As a matter of fact the truck and trailer trucking expenses, come right after the fuel, running close as second of the trucking expenses that eat up your profit!
Truck and Trailer Maintenance and Repair
Truck and trailer maintenance and repair are without a doubt one of the bigger trucking expenses. Regardless if you own a brand new Volvo straight from the dealership, you have a used semi truck with a dry van trailer, or you drive one of the biggest trucks in the world, you still need to consider maintenance.
Now, a brand new vehicle should have less break down time and all, but you can never be sure and always have some money on the side if need be.
I will suggest you to be extra cautious when predicting maintenance. To play safe you should always estimate more than you think you will need and set aside a dedicated maintenance fund just in case things did go wrong.
Maintenance and repair costs are estimated to be around 10% of the total trucking expenses and they vary a lot.
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As I said earlier, it’s not same when you drive a new truck or an old beat up truck, but if you want to get the idea of how much approximately you will need for maintenance on a specific type and model of truck, you can do some research on the many trucker forums and magazines online. In generally, it will all depend on things like:
