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28. 19 Year Old Starts a $75K/Month Trucking Business

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How much can you make with a trucking company? Mikael Sant averages $75K a month with his truck business, Sant Lines LLC, even more impressive when you realize he started it as a teenager. He’ll tell us how he did it in this episode. 

Mikael has had an entrepreneurial mindset since he was a kid. During high school, he started, grew, and sold a landscaping business. In May of 2021, he decided to get into trucking and transportation, and in the first 3 months his new trucking business brought in $159,000 in revenue. Today, Sant Lines has grown from 1 truck to 4 and has a yearly revenue of over a million dollars. 

If you’ve ever wondered how to start a trucking business, you’ll want to hear Mikael’s insights! He’ll talk through building his company from scratch, including how much it cost him to get started, what systems he uses to manage his team and workflow, and what unexpected challenges he’s overcome along the way. 

Resources:

• Sant Lines – Find out more about the company on their website
• Intuit QuickBooks – Financial planning and management software ideal for entrepreneurs
• Jobber – Scheduling, quote, and invoicing software for small businesses
• Adobe Photoshop – Powerful image editing software
• UpFlip – Use our listings to buy or sell a business

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