Hi all have been reading threads on here for a while but only just joined the forum to send this, my first post. I’m thinking of buying into a franchise with one of the concrete or aggregates mobs. Has anyone had any particularly good (or bad) experiences with the big names? My old man used to have a mixer with Pioneer (Hanson) back in Oz but that was 20+ years ago. I’d probably run the truck for a while but then put a driver on after a bit and go back to doing my main job. I know now isn’t the best time to be getting in with the economy and fuel prices the way they are so I’ll likely hold off for a bit and even then wouldn’t want to come in taking on a big £90k lease for a new truck. Would rather buy something 2 or 3 years old so I don’t have to worry so much about huge payments if things go quiet… Just hoping to find a company with a good name that will give reasonably consistent work and pay up on time. Probably a lot to ask for…