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NoCoCraig · Aug 21, 2013

Aaaaannnnd, that is all it was. It is so nice when what you think is wrong is actually the problem. $204 including tax and fixed less than an hour after making the call.

cowboy rob · Sep 4, 2013

How did u find the info on leasing to them I went to the website but didn't see anything

vikingswen · Sep 5, 2013

Seems like you have to know a secret hand shake or something like that. I tried to get some info before too, but no response.

Bumper · Sep 5, 2013

Me too. I sent two emails about Texas freight and never heard anything back.

NoCoCraig · Sep 5, 2013

I will ask why? Growth is crazy right now and a number of new initiatives.

cowboy rob · Sep 5, 2013

Well if anyone hears anything let me know please

NoCoCraig · Sep 5, 2013

Seriously, the only way to get info right now would be to email Bill and be a little patient. Life is pretty crazy but this is the guy with the answers.

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Best way to reach me right now is via email. Bill@Farm2Fleet.com.
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vikingswen · Sep 5, 2013

NoCoCraig said: ↑

Seriously, the only way to get info right now would be to email Bill and be a little patient. Life is pretty crazy but this is the guy with the answers.
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I did and I was even given his personal cell phone number and that did not help either. So, I moved on.

KayleyC · Sep 6, 2013

NoCoCraig said: ↑

Not sure where to post this since there is not a DAC report thread for f2f. This is an O/O only company but I know of at least one fleet owner who hires drivers here. We are a dry van team but I know there are also flatbed, straight truck and cargo van operators here. Our experience has been excellent.

A little about me. My wife and I started with US Xpress as team drivers 2 1/2 years ago. As a team, we actually had a very good experience with USX. There are problems at every company but we found that if you took deep breaths, did not over react and treated the office personnel with respect, things generally went well. I always hoped to become an O/O once I had learned a lot more of how the trucking business operates. We, of course, looked at lease programs at USX and other companies. Best decision I have made was to stick with being a company driver until we felt we truly understood our options. I come from a business background and I have purchased and operated three different companies in divergent fields. I have never started or purchased a business without a pretty clear understanding of the industry and the marketplace. My first company failed miserably (I was 25 years old and foolishly thought that if I had a great service, customers would find me) it was a great education. My other two companies were very successful and both were sold in time. So by waiting, it became very clear to me that all of the lease opportunities I had seen were nothing more than buying a job. The failure rate is staggering. Not because a successful lease is impossible (hard, but not impossible) but because most lease operators do not approach it as a business and the margins are horribly small. It looked to me like the risk/reward curve was VERY steep. It is just not a good business model. So we waited. A lot of my research was performed right here on TTR and after about a year I had narrowed the search down to Schneider, Landstar and Farm2Fleet. If you have been doing your own research you probably recognize the common denominator immediately. All three allow you to pick your own loads. Our kids are scattered across the country and one of the best parts of this career has been regularly seeing them all. We just wanted more control over that process.

We bought a truck a couple of months ago, a 2009 Volvo 780, and we signed on to Farm2Fleet. Very happy with this decision. Unbelievable support from the office and the owners of the company (many on here may recognize bigbadbill, who I noticed over and over again giving sound advice to others) I do want to caution others looking at what we are doing and let them know that booking your own loads is work. More so starting out as you do not have any relationships with brokers. After a few months we are seeing a significant change in this as we are building relationships and building our reputation. Now the phone is ringing at our end with calls from brokers asking if we are available. In addition, f2f have bent over backwards putting us in front of the right people to ensure our success.

The negatives? Really only one so far. This is a fast growing company and that always leads to growing pains. Processes are always a little behind the growth curve. They have, however, quickly addressed every concern we have voiced.

Since there is no specific info thread on this company, I thought I should start one. I know there are a number of other f2f drivers on TTR so maybe we can be a resource for others.
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On f2f website, they say they have 24 hour dispatch, it does not say anything about picking your own loads. I do not know why companies have to beat around the bush to get info out of them. I am so glad there is a forum where we can ask questions and get the info we need to make the right choice. My husband and I are in the same boat, but without the kids. We want to get a lease purchase program and run with similar companies like landstar for obvious reasons. He wants me to run with him and do the paperwork. Do they have a load board or is it strickly dispatch?

One other thing I am confused about is authority. If you are an IC for a company like roadrunner or f2f you are running their freight so you technically do not have your own authority? or you do because you are an IC and you can get loads elsewhere as well... Like I said confused. lol.

I think trucking business is extremely interesting and complex and it fascinates me, the hell you guys must go through with the new laws right now and the new carb emission laws for california is going to make it difficult to get a truck 2008 or higher and will effect supply and demand and make trucks more expensive because they know we cannot have older trucks with the emmission laws. Its stinks, but it is what it is and I appreciate what you guys and gals do.

Building america one truck load at a time.

any other info on F2f please message me. Like if they have a terminal or yard in california so we can get home. If they do run off load board and not dispatched. What pay scale is like so I can make sure we can pay the lease. Also would we need to lease a trailor or do they have an option to rent one or let us use one? Do they allow a passenger? what are the running requirements for F2f? and is there a fuel surcharge? I think I ran into a forum page with the lease info for f2f so I will go back to that. But any information is helpful. Thank you.

ruffrider · Sep 12, 2013

KayleyC said: ↑

On f2f website, they say they have 24 hour dispatch, it does not say anything about picking your own loads. I do not know why companies have to beat around the bush to get info out of them. I am so glad there is a forum where we can ask questions and get the info we need to make the right choice. My husband and I are in the same boat, but without the kids. We want to get a lease purchase program and run with similar companies like landstar for obvious reasons. He wants me to run with him and do the paperwork. Do they have a load board or is it strickly dispatch?

One other thing I am confused about is authority. If you are an IC for a company like roadrunner or f2f you are running their freight so you technically do not have your own authority? or you do because you are an IC and you can get loads elsewhere as well... Like I said confused. lol.

I think trucking business is extremely interesting and complex and it fascinates me, the hell you guys must go through with the new laws right now and the new carb emission laws for california is going to make it difficult to get a truck 2008 or higher and will effect supply and demand and make trucks more expensive because they know we cannot have older trucks with the emmission laws. Its stinks, but it is what it is and I appreciate what you guys and gals do.

Building america one truck load at a time.

any other info on F2f please message me. Like if they have a terminal or yard in california so we can get home. If they do run off load board and not dispatched. What pay scale is like so I can make sure we can pay the lease. Also would we need to lease a trailor or do they have an option to rent one or let us use one? Do they allow a passenger? what are the running requirements for F2f? and is there a fuel surcharge? I think I ran into a forum page with the lease info for f2f so I will go back to that. But any information is helpful. Thank you.
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