I have been in this business for 2 years now, and as rightly put - its not for the faint hearted. I am in fuel transport servicing 2-3 year contracts to the Great lakes region. KLA, Kigali, DRC and Juba. The are all 6x2 Axors semi-used acquired from UK where i get financing from.
I have employed someone who deals with the day to day running of the trucks, so do not deal with the nitty gritty of the everyday operations. The easily make $2500 per week however i have been exiting the business slolwy now remaining with 3 trucks as have other ventures to pursue.
The make or break in this business is kind of contract, crew and cash flow - The guy who gave me the contracts introduced me to a petrol station owner who gives me fuel for 60-90 days and
then pay him.I have seen guys get it wrong when they try to "tega" goods at the port and for the life of me this is an avenue i would not pursue.
Like all things i must say it was fun, learnt loads now there other fish to fry.
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