Do you have to use load boards as an Owner Operator?

Only somewhere around 98% IMO.

 

98% of the brokers dont answer the phone right away either.

 

Yes but that's a trade secret

 

The key to success these days, is using the technology. Old days, first find a phone, get phone book out, start calling all your contacts, Hope you get a load.Wait, take what you can get. No Thanks, It’s amazing, I do everything with an iPhone. Search boards, set up loads,via email, and use for gps. Fuel taxes, Everything,Print Hard copies for records when I get home.Load boards level the playing ground. I was surprised to find years ago a Major Carrier I worked for used brokered freight 50 % of time.Booking last minute to maximize pay, and also in order to insure plenty of Trucks to cover Customers. Meanwhile, they constantly hire Drivers to cover turnover, Result- multi million dollar profit and debt free, Customers covered

 

Yea but it takes a long time unless your friends with a shipper or something... nobody is gonna give you the best day 1 of your authority

 

100% of me don’t pay a penny to no stinking loadboards.

 

Why not?

 

Well I guess I'm not as good as others cause right out the door I got told no hundred times... got told your authority isnt old enough.. got told this and that.. bunch of BS when I first started... its not that way now..