Going Own Authority

So you do about $9000 per month minus $1350, you are left with $7650? Who pays for repairs? Anything else you pay for (insurance, permits, e.t.c)?

 

You need to get several insurance quotes and sit down with a calculator to see what the numbers will be.

 

25% should include trailer and all maintenance on said trailer.

Find a better company to lease onto.

 

I have never been an o/o so maybe I’m off my rocker, but if you’re truly clearing $2000-$2500 a week after ALL expenses, I don’t know that I would be looking to change anything.

 

Don't necessarily have to get your own authority. Could just look for a company that pays more then 75%, plenty out there, I leased on to Pure Freightlines for a few months last year after buying my truck, but that was OTR so not home every weekend. They paid 80% of the load and I ran under their numbers and plates, renting one of their trailers. Paid more if you had your own trailer.

 

Kind of confused here:

"Clearing $2000-$2500 a week and home weekends for 34 reset.( prior to $1350/month truck payment)."

Are you saying your true bring home is 8-10k a month or $6650-8650 a month? Pretty big difference.

How soon til that truck is paid off?

 

I was leased on for 78%, their trailer no charge, had to have a workmans comp type insurance cost about 2k a year ( landstar has some similar requirement). Got my own authority last year and honestly it's about a push. I make a little more still doing the about the same runs but freight rates are ####ty right now. I'm figuring on being in a good spot when things pickup