Know Operation Before Spec’ing Truck

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Know operation before spec'ing truckOverdrive Magazine September 2010 – Know operation before spec’ing……We’ve been talking about building your dream operation.  The final step is buying your equipment.  It’s the most fun part, but it’s also the most expensive, and one that owner-operators often mess up.

Only after you’ve decided on your preferred operation and located a carrier or set of shippers/brokers to use should you start the buying process.  To buy a tractor without an idea of its application is putting the cart before the horse (or, we might say, the trailer before the tractor). 
You might have decided to run an operation that is local or regional rather than long-haul.  Maybe you want to be in an expedited operation as a team, or a specialized heavy hauler with a drop-deck trailer……the properly spec’d truck is saving $12,000 – $15,000 yearly.
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