can anyone recomend

May want to try:

http://www.dispatch.bnsflogistics.com/ or www.landstarbroker.com - assuming your company is set up with both. Also TQL and CHR both have apps for Iphone and Android that you can check out. Occasionally I find decent loads on all of the above boards with the key word being occasionally.

Perhaps see if you can dig up a few direct shippers as well....it never hurts to ask. Hope this helps!

 

OOIDA has a loadboard that isn't very expensive for members called www.mymembersedge.com. Some of the larger brokers also have their own loadboard for those who are set up with them. Most loadboards will require that you have active authority and insurance in order to subscribe. Some will allow drivers to subscribe and pay as long as you have the written permission from your carrier. You might also ask your company if they will allow you to access those loadboards that they subscribe so that you can search for your own loads. Most subscribe to at lease one or two loadboards.

 

down load "My DAT trucker services" app(free android) pretty handy I think, only used it for loads twice though

 

Get your boss to email you account usernames and passwords for CHR etc. Never post your truck without checking first if it's ok, some charge extra for that service. Landstar allows multiple usernames/logins for different people at any given company for free. Get ready for lots of wasted calls on cheap in the beginning. Don't forget to figure deadhead miles in the rate. Make mental notes about everything you see and call on that pops regular in your areas. Don't be afraid of asking for a lot more money, they aren't shy offering stupid cheap. Realize if they're$200-300 apart from your minimum it might be a lost cause but not always. Learn how to "read" what a broker is telling you they sometimes tip their hand and give clues letting you know they are desperate to cover the load. It's like playing poker. Never tip your hand. Always be willing to walk away from ANY load no matter where it's going that works if the rate is too cheap. There is ALWAYS another option(s) keep looking. He who has the most patience wins. One other thing, mask your number as "private" on caller ID dialing *67 then the number. Not all brokerages accept such calls but most do. Don't give them an excuse to easily offer you a "backhaul" rate.

 

Does the company you work for now know what you have in mind down the road? Once you have your guns loaded (plenty of cash in the bank) and can pull the trigger at any time, may be a good time to let them in on what you are thinking of doing in the future. My old company told me I can totally dispatch myself and they would give me an extra 5% of whatever I found on my own, still through their authority. He still would cover fuel cards and would do all the billing and all the IFTA and all of that. I had advice from someone who told me there are guys out there that work under someone else's authority like that, and the customers they haul for know them for them, they know the situation of they are just working under someone else's name. If you can find the right percentages as to what you feel the IFTA, authority, billing, is worth, (in my mind it should be able 8%, but I haven't worked the numbers yet) then that deal can work. You can still do whatever you want to do.

The reason I jumped ship was because in my mind, if I found it it is MY account any MY MONEY. All of it. There were also other reasons I left there and set out on my own. When other companies have drivers angry and upset about things, being run into the ground, nothing runs smooth, I see worlds of opportunity there. And there is plenty of that going on around me.

 

Good advice.

Also try to keep emotions out of the transaction. A lot of new carriers are ready for a fight, so to speak, when they call to negotiate a rate. For the guy on the other side of the phone, it's just business, ho hum. Be ready to decline their top dollar offer and keep looking if you can't run for that amount. Negotiating with respect and professionalism goes a long way, and helps keep you sane. Remember, it's not personal.

 

When you run under someone else authority all paperwork, billing and checks are in their name, regardless of your arrangement with the guy who has the authority. If you are only running under someone just for their authority, it would probably be best if you just got your own authority with your own IFTA account, etc.,