New and looking for advice

Google is your friend. Probably a zillion brokers to be found, but I don't have any to recommend

 

If you do some looking around on this website you will find all the info your looking for. Do u use any load boards? A decent brokers is a needle in a hay stack.
Thank your husband for his service..

 

Hello, so your husband is already an owner operator so he has all of his plates insurance etc etc? Do you have your own trailers or what is he hauling reefer, flatbed, dry van, tanker?... What endorsements does he currently have? Hazmat, Tanker, combination trailers?? I am asking simply because this information will get you more detailed and better advice and direction.. Does your husband have his own authority and what part of the country is he looking to run in. I know you mentioned he was hauling mostly dedicated UPS which I am assuming means dry van and pulling UPS trailers... So if you can supply answers then you can get a much better idea of which direction to turn along with some advice on avenues you and your husband have yet to consider..

 

have you considered leasing On with an existing carrier?

 

Here is a list of 9 of the top 100 Carrier brokers as reported by
American Trucking Associations Inc. You can go to there individual web sites find out what they do, how to become a carrier for them, there requirements to become a carrier etc. etc.

1) C.H. Robinson Worldwide
2) XPO Logistics
3) Total Quality Logistics
4) Coyote Logistics
5) Landstar System
6) Echo Global Logistics
7) Worldwide Express
8) Command Transportation
9) Mode Transportation

 

I just posted a list of the top 9 brokerages. They can walk you through the details and qualifications of becoming a carrier.. With the information you just posted you should start receiving information on individual companies that you would be able to look at possibly leasing on with.. There are benefits to doing that as well as cons but you will at least have some another option and I assure you that there are much better rates out there.. I will follow up with another post of a couple of companies just to give you an idea....

Thanks to your husband and yourself for his service.

 

Here is 1 company that appears to have a great program. They are HQ in Morris Illinois

A&R Logistics:

BENEFITS
•1.30 per loaded mile/$0.65 per empty mile
•Scheduled Raises
•We pay 100% of the fuel surcharge on all miles
•$100 load pay/$100 unload pay
•We handle all of the fuel reporting for you
•Fuel Card to allow you to take advantage of our discounts
•Health Insurance Discount Program
•Blower Installation and Finance Program
•We have detention, Delay, and Cancellation Pay
•We hold the Authority and will help you financially with your plates if needed (all 48 states and Canada)
•We can help you get your bobtail insurance if needed and deduct it from your settlement each month.