New Owner but not operator

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DOT # will change and show as a new company

 

Can he buy the whole company and use the MC number? MC number seems to be more important then anything to me.

 

Legal? No, but done all the time.
The DOT# will change and safer/any other lookup will show as a new carrier.
If a C-corp you can do a stock purchase but will end up with any liability it had.

 

He’s an owner, not an operator.. OOIDA will be useless to him.

 

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be careful about taking advice. Unless they are where you plan on being in 5 years…

Even with business sense, there is a new learning curve on transport that takes time to learn. Unfortunately, just being an experienced driver does not give you all the insights, no matter what drivers will say here, however starting out as a driver, o/o, independent carrier progression experience is helpful. You will learn to match your equipment to the commodity and needs of customer, fuel/ tire/service, direct customer/spot market, and compliance. Math is important, if it doesn’t add up properly- you must make changes to lane, customers, personnel, insurance, etc..

 

OOIDA advertises for small fleet owners, which is what he'll be.
"OOIDA is the international trade association representing the interests of commercial truck drivers, independent owner-operators and small fleet owners on all issues that affect truckers."
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I don't know, I've never been an 0/0 or small fleet owner.

 

Needs to be an owner and operator to qualify for any of their services. He can get a membership because they will gladly take his money but it’ll be useless.

NASTC would be his best option.
I use them for Fuel account, drug consortium and safety program..

 

You sort of contradict yourself, you say you have a few trucks already and after blah blah blah, you want to know what’s the best truck to get and engine. So let’s start over, do you have trucks already, what are they ? Engine ? Here’s the kicker, you say one of “the” drivers has an MC ? Did you ask him way he walked away from being an O/O ? Those should be clues/red flags on how the industry is today. But seems Money is no object to you, then be our guest, what do you have to lose besides more money ……. Pardon the sarcasm. We run into your kind here a lot lately(every day). Goodluck