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grats but I would of said hold off on getting the llc, now you have reporting you HAVE to make sure you stay on top of. Also your tow car/truck should have DOT numbers since its being used to haul company goods on top of changing your auto policy from private to commercial or they wont cover anything if your hauling for commercial (your company)

Should of moved just a tab slower..


An trust me..I am speaking from exp...a lot of it

A "one-person" LLC will not prevent any competent lawyer from "piercing the veil" in case of an injury or damages claim. Depending on your state, with a commercial vehicle you will have more stringent laws (read: expensive) such as required safety equipment (triangles, fire extinguisher). A lot of repair places will have higher rates for commercial vehicles. Insurance - you need liability insurance NOW. Actually, I doubt your vehicle is insured if your company learns you are using it for any type of business (and they will when you make a claim. They will not pay off and that lawyer I mentioned will be coming after YOU and everything you own).

Truck needs to be a newer truck, can haul more weight but if you need a cheap good running truck my old one that runs on veg oil I am selling if you need bigger truck (7.3 diesel) but I would say get a standard DBA and so you can file things under your S/N for the first year or two. This way you can DO it as a company and but not have all the added costs of having a llc. When you have a llc you have to have heath insurance, monthly meetings and reporting, have a BoD and a line of other things...cost is far more than just the up front paperwork.

Best truck to use...a 2006 to 2007 ram 3500 5.9. they haul like hell get good mpg and none of the epa crap that makes them brake down, but they can cost 25 grand.

Again, do a DBA..build up hire attorney and slowly build up from there. Get GOOD insurance that will protect you and theft....thats worth its weight in gold.

I'm confused as how 2000lbs of wire, ballasts, and transformers only brought $80

Originally Posted by mikeinreco

I'm confused as how 2000lbs of wire, ballasts, and transformers only brought $80

Haha, "ton" as a metaphor to what I felt like was a large pile of junk.

Thanks again for the responses guys! I know I may have jumped off the deep end (or sound like it), but I am taking the jump. So far, I have spent the past 6 years of work, research, and training into my full time career. I feel like its time to put some of that effort into my own venues.

Here we can have a Truck/Trailer weight up to 26k before needing a CDL, or if hauling more then 10k combined for business purposes. It leaves me with a bit to think about, but until I get a check written out straight to the business I have plenty of time to keep researching. I will have Liability before any public job is performed. Taxes are already done by our tax man! Even if I end up never making a cent officially for NuFuture the only real drawback was the enrollment fee, right?

I don't plan to ditch my FT job tomorrow... or next month... or possibly ever, but I felt like its time to start exploring some alternatives.


Easy - I read your story a few days back, and when I got to the end I wish you could have felt the way it made me feel. It was a story of massive personal gains which ended close to where it started financially, but it seemed like you gained SO much knowledge and experience. We are young with a LOT of time to "figure it out". If you accomplished as much as your story said I don't think anyone doubts your success in whatever you pursue next.