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Add up the real cash it takes to open: truck, insurance, marketing and a cushion for the slow weeks. Then see how many jobs it takes to earn back what you spend.
Each setup fills in example numbers. Change any of them to match your quotes.
Budget, LLC, insurance, your first truck, your first 10 customers and the first 90 days. 37 interactive slides.
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Price any job in 60 seconds from your crew time, truck cost and dump fees.
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Open the tool →The truck decides most of it. Starting with a pickup you already own and a used trailer costs a fraction of buying a box truck and wrapping it. After the truck, the lines that surprise people are the insurance down payment, the first 90 days of marketing and the cash cushion. Pick the setup closest to yours above and replace every number with a real quote.
No. Plenty of owners start with a pickup and a dump trailer and move up once the work is steady. A smaller rig means more dump runs on big jobs, so price for the extra time.
Most owners carry general liability and commercial auto from day one, and workers' comp once they have employees. The rules and prices change by state, so get quotes from an agent who insures hauling or contractor businesses before you buy the truck.
Enough to pay the bills for two to three months while the phone starts ringing. Dump fees, fuel and helper pay go out the day of the job. A slow first month should not be able to put you out of business.
Dump fees, the insurance down payment, marketing for the first 90 days and repairs. A cheap truck with no repair money is the most common way new owners get stuck.
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