Question about ethics

Be sure to discuss this and come to a resolution BEFORE going all in.

Luck in battle.

 

If you've been hauling there that long you know fairly well what you're doing. I'd jump at it personally. I agree don't put all your eggs in one basket and try to find a bit of other work too.

 

If you haven't already, find out from the customer what the argument was about. They could be a nightmare to have as a customer, and then they would be your nightmare. I would also set something up (contract in writing) for a set number of months before taking the plunge. You may quit your job, get your authority (and incur all of the expenses that go with it) and find that the customer decided to go cheap with another carrier or work with the spot market.

 

Look at current spot market prices in the lanes you like before jumping out. If the shipper you know flips on you the current rates are pretty low and carriers are courting hard for dedicated stuff to survive. Have you got the finances in order to live lean for a few months?

Does your company not have other accts to put you on?

 

And don't forget you can't get your authority in a day. It'll take you a few weeks. Will they drop you before you can get ready?

 

Some food for thought .. unless you’re doing all the loads for said shipper are you certain that if another company takes over contract that you will be kept in the loop

 

My point exactly.

 

I drove for a friend that did essentially the same thing. He had a steady freddie from Milwaukee to LaCrosse every night, but needed a backhaul. A then friend of his at a company job, had a steady freddie out of the Cities right back to Milwaukee. He approached the company, undercut the rate, and promised better service, and the company went for it. Needless to say, he wasn't friends with the guy that used to haul it, and I got the finger everytime one of their trucks past me. So, be forewarned, it could get ugly. Make sure you check your 5th wheel before you go anywhere, seriously.

 

What does it matter? The O/P didn’t state anything that would even begin to share who the customer is or who the company is.
Beside, the customer obviously likes the O/P so doubt that anybody is going to swoop in here.

 

There is ethics and ethics. Unless we're talking about betraying a brother in law, who helped you out in this business, this one is not about cheating, stealing, falsifying,... it should be not moral but only a business decision..

This particular dilemma I find rather funny knowing that it is considered a throat cut business. I mean to say that all too many fleet owners would not be where they are now, had they had any of such qualms at this rather trivial level. Ultimately, it is the customer wanting the op to work for them. Perhaps, there could be something in the lease agreement but again I don't think many would worry about it.

I personally would worry a little that they can sue after or whatever...lol but I do realize that thinking about these little things have always been hampering me. Hence, perhaps I am doomed to remain a guy with one truck and trailer forever.