Fair Percentage to Run Under Someone's Authority?

At my carrier 87 % with own trailer, 77 % with theirs, insurance included in %.

 

I really don’t think weather or not they dispatch or not should make much of a difference. Insurance there trailer or yours. Too me those are the bigger differences! Are we talking open deck van or reefer that also makes a difference. Are you buying plates or are they?? Also should matter. Anywhere from 77% to 80 should be the ballpark pulling your trailer and should go up the more the o/o has to provide on his own

 

A percentage of what?
85% of $100 = $85
70% of $150 = $105
65% of $200 = $130

 

Look up what Landstar does. I would follow that model. Most companies don’t charge enough IMO.

 

lol

 

So, is it fair to assume he would be booking his loads off of the load board of his / her choice? This is an indirect way of me finding out if the load boards are profitable enough to run a business. Lots of naysayer truckers say no way.

 

That makes sense to me too. I'm starting with my own authority because of my long standing business, already in place and profitable, yet unrelated. I've had that DOT# for nearly two decades and commercial insurance, so it gave me an in with Progressive and better than starting rates for most new authorities.
I'm just wondering when I hear all the negative talk and "you'll never make it sentiments". So, your guys make their money on the load boards then, right? Do you have direct contracts too?