Need advice on my new logistics company

Some shipper care a lot and some shippers don't care at all. No shipper that cares a lot is going to care less because you tell them about ANOTHER shipper that doesn't care at all.

Also, brokers give the wrong dimensions, wrong locations, and wrong prices, and wrong appointment times all of the time to hook newbies that don't confirm all of that info with the shipper/receivers before booking the load. You are rubbing steak sauce on yourself and diving into a pond full of piranha fish and don't even know it. Your plan to get loads on the load boards is what EVERY newbie thinks. My plan is to buy 5 lottery tickets per week. Even if I have to wait 3 months to win the jackpot I will still be ahead of the game. What do you think of my plan?

 

That's why it's wise to make a plan, not just have a dream. A plan has specific steps requiring actions. You could work for a business doing what you plan to do. That allows you to take advantage of someone else's money, insurance, experience and you learn the process. Once you learn the process, what's normal and not normal, you risk your money. That's how I would do it if I had to do it. I decided I didn't want to do more than drive, so my brain and time could be used on what interests me. Doing everything didn't seem to pay enough more than just driving to justify having 200% of my time and attention devoted JUST to trucking. Maybe doing everything paid 125-160% of what just driving paid, but doing everything required 200-300% more input. You do you.

 

NO. You misunderstand. You need to have that form filled-out IN-CASE SOMEONE ASKS TO SEE IT.

DO NOT FAX THAT FORM TO EVERY CUSTOMER, TRUCK STOP, WEIGH STATION