Lmackattack Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 well I finnaly bought commercial plates, insurance, and started a small company recently. Hope she will like to learn new tricks.here are a few pics of the dog at work. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/1542-earning-her-keepagain/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullfuel01 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 2 bad your long way from us, i'll let you and your Mack carry our sand and stone... you've got a nice looking mack. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/1542-earning-her-keepagain/#findComment-7610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK Trucking Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Congratulations Trent, the truck looks great.Just be sure to insist on a decent rate for whatever work you do with it.Don't know how the business climate is in the Chicagoland area, but around here theres so much cutthroat sh*t going on, pretty soon everybody will be working for free!I got to the point where theres only 2 companies here that I'll haul for, if they ain't got no work, I stay parked.After almost 33 years driving truck, I ain't gonna just do it for practice. Quote "If You Can't Shift It Smoothly, You Shouldn't Be Driving It" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/1542-earning-her-keepagain/#findComment-7612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmackattack Posted September 19, 2006 Author Share Posted September 19, 2006 Thanks for the kind words folks. I dont think im shy about my Hourly rates. I charge $75 an Hr for the dump truck and $85 for the lowboy. sometimes its per load if I can cut a good deal and get rid of it quickly.I "rent" both the trailers from my old boss and longtime friend.(he was the first to hire me when I was 21) sometimes I throw him some green other times I just move a machine or some truck loads of clay for him. It works out good for both of us. Im only plated for 73,280 so I cant haul large machines legaly. I work a 9-5 job so right now its just weekends,travel days that I get off from my M-F job and vacations. I know what you are saying about the job market. I see some guys charge cut throat rates, then pay for a driver/fuel and at the end of the day then dont have any cash left to put into the truck. its a shameI think im on par because if I get contracted out thru a friend I charge him $70 hr and he gets a $5hr cut for finding me the work. I dont mind do in that as it pays fine and it still keeps the marked steady for the next guy.what are the rates like up in WI?Thanks againTrent Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/1542-earning-her-keepagain/#findComment-7613 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK Trucking Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Trent, you have a PM. Quote "If You Can't Shift It Smoothly, You Shouldn't Be Driving It" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/1542-earning-her-keepagain/#findComment-7614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Looks good! I love those blacked out rims with chrome nut covers! Quote Barry - Watt's Truck Center Parts Manager and BMT Webmaster...1-888-304-MACK Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/1542-earning-her-keepagain/#findComment-7621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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