{"product_id":"big-rig-business-startup-how-to-start-run-grow-a-successful-trucking-company-9781722122720","title":"Big Rig Business Startup: How to Start, Run \u0026 Grow a Successful Trucking Company","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter losing my corporate job in 2008, I went through the toughest time of my life. At the time my wife was pregnant with our third child, and my monthly unemployment check wasn't enough to cover our house and two car notes. In desperation, I decided to go to a local trucking school and get my CDL. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI found my first driving job a week after I got out of school. I still remember my first paycheck was just $55 shy of what I was making at my corporate desk job. I was hysteric, I was happy, I knew this was my new found life and freedom, and no one was going to take it away from me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong story short, after two years of working for other companies, I decided to start my own trucking company, and I started out as an owner-operator. In 2013, I decided it was time for me to grow and time for me to get off the road and spend some time with my kids.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was when I entered the second phase of my business life. I started to buy one tractor every few months as I was hiring great drivers that are professional, family oriented and serious about making money. By 2016 I had 12 trucks on the road, and this is also the year when my net earning passed $350,000 mark. To me, the 350K mark was always a benchmark, why? Because I knew that was the salary of the CEO of the company, I used to work for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLast year, I received a call from a business broker, who asked me for a 10-minute meeting. He had brought an offer from a big trucking company, to buy my company. But I didn't even remotely think about selling my company. Instead, I was talking to the bank and was in the process of finalizing a loan for four new tractors with trailers. Once again, long story short, after I refused their initial offer, they came back with an offer that no reasonable man can refuse, and I consider myself a very reasonable man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's been almost a year since I sold my business, due to a non-compete I am not starting any new trucking business, but they never told me I couldn't write about trucking business, so here I am.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you like the Freedom and Fresh Air of the Open Road, if you like the job security and solid pay that trucking industry offers, then you need to get started now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe income potential is truly amazing and yes, if you can hire the right people, you will not only see significant growth, high net income but the satisfaction that you don't get from many other jobs and businesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat I shared in this book, are the steps I went through myself, I wrote from my own experience and shared a step by step process that is easy and simple to follow, and best of all you can get started with very little funding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere is a Quick View of What I Discussed Inside This Book: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 Factors to Consider Before Starting Your New Trucking Business\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Get CDL, DOT and Carrier Authority Number\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Obtain a Unified Carrier Registration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Get International Registration Plan tag \u0026amp; Fuel Tax Agreement Decal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFiling a BOC-3 Form\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObtaining a Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBusiness Plan for Your New Trucking Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix Legal Business Structures to Choose From\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Get an EIN From IRS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Business Plan That is Specific to Your Trucking Business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinding \u0026amp; Buying the Right Tractors and Rigs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Find Financing, Grants \u0026amp; Loans for Your Business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat and How to Get Business Via the Load Boards\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTypes of Freights You Should Consider\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaily Administration and Operation of Your Trucking Business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaintenance of Your Tractors\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Hire and Retain Great Drivers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat and How to Reap Benefits of Fuel Cards\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Market and Grow your new Trucking Business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd so much More.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood luck with your new business venture. I wish you all the success \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoy Evans started his career as a database administrator for a tech company in Tulsa, OK. He holds a Bachelor's degree in CIS from Oklahoma State University. Since selling his million dollar trucking company in mid-2017, Roy's new found hobby is Day Trading. 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