Tony
12-08-2009, 10:28 AM
Choosing to start an Auto Transport company is a major life decision. You should make a well informed decision since this will affect not only your life, but that of your family and friends. The work is very time consuming and you will not be spending much time at home.
The investments are huge and the payouts could be a long way off once you start. The equipment expenses are not the only large investment, but so will the insurance premiums. There are some major costs you will pay previous to driving your first mile. Even once you are started, the distance to profitability is vast. It can take years to finally realize a profit. Make sure that you are financially secure previous to engaging in this long journey ahead of you.
The love of driving is not enough to justify choosing this path, as it is not the easiest path to take. There are other ways to secure a livelyhood other than driving a truck. You need to decide whether long hours of driving for what seems like no pay after paying your expenses is justification enough.
I am not here to disuade you from this path, I only wish you to make a well informed decision before making this choice.
If you are still with me, the review the followin topics which are laid out in order of completion. There are many alternate paths to take in obtaining the same goal. However, it has been determined that this path is the easiest and least time consuming. The topics are in order of completion and should be followed as closely as possible without too much deviation. Should you find yourseslf stuck by one of the steps, please do not hesitate to ask questions in the Forums. Read all of the topics and understand them completely before taking the first step. If something is not clear, ask someone that has already been through the whole process.
Happy Learning!
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The investments are huge and the payouts could be a long way off once you start. The equipment expenses are not the only large investment, but so will the insurance premiums. There are some major costs you will pay previous to driving your first mile. Even once you are started, the distance to profitability is vast. It can take years to finally realize a profit. Make sure that you are financially secure previous to engaging in this long journey ahead of you.
The love of driving is not enough to justify choosing this path, as it is not the easiest path to take. There are other ways to secure a livelyhood other than driving a truck. You need to decide whether long hours of driving for what seems like no pay after paying your expenses is justification enough.
I am not here to disuade you from this path, I only wish you to make a well informed decision before making this choice.
If you are still with me, the review the followin topics which are laid out in order of completion. There are many alternate paths to take in obtaining the same goal. However, it has been determined that this path is the easiest and least time consuming. The topics are in order of completion and should be followed as closely as possible without too much deviation. Should you find yourseslf stuck by one of the steps, please do not hesitate to ask questions in the Forums. Read all of the topics and understand them completely before taking the first step. If something is not clear, ask someone that has already been through the whole process.
Happy Learning!
<B>NOTES:</B> You are able to post questions pertaining to a specific topic from this guide right below the topic as a reply. Someone will answer your question in a Private Message including your question as a quote. If you see your question has disappeared, check your private messages for an answer. We are doing this to try to keep the section clean. If you question warrants an edit to the section, we will correct/update the topic to include your question/answer as an update to make the guide better for the next person. We may choose to simply clarify the topic and notify via private message that the topic was updated.