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Old 09-04-2013, 03:21 PM
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Do campers have wifi?
Mine sayz FBI Surveillance van # 69. LMAO
It's a hot spot

I meant to say the camp ground he's in has wifi
 
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Morning Virginia, Tim, Devin, Charlie, Shaun, Pat, Clint, and all who stop in.
Time to get another cup of coffee.
 
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Morning Virginia, happy Thursday! No time to play this morning, it's lead loading day.
 
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Evening Tim, Devin and Shawn

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Howdy, Clint.


What's y'all's opinion on mobile mechanic services? No legit professional services around here...
 
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Old 09-05-2013, 09:43 PM
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Evening Devin... you mean for Semi's or Autos?

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Old 09-05-2013, 09:46 PM
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Autos, Clint.
 
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Old 09-05-2013, 10:16 PM
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Hmm..... is there alot of break downs in your area? Alot of interstates in your area? I would think if you are just doing autos, you might also want to add a tow truck to that.

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Lots of crappy old cars, that's for sure. There are a fair number of shops, but not a ton that are incredibly reputable. Lots of college students in town, and a fairly large number of upper-income neighborhoods on the western side of Lynchburg and in Bedford County. Mobile seems to be growing in popularity in other towns. Not just break downs, convenient maintenance and repairs as well. Startup costs are super low, relatively speaking.
 
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Ah, I gotcha, not just an emergency/roadside service, but a literally mobile mechanic. Guy says that his car wont start, you load up the truck, head to his house and give the car a looking over. Is that correct?

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Old 09-06-2013, 05:44 AM
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Exactly, Clint.



Morning, guys. Happy Friday!
 
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Mornin Va

Devin, we have a guy here at the truck stop that has 3 rigs on the road. Most of his work is done on site, but some he has them towed back to his shop at the truck stop.
Seems to be doing well, started off out of a pick up, has 3 - f 750's now

Another started servicing off road equipment on site, and spread out to fleet maintenance He has 4 big box trucks running now

So, in my opinion, that would be a good business to get into
Largest hurdle would be the truck and the tools.
You need a truck big enough to handle your tools and supplies, small enough to stay under CDL.
Tools would depend on how large you are willing to repair. Large trucks take large tools
 
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Morning Virginia, Tim, Devin, Charlie, Clint, Pat, Rob, and all.

Devin you might want to look into Fire truck and ambulance service. There is an outfit around here that just does your basic maintenance on the vehicles. Just work out of a van.
 
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Happy FRIDAY 'Ginians and vagabonds from all over
A wonderful 38* this AM with a high of 70* for the day. Enjoy
 


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