Interested in opinions on how to get from cdl school student to o/o

That is interesting and something I have thought of. I think I should go talk with the folks at the local elevators. One handles a large amount of grain and no longer has a rail spur, so it all goes out by truck now. Maybe they would take on another truck. I know many local farmers contract haul for them during the off season, so I need to ask them some questions, it seems.

I would wonder if this kind of work would look like verifiable experience to mercer or landstar?

I'll also have to investigate the threads and gov't websites about authority and such, and see how that effects things that would be available to me, or restricted from me.

After this weather breaks, I'll ask a neighbor that appears to be under his own authority about what he is doing and how to repeat it. They have a covered wagon and a flatbed and two ancient tractors which both run all the time and they come home almost every night.

Thanks for the idea

Lance

 

I am definitely trying to make sure I do not chop my own neck off here. I have read alot about that here on TTR. My dad was a CPA and worked with lawyers quite a bit. I understand that I will be making at least a LLC out of o/o thing from the very start and probably a LLC out of the farm to protect the assets as much as possible. The farm will never be collateral for the trucking company, that would be a total deal breaker.

Thanks for the wishes and the warning.

Lance

 

I have to wonder what the difference would be in insurance rates between getting a cdl on your own vs a cdl school. I might learn a lot more, on my own and with some helpful neighbors, but don't insurance companies only think inside their little box of normalcy and then penalize those that do things outside that box? The difference could pay for the school, don't ya think?

Lance

 

Well, that is nice to know, thanks