- Beliefs and behavioral profile
doesn't believe in paying for an apartment
- strong desire to be free
- lives out of his truck
has bed
- microwave
- heater
- storage
- stopped over at truck stops when he used up his daily miles
- gets to shower for free at pilot truck stops because of the amount of fuel he purchases
- World view
References EpochTimes as a news source. Distrust CNN
- Trump supporter - sees him as the only president that is not drawing a salary for his work.
- Believes Democrats want to turn the country socialist by controlling the media and its messaging hence concludes the media is rigged
- Further believes Democrats want to ban guns so as to exert more control over its people like a policed state
- Believes in the ownership of guns to as a means to counter balance the power of the state to prevent involuntary drafting likes those imposed upon the people by the Confederates during the American civil war
- Truck stops
Pilot Travel center
sells a lot of the equipment needed by truckers
- showering facilities
- internet and resting facilities
- Technology usage:
Truckers have their own social network which is ran on **Garmin.com**
- they text each other using the app
- the app also tracks where they drove
- Federal Law restrictions
Truckers hour limits by
70 hours of driving per week
- 11 hours of driving per day
- 14 hours of working time per day which includes loading time
- Yearly health checkup is required to operate a truck
- Speed and alignments during operations after actively monitored by the Federal government through an onboard **Qualcomm system**
- Technical details
A typical truck runs at 7.7 miles per galleon
- weight
back axles 18000 pounds
- front axles 18000 pounds
- fully loaded truck 80,000 pounds
- 3 separate braking system
regular brakes using air
- parking brakes
- emergency brakes which will damage the axles if used abruptly
- Trucking economic
A brand new trucks cost around USD150,000
Truckers can enter into a lease to own agreement with the trucking company to eventually own their truck.
typical monthly installment is around USD500 to USD1,000
- installment payment accrues based on miles driven USD0.15/mile
- a truck which has accrued 300,000 miles will sell for USD50,000. Value of the truck is depreciated at USD0.33/mile
- operating profit and loss
Trucking contract typically paid revenue of approximately USD2/mile
- Gross margin from a truckers point of view for an assignment is around 50%
- net profit should be around 25% of that
- Example:
Long haul job for 500 miles
revenue USD1000
- variable expenses USD 500
gasoline
- tolls
- loading fees
- etc
- trucking company dues
- amortized fixed monthly expenses USD 250
insurance
- assignment details
when operating with truck leased from company, assignments are provided by company. Company takes 50% cut in exchange
- if own truck, can take assignment from a trucking company which has cargo to be hauled
- can opt to generate lead to assemble own cargo to be hauled.