How To Make Money With Straight Trucks?

September 21, 2016 Leave a commentBlog, trailers, trucksBy admin

It is not very difficult to start making money with a straight truck if you know your business model and follow a solid plan. When a consumer orders a product it gets delivered with the help of straight trucks as they are extremely crucial in the entire shipping process. Straight trucks are used a lot during vacations and festive seasons. The business model also makes profit from deliveries that have to be delivered quickly, such as on the same day or next day.

Following are the different ways in which you can make money with straight trucks:

Rent

If you use rental trucks, you will be able to set up the shipping contract in advance. You must rent the straight trucks when the pickup and delivery are scheduled. Then you can transport the items from one place to the other. A great way to start is by helping people to move across the town. Searching for local small manufacturers who might have to ship their goods in a close proximity can also be a good start. Most of the trucking businesses charge by the weight and mileage, but you can also charge by the time.

Lease

Leasing heavy duty vehicles for long term costs more and in many cases, you commit to leasing over an extended period of time. Leasing is a much better option than buying straight trucks or renting for a short term. The idea behind this is that you can lease almost 100% of the heavy duty vehicles, whereas, buying them might require 25% or more of down payment. As soon as you start your business, you do not want to tie up too much of your money. And, if you are transporting goods on a regular basis, a long-term lease will save you a lot over a short-term rental. Another great way to make money by leasing heavy duty vehicles is that leasing offers tax benefits over buying.

Advertise aggressively

The main element of any successful small business is to target the right audience and market aggressively at a decent cost. You should go for targeted marketing as you will not waste money on advertising for those who do not need your services. You can go to smaller manufacturers that do not have their own trucks. You can get hold of such customers by attending trade shows.

In order to make money with straight trucks, you should start off with discounted rates. Once you have established yourself and build a good client base you can slowly increase your rates.

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Located in Edmonton, Alberta since 2004, Heavy Duty Direct (HDD) offers a high end heavy equipment and truck magazine to various businesses in the Industrial, Mining, Heavy Construction, Trucking, Oilfield, Forestry and Agriculture sectors. HDD is direct mailed to thousands of potential buyers in print and is inclusive of cutting-edge internet marketing as well as website design and search engine placement. The Heavy Duty Direct team is detail oriented and prides itself on exemplary customer service. The mission of Heavy Duty Direct is to provide results-oriented advertising, designed to meet our client’s objectives by providing a strong position in the marketplace and excelling at customer service. Our goal is to become a marketing partner with our clients. We strive to measure our success through meeting our client’s goals.