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If you can find the right niche and exposure, you can make it work. There's a guy that hauls only tractors/ag equipment. His reputation is stellar and gets advertising via word of mouth. He runs loaded a large portion of the time, because his clients are less time sensitive. He claims he does really well, but he looks like a guy that's always on the road (rough cut, chubby). You don't stay buff sitting in a seat all day. I would say his rates are more profitable than a car haulers, because of his niche and reputation. Also, he has no competition.

Don't worry about your 'wasting' your eduction on something new. I went through 5 years to get a CE degree ($60k+) and went straight into the real estate field (investment properties). I even wanted to drop out of college my last year, but my parents talked me out of it. If anything good came of it, I spent 2 years doing co-op with an engineering firm. It took me about 1 year to realize I could never sit behind a desk for the rest of my life. I had to have a truck and freedom. It's easy to say that because I had options.

Nowadays, nobody cares that I have a degree. Few even know. Experience and confidence have gotten me further than that degree. Of course, the degree garnished me with some confidence immediately.

If you're dead set on this, spend the time and energy to get a biodiesel rig set up. You would need to make at least 200+ gallons a month, but it would cut your fuel costs substantially (like 1/3).

good luck, jurgen