So apparently my wife has a new job and now I have to buy a truck...yay me!! She now owns her own business as an independent contractor with a route selling and delivering potato chips. The previous person had a Dodge 3500 with a 20' enclosed trailer. Pulling/parking/backing a trailer is NOT an option...so I guess I'm now looking for a box truck or step van. The only requirement I have at the moment is minimum 16' and the lowest entry/exit height possible. Hoping for a budget under 25k, so looking at used vehicles. Diesel/gas? Foreign/domestic? Looking at an appx 50 mile radius route and light weight (tater chips). Reliability, longevity, maintenance costs? Any and all options, insight, and direction appreciated.
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Need some help picking a new truck.
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Better consider fuel costs while your at it...
For a tater chip truck, I would get something like this with a walk-in door on the side or a step van.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-Isuzu...917764?hash=item23a731db04:g:XwYAAOSwNqJbaF61
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Ford-...836685?hash=item23a7309e4d:g:rUwAAOSwshJbCDuE
I just noticed that this place is in Smyrna. I know nothing about them. It looks as though they have several different options of vehicles to choose from.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-Isuzu...917764?hash=item23a731db04:g:XwYAAOSwNqJbaF61
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Ford-...836685?hash=item23a7309e4d:g:rUwAAOSwshJbCDuE
I just noticed that this place is in Smyrna. I know nothing about them. It looks as though they have several different options of vehicles to choose from.
Used? It'll be a PoS. Look for a cabover chassis with a side and rear entry box. That's what Flowers and Frito Lay are using. Take a look at Morgan Truck Body in Rydal, GA or Supreme in Griffin. Don't get a step van. AC is nice to have, and steps don't have it. Go with gas, unless you're planning on 1,000,000 miles a year for 10 years. Fuel is a lot cheaper and easier to find.
chips that heavy? honda ridgeline is the way i am going!
I'm not 100% but I think
bensskateshop
has a box truck for sale....I don't know anything about it though .
bensskateshop
has a box truck for sale....I don't know anything about it though .
I'm not 100% but I think
I do have a 17' box truck available, it's a former uhaul truck. If you're interested
oxbat
, shoot me a pm.
