New Authority, advice on booking loads?

By the statement you made about not knowing the trucking industry, your setting yourself up for failure, and loosing your shirt if you lucky. It would be like opening a mechanic shop and not knowing much about cars.... you need to learn the business before starting one.

 

Depends on where your located but a good full time driver is gonna cost you 80K a year………

 

A Bad driver? Damage the truck, disappear with the truck. And load.

 

Yeah that sounds all great but think of the driver, you start up with failure on the horizon, get a good driver and pay the guy/gal as a 1099.

After so many weeks or months you decide you made an oppsy. You are over your head and are not making much money.

You sell the truck, fire the driver and screw him because you illegally classified him as a contractor when he is an actual employee.

while you are out of some money, he is out of a job and no unemployment.


Yeah your idea of learning is the best.

 

I don't understand why people think Trucking is something entrepreneurial to do that it's a business you can come into with no experience and be successful and make money.

I think a hair salon is a great business. I've never been in a hair salon I have no idea what services are offered I have no idea how to hire people what to do with inventory what needs to be kept in inventory or how much money it will cost me but you know what I think I just do it anyway....

Hey man it's really easy. All I have to do is find a storefront, renovate it, make it look nice and everyone will come in and work and I'll count the money. How much easier can it be than that?

And by the way, no employee respects a boss that has no idea what's going on.

 

Your paying $550 a week plus .19 a mile?

That = $3910 on a 9000 mile month.

I know you did the math on that

How much will your insurance be?

what numbers are you coming up with? I’m just curious.