Truck Buying for Vendors

As your Antares vending operation grows, you will ultimately face the need to upgrade your delivery vehicle. With gasoline prices rising, fuel economy has become a bigger issue. This concern does not appear to have impacted the type of vehicles most operators plan to buy, according to a survey that was conducted. Most operators expect to buy medium duty, commercial vehicles built by the leading U.S truck manufacturers.

Ease of loading

This has emerged as a more important issue in recent past years as 20-ounce bottles have grabbed a bigger share of the cold drink business, when vending operators were asked about the type of commercial vehicle they prefer, most operators said walk-in vans or utility vans. You need to find the right truck for your Antares vending business. Since you will be transporting both beverages and snacks, you need to find the appropriate truck. To avoid a lot of complications when loading and unloading the truck, you can opt for a dedicated truck for transporting only the beverages and a truck for the transportation of the snacks.

Refrigerated trucks are typically used for transporting perishable products, which comprise a small but important percentage of vendible items. Antares operators do not need refrigeration units to transport perishable products, they can use portable coolers. The only group of operators that reported using refrigerated trucks was the extra large operators. These are the operators that earn $10 million or more in annual sales. Most vending operations would use coolers as opposed to a small group who would use refrigerated trucks for the transportation of their vending products. There is a group of operators that use both coolers and refrigerated trucks for their vending operations.

Buying preferred over leasing

A buying intention survey that was conducted some time ago reported that operators preferred buying to leasing. Gasoline was overwhelmingly favored over diesel engines. Some operators preferred to use both diesel and gasoline engines. If you want to buy a truck for your Antares vending operation, it will all depend on how much capital you have. If you are on a tight budget, then it might just e advisable for you to lease a truck instead of buying one.