Okay, assume the following:
1. You can purchase a straight truck or tractor that is in good shape and reliable for the same price.
2. You have the license and experience and can drive either truck and having a 53 foot trailer behind you doesn't bother you. In other words you are qualified for either truck and don't have a preference.
3. The tractor and straight truck would be leased to the same carrier and the carrier represents that they have a lot of straight truck and tractor/trailer business.
4. The tractor will cost more to operate than the straight truck because of higher fuel costs and other higher operating costs.
5. You are willing to stay out for three weeks at a time in either truck.
What thoughts do you have on the revenue potential of the tractor vs. the straight truck? What about a single or a team in each of the trucks? Maybe the team would do better in the straight truck and the single would do better in the tractor. Or maybe vice versa.
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