Start a Hotshot or Semi O/O Biz?

Have u seen the rates for partials

 

If you dont have experience. Do not mention auto transport to insurance company till your established a few years. They get weird and expensive about hauling cars.

Get a few years in working for someone in the line of trucking you think you like. As a employee you can afford to change jobs. As a owner, it's a very risky switch to a new market.

 

Find high end auto dealers, collectors, buyers etc. Find a special area that you can service better than anyone else. Having business experience is more beneficial than anything. You may have contacts that may help you. Example I met a guy who was in HVAC for a long time. Somehow he went out of business. He had a pickup and a tag-a-long trailer and went to his former competitors offering his services to move their product. He already knew shippers and knew the rates they were paying. I do not know how it worked out for him as I met him at a pickup location in Atlanta. Now he was loaded only one way and I told him about the load board. Hopefully helped him.

 

Cdl a Hotshot with no debt

 

Yes you can earn while you learn. Most people who inquire like you did have no clue. Try to find a company who has their own freight and possibly brokers authority. Not one of the Big Boys but a smaller company who has been in business a while. IMO you will be able to learn more. Also read the broker section on this forum. You can learn negotiating skills from a o/o position. Read the different sections as they all have something to offer.