Canadian Owner Operator going Independent

Hello everyone,

My name is Ali, I have been lurking on this forum for few years now, and I posted a couple times. Did good amount of research and read a lot. My dad has been in trucking business for over 8 years. As of now, he has 5 trucks running mostly to Quebec and one south of border to North Carolina. Also, I have decent amount of knowledge of this business, but I don't drive.

Long story short, we have been wanting to cut the carrier we are working for and go independent. I will be doing a dispatch course very soon and hopefully we will be using loadboard (transcore). If any one has ever used transcore, please share your experience.

On the other hards is getting load directly from shippers a good idea? If it is, what is the best way to get them? With 5 trucks (no trailers for now) is it a good idea to knock on firms door and introduce our services and get freight, or is that a bad idea? How would a person approach someone in a firm and what kind of dialogues should be used?

Thank you for reading.

 

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