driver isn't going to be able to legally log anymore than I'd say 3700 a week. 180k to 200k is highly unlikely without running team. I just want to inform your viewers as to what we really run. Just trying to help out brutha.
God, I been a trucker for over 22 years. Started out with north American. Yep, bought into the deal. Worked off the $30k note and got $6k and a stack of repair receipts about 3yrs later. I've hauled for myself and for others. I've hauled asphalt to Walmart dedicated. I read in some of the comments about miles...I remember when it was 10 and 8, not 11 and 10 with 14 to do it miles in. Then, most companies wouldn't let ya get 3800 a week. You'd sit somewhere cuz " there's no loads". There's a lotta great info here and yes, many people think hauling for a living makes a lotta money so the lure is there. It ain't living. You basically have no life. Ur never home to enjoy any money u made. If that's what u want... I haul local now and I'm home every night. Getting close to retirement and thot I'd check out moving campers. So thx for the video and the straight talk. I've lived it, guys. I have blood clots, have to wear a CPAP to keep my CDL certified and sure as hell wouldn't drive the miles I did back when I was in my 30's. It's not worth it. The term trashin around the truck stop...have ya noticed the beautiful scenery along the back row of any truck stop? How about the piss bottles and shit bags? If ya have an income already and looking at retirement. Maybe ya have some backing then yeah, run on ur terms when u want. Under 26k, u may not need a CDL but ur still hauling for commerce which makes what ur doing commercial and ya still need to pull into scales and adhere to hrs of service when loaded. Maybe deadhead, you can scream by. Maybe if ya had some good contacts, u could have ur own authority and set ur own price. Ur reputation has to be there though. There ain't no easy run, guys.
That's funny!!! 5000 miles a week??? Ive been doing this for 30 years.(Driving Semi's) old day's with loose leaf paper logs an excellent week was around 4000 miles may be 4200, thats the best I ever saw any way and thats a long week. Since they came out with the ELD's my best week in a 70mph truck was around 3800 miles. To do anything better it would have to be absolutely drop and hook and you better an in any case know how to trip plan.. I would say, my professional opionion in a 65-67 mph truck, 7 days, good trip planning skills you should still be able to knock out 26-3000 miles. Again with all the new crap ruining the industry thats still going to be a pretty long week.
No one should have to run that hard just to earn a mediocre income and nearly none of these financial projections senarios rarely factor in the administrative time for bookkeeping, scheduling repairs/ maintenance and other leg work.. which if all factored its probably minimum wage with a fancy title at the end of the day.
Truck drivers can only drive 11 hours in a day, generally a good day is around 620 miles if it's all highways and no construction. You'd have to have a perfect 5 days to run 3100 miles which is literally impossible to do alone. On top of that you only get 70 hours if you run straight. Show me a truck driver who could do 4000 miles a week and I'll shit my pants.
i was asssuming that a portion of the miles he was referring to were the "empty" miles that he doesn't get paid for and won't count toward his overall driving time commercially
Being that i notice most owner ops make 60-1.10 a mile in a semi, with at load 90% of the time governed at 55-65mph. Now look at RV hauling. trailer half the time so .64 a mile not speed limited so you can go 75mph and only having to check fluids and 4 tires vs air, fluids, brakes, 18 tires spending most the time at tbhe loading dock which is documented as on duty not driving. 4000 is completely doable
Ive been driving a semi for 13 years. For the last 2 i was driving from st.louis,delivering to los angles, pickup deliver in phoenix. Deadhead to nogales,az. Drive back to st.louis. sometimes over to indianapolis.
I’ve been a Class A semi-truck driver for 30 years (O/O for 6 years) and it’s impossible to legally run 4,000 miles a week. A great week is around 3,000 miles. That’s 150,000 per/year w/ two weeks off per/yr. Most, if not all of these RV transport companies require that you take 30 minutes to deliver and 15 minutes to fuel, which is absolutely ridiculous if you can do it in less time. If you are running an ELD, you should be able to do your work and log it as you go...that’s the purpose of the freakin’ ELD. After a fair amount of time looking into this line of work, I think running an ELD is the least desirable way. If you have a good truck and you do the required maintenance, there really is no good reason to sell or trade in your truck until it’s paid off, which is for tax reasons and this isn’t necessary. It’s really determined by the condition of the truck, your down-time, repair bills and your profits. Profit & loss is crucial to know.
Manny good videos Brother. In some I find them a lil puzzling, especially in the regulations of what you do, how you log, traveling miles, IFTA fuels, surcharges etc, etc. Just wanted to express maintenance. Of course we all know it's very expensive. Especially @ the dealership. Respectfully my advice is to find (1) or (2) good Professional Reputable Mechanic/s that will do ALL your maintenance on ur vehicle, including electrical work. Not (1) that just changes oils, but someone who does it ALL. Way to many items to name, but you will get to know these guys & they'll get to know you. Find a GOOD REPUTABLE Mechanic that will TAKE CARE OF YOU & YOUR EQUIPMENT. Don't take it here & there & there & here. Take it to (1) or (2) ONLY! As for paying off your truck in 3 years, try not to buy used. That's an old saying, especially if your going to be towing & traveling a lot. Pay off this truck like you said & buy yourself a brand new one & keep it as a secondary & so on & so on. I once worked for a company & there fleet consisted of all FORD Trucks. The Heavy Duty one's like yours. Reason being is because apparently they did their research & found out FORD was respectfully a better towing vehicle than any other. We wish you well out there. God Bless, drive & be safe on all your travels. Gene 👍😊
I'm looking into this gig being I'm 64 years old, ex owner of a very successful repossession business. Has many hours running local and out of state miles. Having a good CPA is a must so you can write off everything. It seems like a lot of miles and a lot of hours on the road to make peanuts. Not sure if haul travel trailers would be the way to go for me. Still doing my homework. Good luck
I believe you've got to dealerships that will give you a lifetime warranty also believe that's to induce the sale but also I got $100 bill long mail you tomorrow you tell me who those dealerships are and if they'll stand behind it as a commercial vehicle not saying you're lying but I think you're badly misinformed
Back in the day people would pull the interior out store it covered, put a bed in the back and the first chance they got they would buy a cluster from a junk yard run the miles up on it. Then when they got ready to get rid of it, put the NEW interior back in, change out the cluster again and unload it on some poor soul. From what I have been told the mileage is stored in the transmission in the newer trucks. Yea that's nice get that dream truck from a dealer with 60 thousand low miles only to have a run downed HIGH mileage money pit. It happened a lot a few years back.
INSTEAD OF PAYING EXTRA MONEY ON THE TRUCK NOTE... JUST SAVE THE MONEY AND DROP A NEW MOTOR OR TRANS..NOW YOU HAVE A PAID FOR TRUCK.. SHAME SHELL WITH NEW INTERNALS.... BUY SLIGHT USE TRUCKS AND LET SOMEONE ELSE TAKE THE HIT...
That's the way to do it, because buying a new truck you lose $2,500-3000 dollars in value as soon as you drive it off the lot, there's too many good used or repo'ed trucks out there that has never seen a days work in it's entire life, we've all seen these trucks running down the road that people buy that never see a trailer or have seen light uses, maybe pulling an RV to the camp grounds. Do your research before dumping a bunch of money on a new vehicle .
