Recently took a road trip with my best friend. We've been friends since we were 13/14. Well long story short saw some interesting things a couple I took pix of. Here is the first. These two pix were taken in Upland, CA which is in San Bernardino County just east of LA county. It was in a large shopping centerparking lot. No repair shops in the center or adjacent. Maybe it was lunch time? Four of them.
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Was there a harbor fright near by?
Maybe stocking up?
LOL that would be very funny.
No, no HF nearby. No pawnshops either.
Probably all the local guys having a routine lunch together. It's tough to be a tool truck vendor these days. The business model is getting much harder to sustain than in years past.
The Snap-On dealer model is basically a pyramid scheme.
I knew a couple of dealers that went under and basically lost everything.
Quote from: goodfellow on Jun 15, 2025, 04:31 PMProbably all the local guys having a routine lunch together. It's tough to be a tool truck vendor these days. The business model is getting much harder to sustain than in years past.
Likely you're right they probably were grabbing some lunch.
I would not want to run a tool truck for any of them. Not the same business as it was.
Quote from: wilbilt on Jun 15, 2025, 04:57 PMThe Snap-On dealer model is basically a pyramid scheme.
I knew a couple of dealers that went under and basically lost everything.
It looks to me like the tool truck driver is basically a debt collector for a loan shark and they get a percentage of the vigorish. I don't think it matters much which truck it is the dealer is likely going to loose in the end.