startup trucking co

[loadplan]

if you could , how would you do it? what would be your top five things that you would want?

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[dcmilkwagon]

1. Booming economy.

2. Under capacity for the level of freight.

3. Low fuel prices.

4. Lower taxes.

5. Obama gone.

[Gonfercoffee]

Brother in law traffic mgr for shipper

Wife successful "slip and fall" lawyer

[JLKKLJ777]

Originally Posted by loadplan

if you could , how would you do it? what would be your top five things that you would want?

1 A top of the line, full size, double bunk, o/o type specced truck. Twin 150 gal fuel tanks, sat radio, sat tv, refrigerator, microwave, 3000 watt inverter with APU, 500 hp engine with 3 stage engine brake Top speed 78 on the pedal 72 on cruise.

2 A dedicated line haul route with all drop and hooks. Paid for hub miles at .55 cpm plus pay for drops and hooks, detention, breakdown, etc.

3 100% company paid medical and dental insurance for the driver and his family.

4 Home time every week for at least 48 hours.

5 Ez-Pass, Pre-pass equipped

[Skidmark]

if you could , how would you do it? what would be your top five things that you would want?

1 Capitol

2 A handful of standup, quality, serious truck drivers (Not whining job whores!)

3 Capitol

4 A handful of Western Stars with my own authority, and a very good broker.( yes, there are still a few Good Brokers left that are serious about trucking and doing right by their drivers while making an honest living......)

5 Capitol

While I don't agree with much that H. Clinton has to say, I once heard her make the comment that many new business' fail because they are not properly funded from the outset.... Can't argue with that one......

[Cerberus_Kelpie]

1) $1,000,000.00 for Equipment: SUPER SLEEPER, 13 speed Eaton-Fuller, 3.38 drives, 650 hp engine @ 1800 RPMs, no specific top end under 3 digits, the usual bells and whistles, 2 train horns (not the chinese look alikes), other things as required or just because, etc.
2) $500,000.00 EXTRA for fuel, repairs, maintenance, etc. in a SEPARATE account for logical reasons.
3) A LOBOTOMY for the correct mindset.
4) Someone to physically abuse me every few months at their discretion while yelling WHY DID YOU WANT TO BECOME A TRUCK DRIVER?!
5) An EXCELLENT FEMALE Dispatcher/Driver Manager/Accountant/enter your text here who has Driven OTR and does occasionally and who understands my many whines and gripes and overlooks them.