Buying a van, wait until after July?
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Try to generate more income through additional jobs so you will have enough money to pay cash for a cargo van, plus enough reserve. ( A good used one for starters)Then give it a go in expediting as an o/o. if you really want to. Build from there.
Just my two cents.
Just my two cents.
If you aren't concerned about the money in a van, and have another side line biz where you prefer the van.....why wait til August??? Buy the van and use it for your other biz
If we were ever going to add a van.... this is the one that interests me. I think this fella is giving a workshop at the expo if I recall correctly.
July 20th....9am....outfitting a van
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Thx for info....too bad, he'd probably do well selling them.... But it's a cutaway, and he did give the specs, and lots of pictures, I suppose a driver could spec it out and have it fabricated. If I was inclined towards putting a van on...I'd do it. It's awesome.
I mean you can get a van with a 14' box and haul 6 skids its not uncommon, problem is you need to be under 10000 and that makes it heavier, and combined with the fact that there isnt many loads over 3 skids that are under 3000lbs or whatever you can haul in that.
This info was gathered from many members on here in past posts of me being curious about getting one of these box vans.
I think instead of trying to squeeze everything you can do with a van its way better to just get in a straight truck.
To answer your initial question.
If you don’t buy a van in the next 5 1/2 weeks, I’d just wait until after July.
If you don’t buy a van in the next 5 1/2 weeks, I’d just wait until after July.
Ya think. Lol
Not often.
Wouldn't that be after July?
Yes.
First of all, i dont wanna begin as an owner op by getting 3000 miles all of july like last year sitting in my van idling (ac unit will come later).
I would like to go ahead and get the van and work for a courier place just until august (or permanently if the money is close to exp. Which i doubt) just to fill in this time.
The side business is selling stuff on ebay, clothes to be exact. Nothing to do with transport i just mentioned it since i was giving my list of why i cant be in ST just yet. I go to goodwill outlets where they sell clothes by the pound, and usually they are in spots where it would be more challanging in a ST, yet not impossible.
And no lol, landscaping in 100 degree heat sucks and makes me realize how lucky i am to have found trucking and expediting. Everyone i work with is a little older than me most with families just like paycheck to paycheck barely getting by. I dont wanna ever be like that, ill do all i can to not. Although, its landscaping for a hotel on the beach, so seeing 1000s of chicks in bikinis every day makes it tolerable.
Yeaaaaa! Got a load for tomorrow.
Livonia, Mi - Battle Creek, Mi and back of course.
Probably just sling coffee at the local Speedway the rest of the week, we'll see.
Livonia, Mi - Battle Creek, Mi and back of course.
Probably just sling coffee at the local Speedway the rest of the week, we'll see.
If you had it to do over again, would you have postponed the retirement ?