BUYER’S GUIDES · OKLAHOMA & SURROUNDING STATES
Learn before you buy.
Practical, no-fluff guides to buying Class 5–8 work trucks — written by someone who sells them every day. Start with your truck type, or jump to the money questions.
Where should a first-time truck buyer start?
Start with the truck type that matches your work, then learn what it really costs to run. Read the guide for your truck type below, grab the free Buyer’s Kit checklists to take to the lot, and check the Market Dashboard so you know what diesel and freight rates are doing before you negotiate. In that order, you’ll know more than most buyers who’ve done this for years.
Guides by truck type
Box Trucks
CDL vs. non-CDL, box length, liftgates, and what the cargo floor tells you about the truck’s past life.
Coming soon.
Reefer Trucks
Reefer hours explained, what the hour meter really tells you, and how to price a used reefer.
Coming soon.
Day Cabs
Local and regional workhorses: mileage, PTO, rear ratios, and matching the spec to the job.
Coming soon.
Sleeper Tractors
Roof height, bunk options, and the specs fleets actually want at resale.
Coming soon.
Starting a Trucking Company
The honest playbook: real startup costs, the paperwork in order, and the equipment-buying chapter everyone else skips.
The money questions
What will it really cost?
Sticker price is the smallest number in truck ownership. Fuel, maintenance, insurance, and downtime decide whether a truck makes you money.
How do I finance it?
What lenders look for, what to prepare, and how first-timers get approved.
What should I inspect?
The full walkaround: what to check, in what order, and the red flags that kill a deal.
Reading is good. A checklist in your hand is better.
The free Buyer’s Kit has the inspection checklist, the spec cheat sheet, and the 7 questions to ask before you sign — the same tools Tommy uses when he evaluates a truck.