Looking to start my own trucking company

Nope

 

You picked a spectacularly bad time to start a trucking company. Imports are down to nothing, even large trucking companies with deep pockets are taking it on the chin.

 

how many years as a driver do you have?

if none, OH LORDY!!

 

You may need to rephrase that to how many years with a CDL driving a semi..

 

Yah, so your MC # isn’t going to age until it actually becomes active. There’s a big difference in MC being purchased and actually being used. Aside from that the whole “let it age” mentality is pure stupidity. I hit the ground running with new numbers and didn’t have one single problem booking loads.

Your other question about profit..

After the bills get paid you will still be short on paying your supposed driver. Money in your pocket isn’t going to happen in the current climate.

Maybe just stick to mini van work until you have a better understanding of how everything works.

 

I'm not picking on you but your stated goal in the semi-truck business is to find brokers for lanes for your hired driver. That ain't gonna work for many reasons that have been beaten to death here for years. Find your own customers and fill a real need otherwise you're just gonna get used up and run out of business. There's not enough profit to hire a driver depending on brokers. Guys like you with little more than a delusional dream are a dime a dozen out there and work really cheap. I had great relationships with several brokers for years and in the end it didn't do me any good at all.

As for sprinter trucks running expedited under a bigger carrier's authority. It's another situation where there's no shortage of dreamers who work cheap. The carriers grabbing up all that business make off like bandits though. They're not much different than brokers imo. Knock on doors and do YOUR thing if you do this. Don't be reliant on others because it's not a good long term path.

 

Have u considered hauling coke for el chapo?

 

I once thought I had a grand idea. And if a group could pull it off, it would be VERY profitable I think.

Ship in bulk....I'm talking a food grade pneumatic tanker. 25 tons a load from Miami to NYC. It would have to be profitable. But would a drug sniffing dog catch that, assuming everything is washed and spit shined before rolling? Sure the risks are astronomical, but the reward? Stratospheric!