Day 1: after a couple of quick jobs and a $50k loan form a very gullible bank manager, here is...
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... my own truck, for just on $60k!! Okay, it's old and underpowered, but it's in good condition and I'm pretty sure I can pick up a new motor and gearbox in the next couple of weeks!! The old cab-over Kenny was cheap, but it was always going to be one of those beasts anyway. I live in south-east Australia, roughly half way between Melbourne and Sydney and my work takes me onto the main highway on a daily basis and cab-over Kenworths directly derived form this truck are the single most common truck I see. There are hundreds of them - maybe thousands - doing the 12 hour Melb-Sydney run day after day. European trucks probably outnumber American ones, but the Euro trucks are split between half a dozen brands (Volvo, Merc and Scania predominating) but of the American trucks the cab-over Kenny is by far the most common. So this is my ATS truck, albeit with the Aus version of the cab steps and the Aus tail lights.
Day 2: A couple more jobs using my own truck, take a $100k loan, pay back the balance of the original $50K loan and still have more than enough left for...
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...my own trailer. In the spirit of keeping with the retro look it's an old Fruehauf fridge, but it will carry whatever is on offer just as well as a more modern trailer, and again, comparably cheap and imho a fine looking combo!!
The question now is whether to stick with a one truck - one trailer operation or start buying garages? I think the former, but time will tell....
Deeze
