Help me understand

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by JboneChicago, Aug 2, 2018.

  1. JboneChicago

    JboneChicago Light Load Member

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    Why on God's green earth do you drive under someone else authority? Knowing good well you can easily do it yourself and not give 10, 20 or 30% (or more) of your gross income to a company who absolutely does nothing for you but pretend to be your friend? Just need help to understand.
     
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  3. Oldironfan

    Oldironfan Road Train Member

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  4. JboneChicago

    JboneChicago Light Load Member

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    Sarcasm? I'm just painfully curious. It's giving me a headache.
     
  5. Espressolane

    Espressolane Road Train Member

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    I take that you have your own numbers, all the required insurance and registrations, etc,etc.

    So how long have you been doing this, operating a transportation business?
     
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  6. Dan47

    Dan47 Light Load Member

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    Not everyone good in paperwork, or to keep authority legal up to date. Many of them scared of government people and rather someone else deal with all these headache. If it's getting limited with 10% maybe it's not that bad. Worse is that you have no ability to know $ numbers, since you have no control over their accounting.
     
  7. JboneChicago

    JboneChicago Light Load Member

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    That's hilarious. Scared of Government? If Jimmy Hoffa was alive today he would be at Pilot J backslapping every company driver he seen telling them into their eyes- Your a #### fool.
     
  8. mitmaks

    mitmaks Road Train Member

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    Im leased onto company and pay 10% of the load. They constantly look for loads for me while Im driving, they do licensing/insurance, IFTA filing for me.
     
  9. JboneChicago

    JboneChicago Light Load Member

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    How much you pay them??
     
  10. TallJoe

    TallJoe Road Train Member

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    Leased on to a carrier with their own customers may mean bigger gross than loadboard freight with the same mileage even after percentage. Not to mention all the risks involved with own authority.
     
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  11. JboneChicago

    JboneChicago Light Load Member

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    what's the risks of own authority?
     
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