Successful Trucking

Posted on 09-08-2006

Filed Under (Trucking)

Sounds simple.

American Trucker.
Yes, you can be profitable in trucking with planning, forethought, and the knowledge of correct business principles and their application. Then look for a specific niche in which to specialize. If you want to compete in the truckload side of the business, you have to provide something no one else is willing to do, and then do it better than anyone else. Always charge a profitable rate for your service. You won’t ever compete on price with the big boys because they have a huge revenue source that a small company or single O/O doesn’t have, in their lease-purchase drivers.

I think I figured it out on my own, but it took awhile and I’m still learning. I would add that it’s more than just driving down the road bumping docks as fast as you can. If that’s all you want to do, be a company driver for one of the “big boys”, because unless you’re truck is paid for and never breaks down, I don’t think you can make much money with regular palletized freight that’s been brokered. But that’s just my opinion.

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