Thing is, when a truck is at 1,000,000 miles say and you saved the money, the truck isnt worth but 10k max. Pointless to drop a new 14k engine into a truck thatll just fail you with other costs for suspension work or interior. Sometimes the new engines are just rebuilt ones that wil fail again this time in a 100k mile time. Easy to trade off and let it be someone elses headache. Rule of thumb is when the repairs reach 70% of the vehicles worth, its time to get rid of it.
Great info. Anyone who plans on doing this full-time certainly will need to be prepared to replace their truck every 3 to 3.5 years. I did find a website for Dodge (Ram) warranty. There was a LIFETIME warranty option for 2500 to 3000 depending on your deductible choice. There was a 0, 100 and 200 dollar deductible options. The coverage was the same as the initial 3/36.
4:15 asking prices are useless for data points. Click the sold button and see what they actually went for on ebay. In 06 I got a 2500 for 31k msrp paid 29.5k out the door and sold it for 16k 18 month later. $.15 a mile is cheap. Im going to give ford a shot this time and will be paying $46k out the door for a vinyl xl 250. Plan is to put 200k and get 15k-20k at the end.
I drive otr in a semi and no way 4000+ miles is going to happen. Lucky to get 3000 a week. 65 to 70 mph and only 11 hrs a day to drive on electronic logs
Trucker lives matter I'm a truck driver on elogs. 3800 miles is the most I can push but that's running and not going home. His numbers are off tho. I wouldn't do it too much of a risk and sounds like you gotta run all year round no days off
Fathers Matter TOO Me too, I have CDL and have driven semi and absolutely no way 740 miles a day. Father’s Matters, I absolutely agree with your analysis.
Yep, and dont have the truck oaid off as they offer 5k for it, take it and run as that 5k you didnt have to throw at the POS but into a new one as a down payment if you wanted or the proper equipment to set it up.
Like the information--like the 'Idea' of RV transport. However, Crunching the numders it always seems to come down to a very small profit margin for the amount of time and effot. I think it simply comes down to the more you move ( I.E. Weight), the more you make.
The real reason Rams are used so much is because Ford had all of those issues with the powerstroke when it was being made by International(?) I looked into it years ago and at least one company told me they wouldn't use me if I had a Ford unless it had an engine other then the powerstroke. I would imagine that they are seeing more use because the powerstroke that Ford now builds in house is doing much better as far as reliability
Pay it off in 24 months. It hurts, but it is a reality. The downturn, or other issues the come up will Happen and you can get ahead if you pay it off that fast.
Thing is, going into dept and having a dealer cover say the rest of the 10k loan on the vehicle that you didnt bother spending the a penny of the 30k you saved. is smart. Ya you dont own the truck, Thing is, 50k at 3% comes to 53,880 total at 5 years. You didnt pay the 10k to pay off the truck but have the dealer which they have no idea what price the vehicle to resell. You came out ontop as $6,120 the dealer paid you to get a new 50k truck while you drop 10% ontop of that new one making your payment 809 not 898 a month. Thats $90 more dollars you save a month In turn you can take that extra cash and repeat. Course this is based on 1,040,000 miles in those 5 years. since youll be paying it off early , that 898 can be saved for a new trans, turbo or even a $14k new engine if you wanted. But why when the truck is only worth 10k? just get rid of the headache and take that 15 you saved for the next 5 years and run. As those next 5 years your downtime will increase thanks to a truck thats worn out..
At the end of the year how much money are you paying taxes on? Divide that by the hours you drove. That's how much delivering RVs pays. When I run realistic numbers I come up close to minimum wage. It becomes worth your time only if you can eliminate the 50% deadheading miles these companies want you to run.
Since youre a numbers guy like myself, ive crunched them. 1.30 a mile is .65 a mile. The running cost i came up to based on $4 a gallon , 300 insurance , 1200 truck payment comes to .22 take home. Thats not far off from a normal company driver, just you're using your truck. I put those numbers high for a reason as maintenance and so on. Taxes, mileage is actually a tax break. So are each meal stop which comes to $60.
Backhauls are the key to being successful in this business. I do a backhaul up and a trailer down. Two loads a week. I'm home every weekend and a day or two during the week. I stay in hotels when I do stay out and I'm still doing as good or better than I was as a company driver bringing home$1200 a week.
@@Brett235 That's the way I'm approaching this - planning to switch to this career w/in the year. I'm thinking of running a van; trailer out, hotshot pallet freight back. The RV tow can pay my food/fuel and the freight can make my profit. Sleep/camp in the van and I have no hotel bills. Will start with a used late model gas engine van. Low payment and simpler maintenance.
The dodge cummins is the same as the big Kt engines used in commercial trucks , a lot of them run a million miles before rebuild, They perfected the cummins engines year ago,, with proper PM,s and maintenance there is no comparison with the others, The 6.7 is exactly as the Kt engines just smaller, Best engine ever made.
Why not lease your truck? I understand that the leasing company will exchange the leased truck around 60k miles. This way you are always in new truck. And what I have seen the lease payment is with in $100. Of your payment.
David McCann Because u can't go over the lease mileage per year and most people are looking to do as many miles as possible to make money. Also, u must carry full coverage. What ur saying isn't new. Truckin companies do it and most vehicles on the road are throwaway anyway. The best way is to not have a payment. Own it and save up for the next one in five yrs.
no way in the world, unless team, you can run more than about 3500 miles a week legally - 60mph "average" and app 60 hours driving give you 3600 a week, add fuelling, pretrip, loading and unloading time (which all are on duty-not driving log time) - that only allows you about 60 hours a week for driving
firstwest247 a) my load time is not like a truck . I can hook up, pti in 30 to 45 minutes b since I am under 26 k I can run speed limit 70 to 75 c I have access to the delivery yard 24/7 and delivery takes me 5 mins I can run a lot more miles than a semi
Yeah, I can run less speed and what I lose in time is what I save in fuel, tires, and maintenance costs. While gross is part of the equation, the net is what really counts. Anyone who has to run with their hair on fire to make a living is a fool. Tire wear goes up 15-20% above 65 mph. The tire OEM's will tell you that. If I get 2 mpg better mpg, in a year on 120,000 miles, that is about $4000 - $5000 in fuel savings alone at $2.60 a gallon. How many more miles, minus all fixed and variable expenses, do you have to work to NET $4000 -$5000 in the bank? And if we get into the fuel prices we had several years ago, that difference could be as high as $10K difference in NET annually. You want to throw your money away, have at it. And while you can drive 70 -75 mph, you cannot average 70-75 mph. As the speed goes up above 60 mph on the road, the spread between what you are trying to run and what you actually average starts to get larger. I have been an O/O in commercial trucking since the 1980's. I run multi relational spread sheets that track every cost I have down to the penny per mile. I watch a lot of folks in trucking chasing their tails, burning themselves out, and they didn't NET any more than I do, and usually less. And they destroy their equipment quicker. My net for the last 3 years have averaged $85K. That is NET, not gross. And I do that running about 130,000 miles a year, home every weekend and holiday, and take a couple weeks a year off on top of that.
Manny-Life of an RV Transporter i was a semi driver but now work for horizon transport.. company policy is 65mph max.. if you still work for them you can't do 70.. js
This guy's basically saying to be a good trucker you should be able to run out to cali from NY in one day and half way back. Move along people nothing to see here.
