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Invoicing and Payment as an O/O

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by phmulin, Jul 10, 2015.

  1. Jul 10, 2015 #1
    phmulin

    phmulin Bobtail Member

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    Hey,

    I'm starting off on my own and got a used truck from a dealer but I'm trying to figure out the rest of the business. How do you guys do all the invoicing, payment and collection calls to brokers? I don't get how I would do this on my phone in between loads.

    What is everybody else doing?
     
    phmulin, Jul 10, 2015
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  3. Jul 10, 2015 #2
    mrbamcclain

    mrbamcclain Light Load Member

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    Sounds like you put the cart before the horse

    If it's only you, no dispatch or wife at home helping...get a laptop and good printer, you're gonna need it!
    As an O/O you can't just drive and have no worries as you may have before as a company driver?

    You just became your own non paid secretary
     
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  4. Jul 10, 2015 #3
    phmulin

    phmulin Bobtail Member

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    Haha, Thanks mrbamcclain. Good advice.

    So what I am hearing folks have support from a professional dispatcher or wife/family (who is doing the dispatching + invoicing)?
     
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  5. Jul 10, 2015 #4
    mrbamcclain

    mrbamcclain Light Load Member

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    Don't get me wrong, and in sure others will be along to say the same. It can be done alone. Though at times, especially if you don't keep up with things as you go, it can become very teaching and overwhelming. The amount of paperwork involved is just maddening.

    Starting out if you're using the load boards it's gonna be packet after packet of you're hauling for multiple or sometimes whatever broker is available that best fills your needs, but if you're not set up with that broker, that's another packet to fill out.

    It's nice in that situation to have a wide or somebody who can keep up with the paperwork aspect of day to day.

    I'm not even gonna get into paperwork needed for audits, etc. Whole different ball game. Don't bring a bat to the court
     
    mrbamcclain, Jul 10, 2015
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