r/BoxTruckStartup

Hey, I just got out of jail and was doing some research and found this sub you own. Dude was basically telling me that box truck work is good money as long as it's long distance nothing under 8 hours. He told me to rent a uhaul, ryder or, penseke. Build up my reputation by always being a on time and then I can get a consistent client.

He said he was doing it for 2 years and could go back to the guy he was working with but said he had back pain from driving a box truck and said he was going to quit when he came out

For real i just got out of jail earlier to day I been doing some research on what he said. I was running some maths on some stuff I was and it looks profitably but I haven't done as much research as I want too. A lot of the people complaining about box truck seem to be doing local work.

If any of yall want to reality check me I would greatly appreciate it. Also any resources I would greatly appreciate.

Everybody sees box trucks online and thinks…

“Man… I’m about to grab a 26 footer, hit the load boards, and print money.”

And look… box trucks CAN make money.

But the people actually surviving long term usually are not the ones chasing random loads all over the country every single day.

Most of the real money comes from consistency.

Contracts.
Local routes.
Final mile.
Dedicated work.

That’s the stuff a lot of YouTube videos don’t explain.

A lot of new guys jump in thinking they need to do EVERYTHING…

OTR…
Amazon…
Moving…
Furniture…
Local delivery…
White glove…
Junk removal…

Then they burn themselves out trying to chase every dollar instead of picking one lane and getting good at it.

For example…

A dude running random regional loads might gross decent money some weeks…

But after hotels, fuel, downtime, deadhead, breakdowns, and sitting waiting for loads…

The math starts getting ugly FAST.

Meanwhile another guy with ONE solid local contract delivering appliances or warehouse freight every weekday might quietly make more money while sleeping in his own bed every night.

That’s the part nobody talks about enough.

A lot of successful box truck owners eventually move toward:
• Dedicated local routes
• Final mile delivery
• Furniture/appliance contracts
• Medical or warehouse deliveries
• Moving/junk removal on the side

Because stability matters more than chasing “crazy RPM screenshots” online.

And another thing people underestimate…

Final mile and white glove work is WORK.

You’re dealing with customers…
Scheduling…
Claims…
Damaged freight…
Heavy lifting…
Tight apartments…
Crews calling out…

But if you build good relationships and become reliable?

That’s where some serious money is being made right now.

Especially with e commerce still booming.

My honest advice for anybody getting into box trucks…

Stop asking:
“What pays the most per mile?”

Start asking:
“What lane fits my lifestyle, market, and budget?”

Because the dude making steady money every week usually beats the dude chasing viral load-board screenshots.

If y’all want it… I got way more in depth box truck startup info, compliance breakdowns, cost breakdowns, insurance game, and survival guides inside my free Trucking Survival Vault.

Comment “BOX” and I’ll send it over.

And if not… hope this helped anyway.

Man I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately because it feels like every other person online is either saying box trucking is completely dead or acting like they’re making a million dollars overnight.

How are yall feeling that are actually running?