Buy a used truck you will save 10's of thousands of dollars, plenty of trucks that have under 80,000 miles on them and you will save 20 grand just search dealerships until you find the right one.. just saying Dealer's Price: $27,528 Location: Dubuque, IA · 89 miles away Mileage: 55,286 miles Transmission: Automatic Exterior Color: Silver Interior Color: --- Engine: I6 Diesel VIN: 3D6WZ4EL5BG573558 Stock #: 810290A Major Options: Steel Wheels
I thought it would be neat to haul small stuff but I hate driving that much. I rv & some people with bigger rigs they get smaller commercial trucks for pulling. While 3500's are nice the commercial setups seem better with stronger drivetrain etc. Full coverage ins for doing this has to be expensive as hell.
You said that when you get ready to get a new truck, you'll be selling your current truck for $7-8,000. Do you mean that you'll be selling it to a private buyer for that amount, or as a trade-in amount on the new truck?
Except those trucks they are trading off are worth at least 1/2 or more of what the original cost was. Those HD trucks are million mile trucks. I take all my commercial trucks over 1 million and still get a nice down for the next one.
A semi new is $120k traded at 600,000 makes the truck worth about $30,000 which comes to a .25%. Those trucks also get worse fuel mileage and go 20,000 miles before an oil change loaded 90% of the time and miles driven. Putting 10,000 miles every oil change, running half the time loaded on a pickup worth $60,000 and sold for $14,000 is .25%, so getting rid of a truck at 600.000 miles and sold outright isn't that bad.
You say Dodge is renowned for its motors. I assume you meant to say CUMMINS is renowned for ITS motors. Also, I drove 18 wheelers from '91 to '18. I NEVER ran 5000m/week. I did just fine on 2500-3000/week. Treat it like a business, don't spend all your money, keep the left door closed. I'm not sure this guy knows what he's talking about.
Hey Manny Thanks for the info do think rv hauling is profitable doing it part time for a retired guy looking for extra money and not having the commitment of a daily normal job
6000 miles a week? Let's see. 70 hours on log minus 30 minutes a day for inspections/ fuel. 66.5 hours times average of 70 MPH ( which is way above reasonable) equals4,655. Okay, you don't have to log your return. But working 140 hours a week is going to wear you down quick! Been trucking in 18 wheeler for decades, never been able to log more than 4000 miles because your average MPH.
I don't want to be in the car hauling business, but I want to enclose my trailer and store a car inside it, and haul the car with me inside the trailer. The weight is not bad but is this legal for a non cdl driver to just haul his own extra car around?
Hey Manny, Good luck on your new adventure. Question, at Horizon do they report and deduct for IFTA? Keep the videos coming and I'll keep watching. See ya..
You could do that the money it's lost not too much in repairs as those are tax write-offs your loss comes from shop time the down time it takes to fix a nickel and dimed 400 hundred thousand mile truck I guarantee you will put you under also remember this when you break down on the road you don't have the tools your staying in motels and God forbid you should have a tow truck bill and on top of everything else not to mention if the owner of the thing that you're hauling needs that product you're going to lose the revenue from where you are to where it's supposed to be and you might have to pay somebody twice the rate just get it there
Roberto Rodriguez I have no experience with car hauling but just looking at weight, most definitely going to need CDL and other items since you will be over 26k
don't listen to this guy, he is setting you up for failure. Take the extra money and set up a maintence account like a owner operator would. then if things go right, take that money you have left over and put towards new truck.
Roberto Rodriguez Thanks for your comment , I really don’t have an answer since iah don’t haul cars . There are a lot of variables, length of trailer ,capacity of trailer so I would try and talk to the car hauler guys .Sorry I couldn’t help
Driving a truck for a living, is NOT worthy of mans' efforts. If we live for money...we'll never have anything to show for it. Do what the Holy Spirit "tells you to do"...then,...you won't even be working to earn a living.
You claim to be a business owner yet you totally overlook equipment depreciation. You need to get with a good CPA and go over all of it with them, then get back to us. Your numbers are erroneous in several categories.
Absolutely. Not what ya think it is. It’s not for everyone. Delivered campers for 3.5 years. Delivered many and ran hard. Started with this H company and it was the worst. They literally flat out lie to ya. They prey on the newbies who apply and don’t know any better. To anyone considering delivery campers. Please do your research and remember If it sounds to good to be true it usually is. Here’s how it works. The new drivers are attracted to how the driver job is advertised. (Like a Video packed full of BS). They spend thousands on advertising. The driver applying jumps through all the hoops during orientation. Some go as far as purchasing a new truck to pull with. They actually encourage and say that your truck can only be so old to try to get you to be locked in and stuck hustling paying for a new truck. I called them out on this. After working for them already for several weeks and they called me and told me my truck was too old and I needed to consider getting into a new truck. I politely told them that’s not gonna happen this truck only has 58,000 original miles on it and it looks brand new as well. The truck I was running a 99 F350 that was sent to classy chassis in Indiana right after it was purchased new by original owner. The second owner purchased it with 32k miles on it. And that was my father. I bought it from Dad with 56k . (Google: classy chassis in Indiana ). They tried desperately over the phone to talk me into buying a new truck. I told them they can say whatever they want but I’m not buying a new truck. As far as I’m concerned I already have a new truck . They said they would have to inspect it. When I got to the yard and the guy came out with a clipboard looking all official and walked around the truck and then walked around it slowly then come up to me and look me in the eye and said I think this is the best looking truck in the fleet. And started talking about designating me for pulling show units to shows. I did 2-shows and told them I’m not doing another. That’s a whole jacked up deal. All the time during orientation they are painting this adventurous beautiful high paying position with the company. The new driver starts delivering campers. 90%of return trips your empty. Hardly ever A backhaul. Burning up fuel racking up mileage on truck. By the time the new driver figures out they are not making much more than cost. But they try hard to make it work. They have a truck to pay for. A family at home they trying to provide for. That company doesn’t give a rip. Several weeks maybe months go by before its realized it’s just not gonna work. But they have delivered many trailers in the process before calling it. How does the company see it ?...NEXT ! There is literally thousands of dollars between the MSRP and dealers cost laying on the table. No reason but greed for not paying a respectable delivery charge. Shows on delivery papers even a respectable fuel surcharge paid on delivering the unit...which most every delivery company is taking more than half of that instead of giving it to drivers. Many times in delivery unit at dealer. They are treating drivers like second class citizens. Some not all but many way out of line and disrespectful with treatment of drivers delivering the product that they are selling. Their bread and butter. Never could figure that one out because there’s a good chance you will deliver another to them . But at one point many CEOs of camper manufacturers in northern Indiana held a meeting/event at the RV Haul of Fame facility inviting drivers to attend to seek input as to why they can’t get drivers to deliver campers. The questions results ? Number one reason...pay. Drivers could not make much more than cost of operations. Many running in the red in hopes things would get better only to get truck repossessed. Second reason was dealerships disrespectful treatment of drivers on delivery’s. Oh they really like working the retired folks looking for something to do. Let that one sink in. I could go for hours on this with many examples of rotten situations experienced. But not and end it with this if you are considering this. At orientation ask questions. Ask the awkward uncomfortable questions as well. And remember: none of these company’s care about anything but getting the units delivered. You as a delivery driver they don’t give a care because there’s another driver right behind you that went to the same Orientation class with the same line of BS they sold you they sold them. They hold orientation classes of 15-20 newbies every week for a reason. They know what works They’ve been doing it for years. Thinking 🤔 of the many drivers actually losing it knowing what kind of position they are now in. Family counting on them. Now further in debt than when they started. Seen several. This and much more happened in this testimony of my experience doing this. Ive done the best to my ability possible to not add anything to this thats not accurate. And I’m certainly not taking anything away from it either. knowingly and intentionally ruined many honest hard working good people’s lives operating in this way. They know exactly what they are doing. Next !!! Don’t hate the Messenger
you rattle on and on, plan what your point is and get to it. Would make listening to you more enjoyable. I've tried to watch some of your videos and had to give up.
