Can I get my own authority and haul freight without experience?

I'd say you are putting the cart before the horse. And you gotta crawl before you can walk or run. I'd advise running as a company driver for awhile. There is a LOT about this industry you just can't learn till you are in it. You may decide it simply isn't for you. A huge percentage of new entrants do decide that and are gone permanently from the industry in less than a year. After you get that lined out, then buy a truck and lease it on with a good carrier. Learn the ropes from that angle, letting someone else deal with most regulatory and compliance issues. And finding your loads. Then later, when that learning curve is over go on your own with your own authority. Slow and steady often wins the race. Get a good stable foundation of knowledge under you before moving on to more expensive and complicated phases of your career. Just my thoughts for what they are worth.

 

High insurance and .80 per mile broker freight to the new driver! Yeah buddy!

 

Yea because Schneider and jb hunt have some of the better paying stuff ... hah.

Maybe it's different at the core of how business is done in Canada vs how it's done in USA...

 

I would tell you that if you are sure this is the course you want to set then buy your truck and trailer but to lease on with a small company. I would suggest CJS Transportation out of Chicago. Mike is a excellent business man and teacher. Spend some time with him and learn the brokers and freight lanes. You will make good money and you will see how to run. You will also develop a relationship with brokers. Once you feel comfortable then jump in. But like everyone is saying, the insurance could rain on everything.

Feel free to send me private messages from time to time. I would be happy to help out anytime.

 

Schneider is the best broker between big guys IMO, JB Hunt usually does not offer anything good

 

You need to first determined if trucking is in your blood before you risk financial ruin. The answer to question is "yes" but the risk of failure is high at best. Can you try? Yes. Will you succeed? Who knows. Should you? No

 

I wouldn't know, they aren't on my radar ... I don't think they broker out much cross border stuff. Remember I can't do USA to USA loads.

 

That doesnt stop any other Canadian. I give you props for being much more honorable than the majority of your countrymen.

 

If they catch me they will boot me out for minimum 5 years and hand me I think a $25k fine. And your currency is about 30% higher than mine. Plus if they really want to hammer me they can boot me out for life. There are lots of issues I don't agree with how your government does things, but I still like the USA and the people. It would be a business ender if I got barred. That's steep enough to keep me on the good side of the law.

 

Great question! I have my college degree and fly air ambulance for a living. I'm not a pilot, I'm on the medical team. We are a mobile intensive care unit that transports patients to hospitals all over the world. I have a great career, with great pay to fall back on.

After spending the last 17 years in medicine, I'm looking to shift gears and try something different.