own authority what does it take?

This will help if you need it . http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration-licensing/online-registration/onlineregdescription.htm
You'll go broke working off load boards . It would be best if you had a good base customer or two but as you say , those accounts are hard to come by . I wouldn't get authority without a solid customer base . Rates are too low already and will get lower . Contrary to what you say running for low rates is not better than sitting . That's why rates are so low . Not enough people are saying no to them .

 

read here

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...-operator/13608-so-you-want-own-your-own.html

poeple have taken great pains to thoughly explain things once, why ask them to repeat the procedure?

just a little research required

 

Well I don't know if sitting home is better. If you can make $52 profit on the load, you're just doing what you would expect someone who only makes minimum wage to do... get a job instead of sitting home.

 

You wouldn't believe how many O/O's out there accept loads where they LOSE over $50 . I also know many that accepted a load with marginal profit and while they were doing that run missed out on one that paid considerably better . You don't run to keep moving . Calculate a rate that will return an acceptable profit and don't accept less .

 

now thats food for thought why would i do a run just to pay for fuel, and ins.?

 

Beats me but carriers on Uship do it a lot . One carriers on the forum says he'll run for $.76 a mile , $.24 if he's headed that way anyway .

 

Oh my...someone needs to FIND him and flatten those tires.