They also run in semis governed at 55 or 65 with a trailer 90% of the time. Not a pickup with a trailer 60% of the time and able to go to 100-120mph before the limiter from factory stops it
I would say its an idea to look into but the miles might kill you , Enterprise rents their trucks with certain rv transport companies and it could be comaprable but the benefit is you dont have to do any maintenance on the truck
Manny drove semi for 19 years, thinking about going to work for Horizon, going to tradein my 2006 dodge diesel, cummings turbo for a newer truck. Is Horizon a good company to work for? I live in Syracuse Utah. Thanks
From reviews and that, they are. I also heard their backhaul chances are higher than other companies. Ill be going to horizon as soon as im able to get a newer truck.
i feel like your beard could get you a 100k a year min in extras work in hollywood for mid evil movies.. for sure you could have been like a dark wizard in one of the hobbit films or something....
Steven ,if I hadnt evolved my business ,I was already looking for a local job but I have changed my business plan and still tow RVs but dont tow from the factory (maybe 1 out of 20 or 30 pulls will be from the factory as a filler to pay for fuel the way back home ) I make a LOT more money and will be posting some new videos. Money 2.0 will be coming soon Thanks for watching
If you want comfot ina vehicle i wouldnt. Im going to bite the bullet and but a ram 3500 SRW lonestar with thrid brake light camera and tailgate camera with autolevel. Besides, you want away you still own the truck which you can sell or trade in.
Randy, Thanks Will do Im getting more experienced on making better videos . I have so much I want to share but I have to learn to keep it short and to the point Thanks for the input
@@mchapa98 No problem...it was a good video with good info just long....I'm thinking about getting in hot shot trucking......stay safe out there my friend
Laughing my ass off at all the mileage comments from the pro truckers... ..this isnt cdl trucking its rv delivery and there is no limit on miles or.hours per day you could drive and even better the speeds the truck can haul...texas for example has speed limits of 80mph and higher... say u do 5 over the speed limit.... 85 miles an hour 6 days a week 11 hr days .. thats 5610 miles .. so its far fetched ... 11hrs at 85 mph.. i know but let say 700 miles a day at 70mph 6 days a week...4200 miles right... cdl guys kno all... I do have a qurstion manny..?? How much of a percentage does the vehicle accumulate as a tax write off? And anually how much of the expense can be written off?..
He said if you're driving a big truck you should be getting around 4 to 5,000 miles in a week. We're not stupid we understand the RV hauler is going to get more miles in a week than us. We're merely pointing out the air in his statement that a big truck can go five grand in a week without team drivers. Legally at least.
Rv hauling with a pickup and below 26k. 70-75mph (speed limits if you will) with per trip with total hookup takes 30-45min. With that said, you can hit 5000 miles
JLPJR I gather from your comment you refer to TRUCK CLASS 8 driver . I would say your right but I dont drive a semi- truck and dont plan on it . I can drive more because I dont have your down time . Waiting for loads, waiting to unload , waiting in line to fuel up at the pilot ,flying j ,etc There are advantages to driving your type of truck and advantages to mine. Ive improved on my pay and make 2 PM as a minimum and have been able to get back hauls so Ill be making a new video regarding my new pay and opportunity. Still pull Rvs, just dont pull from the factory on regular basis and use them more to fill back hauls when I do. Take care be safe on the road.
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I've been transporting trailers for 3 yrs. I work for my truck, not the other way around. I left this business for a brief period and came back due to the money. Yes I make 6 figures a year, yes I run non-stop, however, bottom line after all expenses, I only bring home $25k a year. Fuel usually takes up 50% of your income. I run 120,000 miles a year. Sometimes more, sometimes less. The debt we get ourselves into with these trucks make it impossible to ever get ahead. I take very good care of my truck and it still has breakdowns from running so hard. It's a fact that cannot be avoided.
Most extended warranty don’t cover for hire trucks. But they will still sell you the coverage.
Hey man I enjoy your videos keep up the good work. I just wanted to take the time to leave a harmless comment about OTR semi trucking since you wasn't real sure how much we run. I've been at it now for what would be 25 years in January so this isn't a novice comment. Actually I'm sick of it to tell the truth lol. I'm finishing my two week notice with my current carrier in the big rig this weekend and going to be attending orientation next week with one of the RV Transport companies next week so I watch as many videos as I can to soak up info. With that being said, an OTR trucker on average with a carrier that can get him decent miles will run about 150k to 160k miles a year or 3000 to 3500 miles a week. Personally I don't care for any more than 3000 a week but some guys try to run a lot harder. But a driver isn't going to be able to legally log anymore than I'd say 3700 a week. 180k to 200k is highly unlikely without running team. I just want to inform your viewers as to what we really run. Just trying to help out brutha.
God, I been a trucker for over 22 years. Started out with north American. Yep, bought into the deal. Worked off the $30k note and got $6k and a stack of repair receipts about 3yrs later. I've hauled for myself and for others. I've hauled asphalt to Walmart dedicated. I read in some of the comments about miles...I remember when it was 10 and 8, not 11 and 10 with 14 to do it miles in. Then, most companies wouldn't let ya get 3800 a week. You'd sit somewhere cuz " there's no loads".
There's a lotta great info here and yes, many people think hauling for a living makes a lotta money so the lure is there. It ain't living. You basically have no life. Ur never home to enjoy any money u made. If that's what u want...
I haul local now and I'm home every night. Getting close to retirement and thot I'd check out moving campers. So thx for the video and the straight talk. I've lived it, guys. I have blood clots, have to wear a CPAP to keep my CDL certified and sure as hell wouldn't drive the miles I did back when I was in my 30's. It's not worth it.
The term trashin around the truck stop...have ya noticed the beautiful scenery along the back row of any truck stop? How about the piss bottles and shit bags?
If ya have an income already and looking at retirement. Maybe ya have some backing then yeah, run on ur terms when u want.
Under 26k, u may not need a CDL but ur still hauling for commerce which makes what ur doing commercial and ya still need to pull into scales and adhere to hrs of service when loaded. Maybe deadhead, you can scream by.
Maybe if ya had some good contacts, u could have ur own authority and set ur own price. Ur reputation has to be there though.
There ain't no easy run, guys.
That's funny!!! 5000 miles a week??? Ive been doing this for 30 years.(Driving Semi's) old day's with loose leaf paper logs an excellent week was around 4000 miles may be 4200, thats the best I ever saw any way and thats a long week. Since they came out with the ELD's my best week in a 70mph truck was around 3800 miles. To do anything better it would have to be absolutely drop and hook and you better an in any case know how to trip plan.. I would say, my professional opionion in a 65-67 mph truck, 7 days, good trip planning skills you should still be able to knock out 26-3000 miles. Again with all the new crap ruining the industry thats still going to be a pretty long week.
No one should have to run that hard just to earn a mediocre income and nearly none of these financial projections senarios rarely factor in the administrative time for bookkeeping, scheduling repairs/ maintenance and other leg work.. which if all factored its probably minimum wage with a fancy title at the end of the day.
