Currently a Broker but want to start a trucking company

I think you should bring this up with someone else at the company to make sure that your ### is covered. Big brokerages are very corporate, but it's entirely possible that they won't care about this. If they don't care it's MUCH better than doing it behind their backs. That actually enables all kinds of self dealing craziness that should enable you to run a VERY profitable trucking operation.

 

Seems to me you would be looking at a conflict of interest (brokering for one company, while owning assets under another Mc #)....as suggested I would run it to ground with you current company as going behind their backs may not end well. Worst case if you really want to own trucks and broker, why not sign on with a company where you can do both (ie universal, greatwide, etc.)?

 

Put everything in the wife's name. Don't tell your drivers that you work for xyz.
Keep it simple and do out and backs.
Stick to one customer so your wife can go direct with other customers.
It's a cut throat business, welcome to captialism.

 

bring your desire up to the company, ask if its something they can permit and work with, if not tell them you wont pursue it, then register everything under your wife's name or find a reliable business partner that understands your situation and is trustworthy, cover your ### but don't give up on a solid opportunity that you think you can make work. whatever you do dont overextend yourself. remember what ron swanson said "dont halfass two things, wholeass one thing

 

Little by little I'm starting to actually believe you when you talk about sales on the internet lol.