MC and USDOT numbers questions

i beleive that EVERYONE has to be in a pool. others have talked on here about having a center set up.

i beleive you can obtain your authority, no matter who your working for. but i don't think it's really any good without your own insurance. and that price might be pretty high considering your only want your own authority on a part time basis. (somewhat speaking).

i don't think you'd be able to haul loads under your own authority while your insured and plated under someone else's authority

i've thought about what your talking about. but the cost of maintaining insurance is pretty steep. if it weren't for insurance, there's probably a lot of truckers that would do something like that. or something along those lines. just to get that 1 year past.

i've talked to a few brokers that say they have no problem with brand new authority. but they do run some type of check. they don't want to load someone who consistently advances the loads. AND, is always late for whatever reason. or takes the money and runs.

i don't know how they do a check on you though.

others will have other insights. but i think the sticky points are going to be your own insurance and hauling your own loads under someone else's authority.

 

You can't display two authorities on 1 truck and run under both. Those days are long gone. You can get the authority to have but can't use it to run with. Unless, you get both on magnets and use one of them this load and the other for a back haul.

 

Yes you can do that. That is fine and insurance may not be needed. That is a perfectly fine thing to do and a smart idea.

 

In order to get active authority, you will have to post active insurance with the FMCSA. I know, I just got my authority activated.

 

The $ it would take to do that would severly offset your benefit, I dont see how it can be practical.
Will your company not let you use the load boards with their info?