Truck drivers can only drive 11 hours in a day, generally a good day is around 620 miles if it's all highways and no construction. You'd have to have a perfect 5 days to run 3100 miles which is literally impossible to do alone. On top of that you only get 70 hours if you run straight. Show me a truck driver who could do 4000 miles a week and I'll shit my pants.
i was asssuming that a portion of the miles he was referring to were the "empty" miles that he doesn't get paid for and won't count toward his overall driving time commercially
Being that i notice most owner ops make 60-1.10 a mile in a semi, with at load 90% of the time governed at 55-65mph. Now look at RV hauling. trailer half the time so .64 a mile not speed limited so you can go 75mph and only having to check fluids and 4 tires vs air, fluids, brakes, 18 tires spending most the time at tbhe loading dock which is documented as on duty not driving. 4000 is completely doable
Ive been driving a semi for 13 years. For the last 2 i was driving from st.louis,delivering to los angles, pickup deliver in phoenix. Deadhead to nogales,az. Drive back to st.louis. sometimes over to indianapolis.
I’ve been a Class A semi-truck driver for 30 years (O/O for 6 years) and it’s impossible to legally run 4,000 miles a week. A great week is around 3,000 miles. That’s 150,000 per/year w/ two weeks off per/yr.
Most, if not all of these RV transport companies require that you take 30 minutes to deliver and 15 minutes to fuel, which is absolutely ridiculous if you can do it in less time. If you are running an ELD, you should be able to do your work and log it as you go...that’s the purpose of the freakin’ ELD. After a fair amount of time looking into this line of work, I think running an ELD is the least desirable way.
If you have a good truck and you do the required maintenance, there really is no good reason to sell or trade in your truck until it’s paid off, which is for tax reasons and this isn’t necessary. It’s really determined by the condition of the truck, your down-time, repair bills and your profits. Profit & loss is crucial to know.
lol wow, I don’t even remember posting this, but I’m still driving, but locally, the pay is insane and the work is easy.
Manny good videos Brother. In some I find them a lil puzzling, especially in the regulations of what you do, how you log, traveling miles, IFTA fuels, surcharges etc, etc.
Just wanted to express maintenance. Of course we all know it's very expensive. Especially @ the dealership. Respectfully my advice is to find (1) or (2) good Professional Reputable Mechanic/s that will do ALL your maintenance on ur vehicle, including electrical work. Not (1) that just changes oils, but someone who does it ALL. Way to many items to name, but you will get to know these guys & they'll get to know you. Find a GOOD REPUTABLE Mechanic that will TAKE CARE OF YOU & YOUR EQUIPMENT. Don't take it here & there & there & here. Take it to (1) or (2) ONLY! As for paying off your truck in 3 years, try not to buy used. That's an old saying, especially if your going to be towing & traveling a lot. Pay off this truck like you said & buy yourself a brand new one & keep it as a secondary & so on & so on. I once worked for a company & there fleet consisted of all FORD Trucks. The Heavy Duty one's like yours. Reason being is because apparently they did their research & found out FORD was respectfully a better towing vehicle than any other. We wish you well out there. God Bless, drive & be safe on all your travels. Gene 👍😊
Good video, lots of useful information. Worth the long watch.
I'm looking into this gig being I'm 64 years old, ex owner of a very successful repossession business. Has many hours running local and out of state miles. Having a good CPA is a must so you can write off everything. It seems like a lot of miles and a lot of hours on the road to make peanuts. Not sure if haul travel trailers would be the way to go for me. Still doing my homework. Good luck
I have two dealerships that offer lifetime warranty on there vehicles which is the smart way to go since one should be consistent with the maintenance
Which dealerships?
I believe you've got to dealerships that will give you a lifetime warranty also believe that's to induce the sale but also I got $100 bill long mail you tomorrow you tell me who those dealerships are and if they'll stand behind it as a commercial vehicle not saying you're lying but I think you're badly misinformed
Back in the day people would pull the interior out store it covered, put a bed in the back and the first chance they got they would buy a cluster from a junk yard run the miles up on it. Then when they got ready to get rid of it, put the NEW interior back in, change out the cluster again and unload it on some poor soul. From what I have been told the mileage is stored in the transmission in the newer trucks. Yea that's nice get that dream truck from a dealer with 60 thousand low miles only to have a run downed HIGH mileage money pit. It happened a lot a few years back.
great way to flip a truck every 3 years and be on the upside
Never heard of a warranty that covers past 8 years or 125,000 Miles. That’s the most Mopar Maximum Care will offer.
INSTEAD OF PAYING EXTRA MONEY ON THE TRUCK NOTE... JUST SAVE THE MONEY AND DROP A NEW MOTOR OR TRANS..NOW YOU HAVE A PAID FOR TRUCK.. SHAME SHELL WITH NEW INTERNALS.... BUY SLIGHT USE TRUCKS AND LET SOMEONE ELSE TAKE THE HIT...
That's the way to do it, because buying a new truck you lose $2,500-3000 dollars in value as soon as you drive it off the lot, there's too many good used or repo'ed trucks out there that has never seen a days work in it's entire life, we've all seen these trucks running down the road that people buy that never see a trailer or have seen light uses, maybe pulling an RV to the camp grounds. Do your research before dumping a bunch of money on a new vehicle .
Thing is, when a truck is at 1,000,000 miles say and you saved the money, the truck isnt worth but 10k max. Pointless to drop a new 14k engine into a truck thatll just fail you with other costs for suspension work or interior. Sometimes the new engines are just rebuilt ones that wil fail again this time in a 100k mile time. Easy to trade off and let it be someone elses headache.
Rule of thumb is when the repairs reach 70% of the vehicles worth, its time to get rid of it.
Great info. Anyone who plans on doing this full-time certainly will need to be prepared to replace their truck every 3 to 3.5 years. I did find a website for Dodge (Ram) warranty. There was a LIFETIME warranty option for 2500 to 3000 depending on your deductible choice. There was a 0, 100 and 200 dollar deductible options. The coverage was the same as the initial 3/36.
Matt Montgomery if it's used "Comercial" I'm pretty sure the lifetime warranty doesn't apply. but I could be wrong...
4:15 asking prices are useless for data points. Click the sold button and see what they actually went for on ebay. In 06 I got a 2500 for 31k msrp paid 29.5k out the door and sold it for 16k 18 month later. $.15 a mile is cheap. Im going to give ford a shot this time and will be paying $46k out the door for a vinyl xl 250. Plan is to put 200k and get 15k-20k at the end.
I drive otr in a semi and no way 4000+ miles is going to happen. Lucky to get 3000 a week. 65 to 70 mph and only 11 hrs a day to drive on electronic logs
Trucker lives matter I'm a truck driver on elogs. 3800 miles is the most I can push but that's running and not going home. His numbers are off tho. I wouldn't do it too much of a risk and sounds like you gotta run all year round no days off
Trucker lives matter can you recommend driving jobs in which you are involved ,so I can make decent living . Thanks
I was thinking the same way I'm doing the same as him and 600 a day is close to the max on paper logs even
Fathers Matter TOO Me too, I have CDL and have driven semi and absolutely no way 740 miles a day. Father’s Matters, I absolutely agree with your analysis.
This is non cdl driving folks..what elogs?.. hello... am i the only one who is getting this???
I'm a new subscriber, watching all you're videos. I've been researching RV transport for a few months. I'm loving all the good advice and suggestions.
his advice is way off no otr drivers drive 4500 miles a week
My 2009 DOGDE 3/4 ton just rolled over 900,000 miles, bought it new
Mark Mcdonough
Wow that s awesome
When did you rebuild the engine in the truck you bought new and still have
@@arnoldmayer6914 original engine never been opened up except 2 water pumps and turbocharger in 01/20
The truck is just a tool to make money! Work your numbers right, you're good. (running hard, a person can burn out)
Amen
Hey Manny you could pass for Jay Leno's younger brother, lol !!!
