Getting Truck / Authority Beware - The Ship Has Sailed

Who told you that, at broker? You will sign contracts with brokers when you use them with clauses in the agreement prohibiting you from soliciting that particular customer, but there is absolutely nothing stopping you from knocking on doors and making phone calls to find your own customers.

 

How would a shipper who ships 100 loads a day/week/month benefit from using a one man operation like me? I have no capacity to offer them.

 

I got in this gig and quickly realized I didn’t and don’t want any direct contracts.

I like being able to come and go as I please.

I also agree that over the long haul and given the right attitude I should be able to beat contract rates year after year.

Guy I’m leased to has some direct freight. Nothing special about any of it.

Got a local place I can do power only for about $1.70 all miles right to the house. All I can eat. I did it for about 3 days before I felt like an employee and all the employe bs with it.

 

My point exactly.

No one gets to the top without stepping on a few toes. Dog eat dog. I think middle manning and skimming off the top is unethical.

There are smaller shippers out there. You could find someone that does a few loads a week or every two weeks.

I realize everyone is in this business or what's to get in it for different reasons. I don't want to drive a truck for the rest of my life. I'm trying to build something then sit back and let it make money for me.

That's a shïtty rate tbh. I would feel like an employee on that too. If it was around 2.50 I would get a second truck and put somebody in it.

 

Any suggestions for a newby o/o doing Power Only Loads? So far, stressed and annoyed, but hopeful. Working with a company now, but the loads are crap. Just got my feet wet though. Need to keep moving, but not the case just yet. I can't eat like this. Any suggestions?

 

Figure out a way to get a trailer and your own authority. I realize there are some drivers who do fine power only, but you're always at the mercy of somebody else. With your own trailer and authority, you call the shots.

 

Ive got my own authority, trailer purchase fell through.

 

@RaRa Help me out with my memory lapse, are you a carrier running your own authority?