Considering leasing on to a company that pays 85%

I’ve always been leased to a carrier and never once had to chase my own loads from the leftovers on the spot market. It wasn’t until 2021 that I started doing general freight stuff, but still. I will amend my statement even to go so far as to say there are plenty of companies to lease to that have freight and aren’t a mega.

 

If it’s JRV out of Illinois no way would I do it. First, it’s Chicagoland. Second, the address on their authority is a UPS store in a strip mall. Third, their SMS isn’t great.

 

Where are you out of? California?

 

You are delusional, everything is changing fast, and not for the good.

 

I was with Schneider for a little while, a total scam. But I've managed to beat them, my total rate per mile was well over $3 when I was finished with them a couple months ago.

 

If you lease onto a company that is doing primarily spot market freight, the best advise I can give is buy your own trailer. Why the hell would you pay the note on a wagon for them?

And being able to book loads from "any" load board doesn't make anything better than the next...Loads posted on A are gonna be the same as B and C in the grand scheme... In nutshell, all spot freight now, no matter which board, is crap... honestly. Pick ur poison.

Trailer maintenance and ownership is very minimal... Why rent?

 

Yep!

Wait....what?

 

I sure hope you look at load board rates before you make your decision.