Back Off
some say I look like Elvis without the beard lol
if you are going to trade in your truck, wait till you have made the best deal on new truck and then tell your salesman you have a trade in.
Yep, and dont have the truck oaid off as they offer 5k for it, take it and run as that 5k you didnt have to throw at the POS but into a new one as a down payment if you wanted or the proper equipment to set it up.
We run 3,000-3,500 miles a week.
Like the information--like the 'Idea' of RV transport. However, Crunching the numders it always seems to come down to a very small profit margin for the amount of time and effot. I think it simply comes down to the more you move ( I.E. Weight), the more you make.
Ram is known for its motors, thanks to Cummins. Ram is known for its transmissions too. They suck.
The real reason Rams are used so much is because Ford had all of those issues with the powerstroke when it was being made by International(?) I looked into it years ago and at least one company told me they wouldn't use me if I had a Ford unless it had an engine other then the powerstroke. I would imagine that they are seeing more use because the powerstroke that Ford now builds in house is doing much better as far as reliability
Ride share drivers refer to it as "Acellerared assett depreciation."
Also, if you have a warranty on the Truck, your covered for a lot of repairs for close to nothing.
Pay it off in 24 months. It hurts, but it is a reality. The downturn, or other issues the come up will Happen and you can get ahead if you pay it off that fast.
At only 3% interest why would anyone pay it off one day early. I'd rather have the money in my bank account than in my truck.
Thing is, going into dept and having a dealer cover say the rest of the 10k loan on the vehicle that you didnt bother spending the a penny of the 30k you saved. is smart. Ya you dont own the truck, Thing is, 50k at 3% comes to 53,880 total at 5 years. You didnt pay the 10k to pay off the truck but have the dealer which they have no idea what price the vehicle to resell. You came out ontop as $6,120 the dealer paid you to get a new 50k truck while you drop 10% ontop of that new one making your payment 809 not 898 a month. Thats $90 more dollars you save a month In turn you can take that extra cash and repeat. Course this is based on 1,040,000 miles in those 5 years. since youll be paying it off early , that 898 can be saved for a new trans, turbo or even a $14k new engine if you wanted. But why when the truck is only worth 10k? just get rid of the headache and take that 15 you saved for the next 5 years and run. As those next 5 years your downtime will increase thanks to a truck thats worn out..
Newsflash: Truckers dont run 4-5000 miles per week. 2500-2800 is average...
At the end of the year how much money are you paying taxes on? Divide that by the hours you drove. That's how much delivering RVs pays. When I run realistic numbers I come up close to minimum wage. It becomes worth your time only if you can eliminate the 50% deadheading miles these companies want you to run.
Since youre a numbers guy like myself, ive crunched them. 1.30 a mile is .65 a mile. The running cost i came up to based on $4 a gallon , 300 insurance , 1200 truck payment comes to .22 take home. Thats not far off from a normal company driver, just you're using your truck. I put those numbers high for a reason as maintenance and so on. Taxes, mileage is actually a tax break. So are each meal stop which comes to $60.
Backhauls are the key to being successful in this business. I do a backhaul up and a trailer down. Two loads a week. I'm home every weekend and a day or two during the week. I stay in hotels when I do stay out and I'm still doing as good or better than I was as a company driver bringing home$1200 a week.
Brandon Caldwell exactly so why not let a company deal with the bullshit and just take a paycheck....
@@Brett235 That's the way I'm approaching this - planning to switch to this career w/in the year. I'm thinking of running a van; trailer out, hotshot pallet freight back. The RV tow can pay my food/fuel and the freight can make my profit. Sleep/camp in the van and I have no hotel bills. Will start with a used late model gas engine van. Low payment and simpler maintenance.
Legally only can run 3800 in a week. If speed 70 x11 hrs = about 3800 miles that u can run pre week
2002 dodge ram 3.7L V6, 217, 893 so far, no leaks, still runs strong
The dodge cummins is the same as the big Kt engines used in commercial trucks , a lot of them run a million miles before rebuild,
They perfected the cummins engines year ago,, with proper PM,s and maintenance there is no comparison with the others,
The 6.7 is exactly as the Kt engines just smaller,
Best engine ever made.
No their not pick-up cummings is way smaller
Bought 2012 ram 3500 6 speed manual has 111,000 miles $22,000 payment is $636 month. Start rv transport in couple week
you will go broke fast hauling rv campers
Why not lease your truck? I understand that the leasing company will exchange the leased truck around 60k miles. This way you are always in new truck. And what I have seen the lease payment is with in $100. Of your payment.
David McCann
Because u can't go over the lease mileage per year and most people are looking to do as many miles as possible to make money.
Also, u must carry full coverage. What ur saying isn't new. Truckin companies do it and most vehicles on the road are throwaway anyway. The best way is to not have a payment. Own it and save up for the next one in five yrs.
If you run 5000 miles in a week in a big truck you're going to get a hard look by the DOT. They're going to scrub your elogs real damn good.
no way in the world, unless team, you can run more than about 3500 miles a week legally - 60mph "average" and app 60 hours driving give you 3600 a week, add fuelling, pretrip, loading and unloading time (which all are on duty-not driving log time) - that only allows you about 60 hours a week for driving
firstwest247
a) my load time is not like a truck . I can hook up, pti in 30 to 45 minutes
b since I am under 26 k I can run speed limit 70 to 75
c I have access to the delivery yard 24/7 and delivery takes me 5 mins
I can run a lot more miles than a semi
firstwest247
3 is not possible without a team but 2 is not hard
Yeah, I can run less speed and what I lose in time is what I save in fuel, tires, and maintenance costs. While gross is part of the equation, the net is what really counts. Anyone who has to run with their hair on fire to make a living is a fool. Tire wear goes up 15-20% above 65 mph. The tire OEM's will tell you that. If I get 2 mpg better mpg, in a year on 120,000 miles, that is about $4000 - $5000 in fuel savings alone at $2.60 a gallon. How many more miles, minus all fixed and variable expenses, do you have to work to NET $4000 -$5000 in the bank? And if we get into the fuel prices we had several years ago, that difference could be as high as $10K difference in NET annually. You want to throw your money away, have at it.
And while you can drive 70 -75 mph, you cannot average 70-75 mph. As the speed goes up above 60 mph on the road, the spread between what you are trying to run and what you actually average starts to get larger.
I have been an O/O in commercial trucking since the 1980's. I run multi relational spread sheets that track every cost I have down to the penny per mile. I watch a lot of folks in trucking chasing their tails, burning themselves out, and they didn't NET any more than I do, and usually less. And they destroy their equipment quicker. My net for the last 3 years have averaged $85K. That is NET, not gross. And I do that running about 130,000 miles a year, home every weekend and holiday, and take a couple weeks a year off on top of that.
Manny-Life of an RV Transporter i was a semi driver but now work for horizon transport.. company policy is 65mph max.. if you still work for them you can't do 70.. js
Cliff Downing is that hauling RV’s?
This guy's basically saying to be a good trucker you should be able to run out to cali from NY in one day and half way back. Move along people nothing to see here.
