MC Number question

Hi,
I am new to trucking and wanted to try it out without making a substantial investment. I have been thinking about renting a truck from Ryder or Penske for a week, hiring a driver and seeing if there is enough profit in this to make it work. The question that I have is that many brokers immediately ask for my MC Number. If I was just renting a truck for a week would I be able to use the Ryder or Penske MC number or would I have to apply for my own for my company. I am based out of Houston, TX

Thanks

 

Ok thanks, so I guess I should start the process to file.

 

The reality is that trucking is a business and the metrics are very simple, it is the spread between cost per mile and income per mile if you are outsourcing (hiring drivers). So based on that it is very simple to calculate your costs...certain costs are fixed, others are variable depending upon the job. I want to see if the spread is sufficient where it is worth my time to deal with paperwork and finding freight etc. There is a saying, work smart, not hard. I would rather make a little less money, sit in my office and hire a driver to drive my truck. Or I can go out and spend weeks away from my family, develop heart disease, hypertension, diabetes etc and make a little bit more. Let's keep our smarta$$ comment to our selves and help everyone maximize their revenue.