Thanks, watching the airport is a good idea.
I heard of Panther also, but haven't heard good things about them either.
i was not sure if you wanted to go with a sleeper truck, and also, i am not sure if Panther even has a small truck division, as all i ever see are sleeper straight trucks as well, very rarely do i see a Panther tractor-trailer.
Whenever I see a Custom Critical truck, it's a straight truck with a sleeper on it, and I believe they fall into CDL range?
well, no, i actually DO SEE vans, you know, the vans that would haul up to 15 passengers..?? of course, it would be all opened space, no seats in the back...no CDL for that...also, they do have the "step vans" which do not have air brakes, so again, no CDL required (step vans for the regular routes, not custom critical).
I can't obtain my CDL anymore, for health issues. Even though my doctor cleared me for full duty, it doesn't matter. The government somehow knows more about my health than my doctor does.
do what an athlete will do....go to another doctor....one that does strictly DOT exams, which soon enough, we will have to go to doctors/clinics, that the staff is DOT approved. my doctor WILL NOT go thru the nonsense of getting DOT certified.
I thought Fedex Ground you had to buy your route, or be employed by a company that owns them. I looked into that a bit maybe a year or so ago, and I found routes that sold for six figures. Pure craziness.
yes, that is correct, and i forgot that, my bad. i have seen routes for sale as well in the Craig's List ads, and yes, the prices are insane, but the again....maybe they are high grossing routes..??
you could obtain a route thru a contractor, then maybe buy it off of him/her..?? (just a thought)
The company I contract for is one of the local delivery service in the area. I've done a few medical runs, and we also drive out of town
we have here a company, that a person picks up medical waste. how much that pay's i do not know. there is also a company here that specializes in picking up the DOT drug screen kits.
as i "see it" the smaller segment of delivery services can be a "niche" market, and since you already have a "hold on it", i think that with your current experience far out weighs the CDL A and B drivers, as you do not require the CDL, and also, your taxes for your truck are far lower than any for a class 7 or 8.
i wish you all the very best of luck, i am certain others will be here later to chime in.
one more thought, have you tried meat markets, poultry stores, or specialty food places, fish markets, local docks at the river/ocean front for sea food deliveries... as well...???
may require a type of refrigeration unit, but by golly, those can be roof mounted on the cap of your pick up. God knows the dozens of those i have seen