You are a smart, smart man
Buy a used truck you will save 10's of thousands of dollars, plenty of trucks that have under 80,000 miles on them and you will save 20 grand just search dealerships until you find the right one.. just saying Dealer's Price: $27,528
Location: Dubuque, IA · 89 miles away
Mileage: 55,286 miles
Transmission: Automatic
Exterior Color: Silver
Interior Color: ---
Engine: I6 Diesel
VIN: 3D6WZ4EL5BG573558
Stock #: 810290A
Major Options: Steel Wheels
career trucker, 3000 a week legally about the limit. thats doing everything by the book
Pickup not semi. Less time pretrip and so on and able to go 75 or faster can push 5000
I thought it would be neat to haul small stuff but I hate driving that much. I rv & some people with bigger rigs they get smaller commercial trucks for pulling. While 3500's are nice the commercial setups seem better with stronger drivetrain etc. Full coverage ins for doing this has to be expensive as hell.
Plus you right the truck off with depreciation, well if u got an llc sub chapter s.
Hey Manny, I enjoy your videos . Keep up the good work and stay safe.
You said that when you get ready to get a new truck, you'll be selling your current truck for $7-8,000. Do you mean that you'll be selling it to a private buyer for that amount, or as a trade-in amount on the new truck?
Dealer can offer that much for a high milage diesel there was one here on youtube that sold a silverado 2500 with 1,250,000 miles for 18k.
@@brandoncaldwell95 moo moo moo moo moo hi
I'm a trucker and cannot run 4500 miles a week legally.
Most of the Big Carriers sell off their equipmentat about 300,000 K to 500,000 K miles so it would be the same thing...
Except those trucks they are trading off are worth at least 1/2 or more of what the original cost was. Those HD trucks are million mile trucks. I take all my commercial trucks over 1 million and still get a nice down for the next one.
A semi new is $120k traded at 600,000 makes the truck worth about $30,000 which comes to a .25%. Those trucks also get worse fuel mileage and go 20,000 miles before an oil change loaded 90% of the time and miles driven. Putting 10,000 miles every oil change, running half the time loaded on a pickup worth $60,000 and sold for $14,000 is .25%, so getting rid of a truck at 600.000 miles and sold outright isn't that bad.
thanks men for all information and advice
read the above reply
Thanks for this video!
vm brister it's a horrible video and keeping up your truck is common sense.
You say Dodge is renowned for its motors. I assume you meant to say CUMMINS is renowned for ITS motors. Also, I drove 18 wheelers from '91 to '18. I NEVER ran 5000m/week. I did just fine on 2500-3000/week. Treat it like a business, don't spend all your money, keep the left door closed. I'm not sure this guy knows what he's talking about.
Hey Manny
Thanks for the info do think rv hauling is profitable doing it part time for a retired guy looking for extra money and not having the commitment of a daily normal job
6000 miles a week? Let's see. 70 hours on log minus 30 minutes a day for inspections/ fuel. 66.5 hours times average of 70 MPH ( which is way above reasonable) equals4,655. Okay, you don't have to log your return. But working 140 hours a week is going to wear you down quick! Been trucking in 18 wheeler for decades, never been able to log more than 4000 miles because your average MPH.
I don't want to be in the car hauling business, but I want to enclose my trailer and store a car inside it, and haul the car with me inside the trailer. The weight is not bad but is this legal for a non cdl driver to just haul his own extra car around?
Sounds like a losing deal
Hey Manny, Good luck on your new adventure. Question, at Horizon do they report and deduct for IFTA? Keep the videos coming and I'll keep watching. See ya..
Hoss , they do if you have cdl and are hauling over 26k
IFTA would not be required if GW kept below 26K.
Good Tips! Haggle a lot. LOL!
Why not just do an overhaul on brakes bearings and anything else needing replaced and run it as long as possible then sell it at 1 million miles?
You could do that the money it's lost not too much in repairs as those are tax write-offs your loss comes from shop time the down time it takes to fix a nickel and dimed 400 hundred thousand mile truck I guarantee you will put you under also remember this when you break down on the road you don't have the tools your staying in motels and God forbid you should have a tow truck bill and on top of everything else not to mention if the owner of the thing that you're hauling needs that product you're going to lose the revenue from where you are to where it's supposed to be and you might have to pay somebody twice the rate just get it there
Thank you for the information
information?on how to lose your shirt
Blah blah Blah... Jeeze!!!
The CDL is necessary to transport cars with a pickup truck
Roberto Rodriguez
I have no experience with car hauling but just looking at weight, most definitely going to need CDL and other items since you will be over 26k
Can you get moving preimt here ca then go to pahrump Nevada toe it donw here mrecd ca
don't listen to this guy, he is setting you up for failure. Take the extra money and set up a maintence account like a owner operator would. then if things go right, take that money you have left over and put towards new truck.
Most truckers run 10 to 12 thousand miles a month
haw many cars do you recommend to load in a dodge ram 3500
Roberto Rodriguez
Thanks for your comment , I really don’t have an answer since iah don’t haul cars . There are a lot of variables, length of trailer ,capacity of trailer so I would try and talk to the car hauler guys .Sorry I couldn’t help
Driving a truck for a living, is NOT worthy of mans' efforts. If we live for money...we'll never have anything to show for it. Do what the Holy Spirit "tells you to do"...then,...you won't even be working to earn a living.
You claim to be a business owner yet you totally overlook equipment depreciation. You need to get with a good CPA and go over all of it with them, then get back to us. Your numbers are erroneous in several categories.
i felt that one
Absolutely. Not what ya think it is. It’s not for everyone.
Delivered campers for 3.5 years. Delivered many and ran hard.
Started with this H company and it was the worst. They literally flat out lie to ya. They prey on the newbies who apply and don’t know any better. To anyone considering delivery campers. Please do your research and remember If it sounds to good to be true it usually is.
Here’s how it works. The new drivers are attracted to how the driver job is advertised. (Like a Video packed full of BS). They spend thousands on advertising.
The driver applying jumps through all the hoops during orientation. Some go as far as purchasing a new truck to pull with. They actually encourage and say that your truck can only be so old to try to get you to be locked in and stuck hustling paying for a new truck. I called them out on this. After working for them already for several weeks and they called me and told me my truck was too old and I needed to consider getting into a new truck. I politely told them that’s not gonna happen this truck only has 58,000 original miles on it and it looks brand new as well. The truck I was running a 99 F350 that was sent to classy chassis in Indiana right after it was purchased new by original owner. The second owner purchased it with 32k miles on it. And that was my father. I bought it from Dad with 56k . (Google: classy chassis in Indiana ).
They tried desperately over the phone to talk me into buying a new truck. I told them they can say whatever they want but I’m not buying a new truck. As far as I’m concerned I already have a new truck . They said they would have to inspect it. When I got to the yard and the guy came out with a clipboard looking all official and walked around the truck and then walked around it slowly then come up to me and look me in the eye and said I think this is the best looking truck in the fleet. And started talking about designating me for pulling show units to shows. I did 2-shows and told them I’m not doing another. That’s a whole jacked up deal.
All the time during orientation they are painting this adventurous beautiful high paying position with the company. The new driver starts delivering campers. 90%of return trips your empty. Hardly ever A backhaul. Burning up fuel racking up mileage on truck. By the time the new driver figures out they are not making much more than cost. But they try hard to make it work. They have a truck to pay for. A family at home they trying to provide for. That company doesn’t give a rip. Several weeks maybe months go by before its realized it’s just not gonna work. But they have delivered many trailers in the process before calling it. How does the company see it ?...NEXT !
