mrusk
LawnSite Gold Member
- Location
- northern jersey
On this rainy day i am doing some fine tuning to my business plan. As i try to build the most efficent company i can i am wondering if it is better to buy new or used trucks? I think i'll always buy myself a new pickup, but i plan on keeping it for atleast 5 years/150k than either selling it or giving it to a crew. But for crews it almost seems like it would be better to buy used. I am moving towards 100% hardscapes. Most of my jobs are with in 10-20 miles of my house. Many are with in 5. I can not see a crew putting more than 7-9k on a truck in a year. The crews truck is just going to sit during the day, they will not be leaving the jobs.
So I could buy a truck with 100k on it, and in 10 years it might not even have 200k.
What are your guys thoughts on this matter. I am planning on equiping my hardscape crews with a truck somewhere between 19k and 26k gvw.
Matt
So I could buy a truck with 100k on it, and in 10 years it might not even have 200k.
What are your guys thoughts on this matter. I am planning on equiping my hardscape crews with a truck somewhere between 19k and 26k gvw.
Matt