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new owner operator

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by sanddollar, Feb 19, 2015.

  1. Feb 19, 2015 #1
    sanddollar

    sanddollar Bobtail Member

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    Hi

    I am a dispatcher of a small seasonal private fleet in New England.
    One of my young drivers wants to be an owner operator because he wants to make more money.
    I want to help him. I know a lot of generalities not specifics.

    How can I help him? Where can he go to learn? How do you research trucking companies before you sign on?

    thanks
    jim
     
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  3. Feb 19, 2015 #2
    TripleSix

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    Crawl before you walk.

    Learn the business in someone else's truck. If he's running seasonal, there's a lot of the business he doesn't know. He needs to run all seasons so he can have a more complete picture.
     
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  4. Feb 21, 2015 #3
    Lewhoo

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    mileage or percentage .tolls payed or not ,who pays ins,fuel tax ,fuel card or out of pocket,weekly ,bi weekly , monthly pay , is there hold , ins deductible,if on % do they have own loads or just load broker freight .i personally if it dont pay $1.95/m or more on your end .you will broke .$1.95 is back haul price just to get your ### home ..lol
     
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    Cetane+ Thanks this.
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