There is literally thousands of dollars between the MSRP and dealers cost laying on the table. No reason but greed for not paying a respectable delivery charge. Shows on delivery papers even a respectable fuel surcharge paid on delivering the unit...which most every delivery company is taking more than half of that instead of giving it to drivers. Many times in delivery unit at dealer. They are treating drivers like second class citizens. Some not all but many way out of line and disrespectful with treatment of drivers delivering the product that they are selling. Their bread and butter. Never could figure that one out because there’s a good chance you will deliver another to them . But at one point many CEOs of camper manufacturers in northern Indiana held a meeting/event at the RV Haul of Fame facility inviting drivers to attend to seek input as to why they can’t get drivers to deliver campers. The questions results ? Number one reason...pay. Drivers could not make much more than cost of operations. Many running in the red in hopes things would get better only to get truck repossessed. Second reason was dealerships disrespectful treatment of drivers on delivery’s.
Oh they really like working the retired folks looking for something to do. Let that one sink in.
I could go for hours on this with many examples of rotten situations experienced. But not and end it with this if you are considering this. At orientation ask questions. Ask the awkward uncomfortable questions as well. And remember: none of these company’s care about anything but getting the units delivered. You as a delivery driver they don’t give a care because there’s another driver right behind you that went to the same Orientation class with the same line of BS they sold you they sold them. They hold orientation classes of 15-20 newbies every week for a reason.
They know what works They’ve been doing it for years.
Thinking 🤔 of the many drivers actually losing it knowing what kind of position they are now in. Family counting on them. Now further in debt than when they started. Seen several.
This and much more happened in this testimony of my experience doing this.
Ive done the best to my ability possible to not add anything to this thats not accurate. And I’m certainly not taking anything away from it either.
knowingly and intentionally ruined many honest hard working good people’s lives operating in this way. They know exactly what they are doing.
Next !!!
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you rattle on and on, plan what your point is and get to it. Would make listening to you more enjoyable. I've tried to watch some of your videos and had to give up.
Say there Mr. Frank, You are so
correct. He needs to STAY ON
POINT. Stop rambling.
Sincerely, Kathleen.
Kathleen NAWALT i like to use the 2X playback option! If you miss something, just double click the left side of video!
Look there goes a chicken
why not get to the point,,to much flapping
Truck drivers don't run 4500 miles a week solo. That's team miles
They also run in semis governed at 55 or 65 with a trailer 90% of the time. Not a pickup with a trailer 60% of the time and able to go to 100-120mph before the limiter from factory stops it
I averaged 13,100 miles per month during 2016 running hard 5 days per week and home weekends for that restart.
Half the video is conversation on the warranty.
What about leasing? Wouldn't that be a benefit?
I would say its an idea to look into but the miles might kill you , Enterprise rents their trucks with certain rv transport companies and it could be comaprable but the benefit is you dont have to do any maintenance on the truck
Manny drove semi for 19 years, thinking about going to work for Horizon, going to tradein my 2006 dodge diesel, cummings turbo for a newer truck. Is Horizon a good company to work for? I live in Syracuse Utah. Thanks
From reviews and that, they are. I also heard their backhaul chances are higher than other companies. Ill be going to horizon as soon as im able to get a newer truck.
I have been with Horizon for over 1 year they are great.
means nothing it's the power plant anything cummins catter or detroit has nothing to do with the name of the truck
if your driving 200000 thousand miles a year dont have any personal time to your self or your family
do you have to have a cdl and keep a log book to be a transporter
radioman104
Logbook yes CDL mo
I would rather have a cummins than a stroker
i feel like your beard could get you a 100k a year min in extras work in hollywood for mid evil movies.. for sure you could have been like a dark wizard in one of the hobbit films or something....
lol
Alt er designet til at gå i stykker
Sounds like a losing game. You're just working to support a truck. You'd be better off getting a job and being home at night.
Steven ,if I hadnt evolved my business ,I was already looking for a local job but I have changed my business plan and still tow RVs but dont tow from the factory (maybe 1 out of 20 or 30 pulls will be from the factory as a filler to pay for fuel the way back home ) I make a LOT more money and will be posting some new videos. Money 2.0 will be coming soon Thanks for watching
Would you lease a truck from Enterprise through Horizon?
If you want comfot ina vehicle i wouldnt. Im going to bite the bullet and but a ram 3500 SRW lonestar with thrid brake light camera and tailgate camera with autolevel. Besides, you want away you still own the truck which you can sell or trade in.
Truckers do not run that I've been Trucking for years Max 3500 miles and that is if you do to 8 2 split
What are you smoking? You can't drive half those hours if you want to stay legal
Pickup truck. 1/2 of the time its empty miles not loaded
Not enough disclosed
You should number you videos.
Lol. 4000 or 5000 miles a week. Wow. A team will run non stop. 5000 or 6000 miles a week. Not you.
Manny, are you still running RV’s
mark caffey
I'm in charge of FEMA trailer project right now. No time to drive up North
do you get fuel surcharge
Carl Archie
yes they do provide fuel surcharge updated weekly
Misleading... you ramble on for the entire video. 4000 miles a week my ass
Easy to hit with a pickup hauling rvs loaded 1 way
dude...I'm not trying to be rude....keep your video's short and concise......
Randy, Thanks Will do Im getting more experienced on making better videos . I have so much I want to share but I have to learn to keep it short and to the point Thanks for the input
@@mchapa98
No problem...it was a good video with good info just long....I'm thinking about getting in hot shot trucking......stay safe out there my friend
Get to the point already...geez
Laughing my ass off at all the mileage comments from the pro truckers...
..this isnt cdl trucking its rv delivery and there is no limit on miles or.hours per day you could drive and even better the speeds the truck can haul...texas for example has speed limits of 80mph and higher... say u do 5 over the speed limit.... 85 miles an hour 6 days a week 11 hr days .. thats 5610 miles
.. so its far fetched ... 11hrs at 85 mph.. i know but let say 700 miles a day at 70mph 6 days a week...4200 miles right... cdl guys kno all...
I do have a qurstion manny..?? How much of a percentage does the vehicle accumulate as a tax write off? And anually how much of the expense can be written off?..
He said if you're driving a big truck you should be getting around 4 to 5,000 miles in a week. We're not stupid we understand the RV hauler is going to get more miles in a week than us. We're merely pointing out the air in his statement that a big truck can go five grand in a week without team drivers. Legally at least.
3000 a week if your lucky
Rv hauling with a pickup and below 26k. 70-75mph (speed limits if you will) with per trip with total hookup takes 30-45min. With that said, you can hit 5000 miles
Snipe Stud00 You won’t do that in a semi
You can’t run 4-5,000 a week. This is bull crap
Yes you can. I do it so please explain to me why you say that you can't?
BS
Can you just tell me at what time you actually get to the points I don't have to watch your whole damn video
You dont have a clue. By.
What is he babling about? First of all good miles for a solo truck driver is 8 to 10k per month period.
JLPJR I gather from your comment you refer to TRUCK CLASS 8 driver . I would say your right but I dont drive a semi- truck and dont plan on it . I can drive more because I dont have your down time . Waiting for loads, waiting to unload , waiting in line to fuel up at the pilot ,flying j ,etc There are advantages to driving your type of truck and advantages to mine. Ive improved on my pay and make 2 PM as a minimum and have been able to get back hauls so Ill be making a new video regarding my new pay and opportunity. Still pull Rvs, just dont pull from the factory on regular basis and use them more to fill back hauls when I do. Take care be safe on the road.