8x4 tipper franchise

Mark13:
Hello everyone

Is anyone on here a tipper owner driver with tarmac/hanson/aggregates around London?
Are witherley any good?
I am thinking of becoming a contract haulier with any of the above but I’ve heard that it’s not easy to get a contract from them, especially if you’re not working with them as a driver
I know Hanson are not offering vehicle finance anymore which makes it hard to start as a one man band
Any info would be great just on how busy are they keeping their franchises around this area
Not sure if I should just try and finance an euro6 older truck and get work from aggregate firms or get a contract with one of the above
Thanks in advance

Way back years on here was a fella bought a brand new Hino all singing/dancing and was gonna make a fortune as contract haulier@Hanson.
He lasted about 3months then went ■■■■ up trying to get enough work to cover finance payments and make a wage!!!

What price a new “tarmac spec” 8wheeler nowadays £120k at a guess!!!
That is some amount of monthly finance over 5yrs and you’d need to be trying to “double-shift” a new one regular so another drivers wage to find!!!
Are the hourly wages for driving 8wheeler about London not fairly decent!!!

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