Searching for a good carrier to lease on to is always a hit and miss. There is always going to be some degree of discontent. In you position, being a part of those blue Amazon Prime trailer haulers, there is not too much to lose to try something else for a change.
I was at a similar crossroad; did not want to be with the carrier that, I thought, took advantage of me, yet I was skeptical about finding anything better. Landstar, Mercer, Schneider...not thanks, I stay away from kolkhoz size and mentality. I just got my own MC#.
1st year liability and cargo + physical damage package can be 12 -16K - pretty ; depending heavily on the place of residence and other factors such as loss runs from the current bobtail insurance and MVR. You need a trailer too.
Focusing only on light loads is not a good long term strategy, it will substantially limit the scope of load availability and it is a highly competitive market. Everyone wants to haul light, except maybe for Winter. Hard to say though what impact of hauling heavier loads might have on prolonging this engine life, at this mileage already. Maybe very minimal, anyway.
Help me switch companies
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Antonovich, Nov 6, 2019.
Page 4 of 4
-
-
Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds
Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.
-
-
Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds
Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.
Page 4 of 4