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Online sites?", "thumbUrl": "", "dateAdded": "2011-08-04T18:47:58Z", "lastPost": "2011-08-04T18:47:58Z", "views": 2172, "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "messageCount": 5, "premiumOnly": 0, "isfeatured": 0, "showInDays": -100, "showDate": "", "forumLink": "", "youtubeVideoId": "", "approved": 1, "active": 1, "alias": "purchasing-trucks", "forumUrl": "https://www.bulkloads.com/forum/purchasing-trucks/", "userId": 3289, "firstName": "Forum", "lastName": "Questions", "companyName": "BULKLOADS", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Springfield", "state": "MO", "userCommentCount": 98, "userLikes": 0, "replies": [ { "replyId": 21564, "content": "Having owned four tractors and one Utility trailer in the past, I have always dealt with a dealership fairly close to home. The same is true now, with my desire to get back into the trucking racket.\n \n That being said, I have read comments over various forums, including this one, belittleling equipment like International and Freightliner. I made good money with Freightliners and now I am spec-ing out a light weight Prostar, with short sleeper, and a lightweight Cornhusker hopper. I've put the Large Store Bought Diesel Car desire aside this time and I'm now looking for equipment that hauls more. Guess it's my age showing!\n \n Light weight equipment doesn't mean hauling cheap. Any good business person knows that and I've had enough experience to shut down anyone who mentions those two four letter words \"Back Haul\".", "contentHtml": "Having owned four tractors and one Utility trailer in the past, I have always dealt with a dealership fairly close to home. The same is true now, with my desire to get back into the trucking racket. \r\n \r\nThat being said, I have read comments over various forums, including this one, belittleling equipment like International and Freightliner. I made good money with Freightliners and now I am spec-ing out a light weight Prostar, with short sleeper, and a lightweight Cornhusker hopper. I've put the Large Store Bought Diesel Car desire aside this time and I'm now looking for equipment that hauls more. Guess it's my age showing! \r\n \r\nLight weight equipment doesn't mean hauling cheap. Any good business person knows that and I've had enough experience to shut down anyone who mentions those two four letter words "Back Haul".", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2011-07-19", "dateAdded": "2011-08-04T19:29:13Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 4985, "firstName": "JERRY", "lastName": "ASHLEY", "companyName": "AGRA-LOGISTICS", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "ORLAND PARK", "state": "IL", "userCommentCount": 11, "userLikes": 0, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 21565, "content": "Local dealer and truckpaper.com", "contentHtml": "Local dealer and truckpaper.com", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2010-12-18", "dateAdded": "2011-08-04T23:28:41Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 3398, "firstName": "DAVID", "lastName": "HAYES", "companyName": "ROSS BENNETT TRUCKING INC", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Galena", "state": "KS", "userCommentCount": 236, "userLikes": 105, "userDislikes": 112, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 21566, "content": "I always look truckpaper.com and call \"local\" dealers 50-100 miles or more away. The local dealers usually have their trucks on truck paper unless it is a new arrival.", "contentHtml": "I always look truckpaper.com and call "local" dealers 50-100 miles or more away. The local dealers usually have their trucks on truck paper unless it is a new arrival.", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2010-10-11", "dateAdded": "2011-08-05T04:00:21Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 2809, "firstName": "GARY ", "lastName": "MORRIS", "companyName": "MORRIS TRUCKING", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "GATEWOOD", "state": "MO", "userCommentCount": 57, "userLikes": 0, "userDislikes": 1, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 21567, "content": "\n www.allaroundtrucks.com this guy has about 50 acres of salvage and a lot more stuff than what is on the website.\n", "contentHtml": " \r\nwww.allaroundtrucks.com this guy has about 50 acres of salvage and a lot more stuff than what is on the website. 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Posted on Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:47 PM CST in Springfield, MO