Getting started no experience questions

Another Billy Big Rigger whose ink isn't even dry on the CDL thinks he can be a O/O with authority.

 

Pulling a Flatbed is not that complicated as everyone is making it out to be, it’s just a little more work. When I started pulling a flatbed two years ago the company I leased my truck to handed me a piece of paper with the required equipment, then sent me out to their old shop to dig out the equipment. Never charged me a dime for the equipment and I still have it working for another company.

I’m only 23 and doing quite well pulling a flatbed. I just finished a two day round trip all miles were 1425 and paid to me my truck $3,520.00 not bad for leasing to a company. Last week I had a small oversize that I moved 289 miles that paid $2,800.00 to my truck. That oversize paid $3,500.00 to the company but they took their cut which left me the $2,800.00

I started in the same shoes you are in now, except I was 19 years old when I bought my first truck and leased to a small company hauling Ag products locally for them now 4 ½ years later that truck is paid off and I’m doing well, even though everyone said I was too young and would fail. (And I’m still running the same truck so obviously I haven’t wreaked or killed anyone)

My only advice if you can only go in a 500 mile radius I would look into local dedicated work and skip the brokers.

Good Luck
Austin

 

Few seasoned O/Os are willing to make the jump from being leased, to getting their own authority, much less a newb with no driving experience.

http://li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov/

http://li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov/LIVIEW/pkg_html.prc_limain

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration-licensing/registration-licensing.htm

You can spend days at that website. Overwellming amount of BS.

I have thought of getting my own authority too, but I am not going to consider it at least until the economy starts picking up.

But you seem hell bent, so here's a link to some folks who'll give ya some free consultation.
http://www.dixoninsurance.com/index.html

As for load securement, ....I've only hauled reefers, vans and tanks,....but I have heard TMC has a load securement training program. Might be worth a call.

Be sure to post in 6 months. Curious to see where you are at that time.