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Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by crocky, Nov 7, 2018.

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Looking to see what is out there. I want to be able to pull my own routes/loads via a load board & I don't want to compete with company drivers for loads. I'd also prefer to not have a company who brokers loads to themselves to skim money off the top before putting it on their own load board..

Obviously there is the big ones Landstar & Mercer but who else is out there? I'm based out of FL, but not sure as to how long, but that's where I'm working from for now.

Also NO refer. I'm sick to death of refer and the attitudes/horrible appt hours of food warehouses.. I'm looking for dry van or maybe Step deck freight, but I'd need training for the step deck securement /loading. (if step deck I'd like equipment/oversize vehicle freight and not a lot of tarping.. not lazy but don't want to tarp which is why I'd rather not do straight up flatbed)
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I dont get it if you have access to loadboards who cares if they have company drivers
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If they have company drivers the good loads will never hit the board. Would u load a potential competitor with good freight or spoon feed them just enough to pacify them so they'll run your junk freight while generating profit for u

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We do reefer and dry and we have company drivers. But im on DAT loadboard i do my own thing with company perks fuel tolls bonuses tires. Etc. I write my own checks every week so who cares if they have company drives or their own brokerage you negotiate your own loads. I lose my truck my fault not theirs thats the way it should be imo.

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We do reefer and dry and we have company drivers. But im on DAT loadboard i do my own thing with company perks fuel tolls bonuses tires. Etc. I write my own checks every week so who cares if they have company drives or their own brokerage you negotiate your own loads. I lose my truck my fault not theirs thats the way it should be imo.
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The op was asking about companies with their own load boards

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The op was asking about companies with their own load boards
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Yea i think all companies have their own load boards but who cares you should be looking for companies that ALLOW you the freedom to book your own off your own load boards. My point is my company allows you to do that . They even allow Lease drivers to book there own freight. Thats unheard of mostly

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I get discount fuel up to 45c discount tolls reimbursbed for tags 35 wk or run theirs. $400 BONUS every Qtr just watch some vids 1 video every month. Attend 1 safety meeting or watch them live online really simple. We have company and lease drivers but i dont compete with them i do my own thing off load boards or i pull freight for other trucking companies they dont care just give them 30%. We do reefer mostly but we have Dry vans to. Paid every week but they hold 2 weeks back because they dont do a escrow here so the check you get on deposit was loads you pulled 2 weeks ago it also allows them time to collect any detention you may of earned.No trl rental fee if you use theirs. Or you can pull your own dry van or reefer for 85%. We got 135 trucks 75 O/O. Maybe 20 full O/O 55 Lease ops rest company drivers. You can write your own paychecks here just give them 30% of gross. They do ifta they give you fleet rate permits NM OR NY really cheap. National tire discounts i just bought set of steers 735.00 Michelins.
We are in Ohio small rural area farm belt. They have 5 drivers live in Fl. Actually. Send me msg interested i send you a ph address. You basically run like you got your own authority here without the hassels of invoicing waiting on pay a no fees. You wanna run 1 of there loads you can do that to trust me they make chop suey out them by time they quote you a rate. So i just book my own i dont have a check my fault. Good deal my opinion
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Sounds like a great company. What company is this ?

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I get discount fuel up to 45c discount tolls reimbursbed for tags 35 wk or run theirs. $400 BONUS every Qtr just watch some vids 1 video every month. Attend 1 safety meeting or watch them live online really simple. We have company and lease drivers but i dont compete with them i do my own thing off load boards or i pull freight for other trucking companies they dont care just give them 30%. We do reefer mostly but we have Dry vans to. Paid every week but they hold 2 weeks back because they dont do a escrow here so the check you get on deposit was loads you pulled 2 weeks ago it also allows them time to collect any detention you may of earned.No trl rental fee if you use theirs. Or you can pull your own dry van or reefer for 85%. We got 135 trucks 75 O/O. Maybe 20 full O/O 55 Lease ops rest company drivers. You can write your own paychecks here just give them 30% of gross. They do ifta they give you fleet rate permits NM OR NY really cheap. National tire discounts i just bought set of steers 735.00 Michelins.
We are in Ohio small rural area farm belt. They have 5 drivers live in Fl. Actually. Send me msg interested i send you a ph address. You basically run like you got your own authority here without the hassels of invoicing waiting on pay a no fees. You wanna run 1 of there loads you can do that to trust me they make chop suey out them by time they quote you a rate. So i just book my own i dont have a check my fault. Good deal my opinion
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Hello..i am intetested in this company..I would prefer to find my own freight.
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Sounds like a
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I've been here at mercer for 3yrs now and i have never heard of anybody being left stranded. Like all companies, mercer isn't for everybody but it's one of the best decisions I've made in a long time. U may be confusing a driver running to a dead area and not having a load out so they choose to sit instead of deadheading out with being abandoned. YOU are the captian of YOUR ship over here, YOUR success or failure is on YOUR shoulders (thats what i love about mercer). We have coordinators (dispatchers) but they are just a tool to HELP YOU run a successful business, they don't run it for u.
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What about thru dry van side ? Plenty of freight?

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