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Originally posted by Wayne at Pelican Parts
I'm a bit anti-business plan, and especially those small business startup books. I think people may spend too much time reading, and not enough time actually testing the waters. Business plans are obsolete the second that they are printed out of the printer - what you need to do is to develop a business outline, and then try things within that framework, keeping in mind that the climate and ideas will always change with time.
-Wayne
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I completely agree. The reason people buy books instead of do their due dilligence is that a book is $19.95 but actually getting out their costs money.
Miami to Los Angeles
2768 miles / 6 miles per gallon x $3 per gallon = $1384
6 miles per gallon is the high side of a peterbuilt truck. Figure more like 4 mpg.
Initial truck and trailer cost = $200k, more if your want enclosed. Payments per month would be around $2000 a month.
Insurance would run you another $500 a month. Not including your liability insurance probably need $250k worth of coverage. Call it an even $1000 a month.
Also need to higher a driver at $50k a year = $4166 a month
Rent a small office with room enough to store 1 truck = $2000 a month
Misc. office expenses = $1000/ month
But you could haul up to 6 cars if they run. So...
$4 per mile x 2768 miles x 6 cars = $66,432 net
$66,432-$1384-$2000-$1000-4166-2000-1000 = $54,882 revenue per haul cross country
I would guess it would be more like $40k.