Don't know about your area. Lot of guys west of me own their won trucks for farming. So in the off season they put their farm employees on the road hauling for a local elevator. Most are not making much of a profit. They do it to keep their workers busy over winter so they are available for the next season. We are seeing that with local landscapers and lawn series business. They have purchased snow removal equipment to keep employees working year round. Both grain hauling and snow removal have become very cut throat. So she needs to check on that. If locally owned farmers with employees and trucks are willing to cut prices to keep good employees employed over winter it could be a tuff business to make a profit in.
That being said for short haul you don't need new. Just reliable! So buying might be an option. The problem with short haul and why he isn't making any money is there are tons of people with CDLs. Many don't want to be gone from home so they flood the job market for short haul.
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