Have you guys read this?

Elections matter. We get what we voted for...

 

If your leased to a carrier, your a company employee…… I’ve always felt that way.


No elections necessary……

 

Depends on who actually controls the vehicle. Lease purchase. Yes, actual o/os that own their truck seperatley and have the freedom to get their own customers under the companys authority is a different animal

 

Really?

My port [owner operators] owned their tractor [investment in tools/materials necessary] while maintaining control [pick what to do and when] and experience profit/loss by choosing, they hope, to work enough to cover that sudden repair, etc.

Any one could leave and be doing the same thing for another carrier almost overnight yet I had guys who stayed for decades. made enough to buy multiple houses [yeah it was Carteret] and take months long vacations to visit 'home'.

Part of a good lease contract points out that the carrier has more business than they can handle and that the leasing power wants to do that work; it is supposed to be a mutual contract.

 

Who sets rates and who decides how the work is done…?

just being able to say no to a certain load don’t count……

I call you up today and say do you want to take this load for me…..you say no I don’t have liability insurance or authority……enough said…..

 

If someone does that, i give them a price and if they say yes, i figure out where to work them in my schedule that fits with theirs, i haul it, then the company im leased to bills them the amount i told them...

Wheres the problem?

 

...Is that even legal?

 

Why wouldn’t it be? Once he tells them the rate everything is handled through the motor carrier.

 

I assume that’s @BigBadBill company. I guess that passes the smell test . If you can haul for anyone and you deal with setting the price……

If your talking landstar , that’s a company employee ……