When a new O/O gets started running their own authority how willing are brokers/shippers to work with a noobie mc number?
Is it tough to get loads when first starting out?
new MC number and brokers
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by freightwipper, Jan 18, 2017.
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Some have restrictions as in you must have mc authority for a year or some 6 months.
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I've had mine for about 7 years.when I started I only ran across 1 company that said I needed to be running 6 months before they would load me , that was crst and I've never used them since.never was a problem working with brokers.
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Los of smaller brokers don't care. You've got to start somewhere
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Most of the brokers won't give you a hard time as long as you have insurance. Schneider, JB Hunt requires 6 months, US Express and some others between 3 and 6 months. Coyote 1 month, CH Robinson and Landstar you can set up right away. However most of the time you would not use these guys unless they have some good deals occasionally. Even if you find a broker that requires time more than you have, just move on to the next one. Its not a big deal.
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They will give you a chance!
For sure more and different phone calls after you hit that one year mark though... -
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Had a broker call me just before Christmas and asked me how much I wanted to run a 760 mile load of 15k lbs of furniture that I would have to sit on for 7 days before I could deliver it. Gave him an off the wall price of $9,000. He asked when I could be there to pick it up. I couldn't make the pickup, I was on the other side of the country under a load.
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