5 Steps to Start My Trucking Business
October 13, 2025
Starting a crane truck business, or what ever it should be called, was not my first choice. In fact, the business was born out of inspiration from other ventures where I experienced challenges that led me down this path.
Two big challenges were lifting heavy items (like pallets, super sacks, logs, etc) and the cost/timing of 3rd party delivery services.
In my other company CharGrow, where I sell biochar soil amendments, material handling and logistics dominate operations. The product is a bulk commodity sold by the cubic yard, bagged into 1 or 2 cubic yard super sacks or totes. These sacks can weight from a couple hundred pounds to a ton each.
So naturally heavy equipment is needed to move, load and unload the product. Unfortunately, there aren’t forklifts at every on and off point along the logistics route. If you’ve ever had to order an LTL (less than truckload) freight delivery you’ll know that adding a lift gate is very expensive, not to mention delivering to a non-commercial destination like residential, farm or similar location.
To solve this logistics problem–at lease within a regional radius of my Asheville North Carolina location–I zeroed in on a truck-mounted crane with a flatbed as an ideal solution.
Read about choosing the right truck and equipment for lifting and transporting heavy loads
Stay tuned for updates as I build my crane truck business. If you live in the Asheville area, Western North Carolina or adjacent states, please consider Up! Up! Lifting the next time you need crane services to lift or transport heavy cargo.
