Non Compete Issues

The article I seem was a California Supreme Court ruling about non compete clause in agreements and it wasn't a broker carrier agreement they ruled the non compete clause as being non valid and illegal in most cases it was in a trucking magazine I don't remember which one.Im no expert either but to my understanding agreements aren't as binding in a law standard as a contract is.and in most all cases you sign agreements with brokers me personally don't know a lot of guys who have back door a broker do know some and either the broker didn't find out or they did and didn't do anything.Do know one who said the broker did learn he did it and the broker stopped loading him.

 

The thing is, a ruling in California's Supreme Court is only binding in the state of California. Different states have different laws and rulings when it comes to non-competes, and as such OP really needs to consult an attorney.

 

Yeah I'm not debating that noncompetes are basically not enforceable in CA. That's so true that people I know have fled to CA to avoid noncompete's from old employers. There's a reason why they had to relocate though... In most states (mine included) and ESPECIALLY in OH/IL where most of the big brokerages main offices are located you can make freight brokers sign VERY restrictive non competes and then enforce them in court.

 

Hello, I am thinking about getting in the business as well. I have a few trucks. I plan on expanding on that, but also wanted to learn the broker side. I'm scheduled to go school in a month or so. I'm all about business and maybe we can talk and see if we can come up with something that would be mutually beneficial
For both of us.

 

I have a small fleet and I'm in the process of going to broker school, maybe we can come up with something that's mutually beneficial to both of us?

 

Well, first thing's first- can you get your money back? There isn't a broker school/course/book our there that isn't anything more than a thinly veiled sham that's designed to seperate the desperate and the foolish from large quantities of cash. How well do you know sales and customer service? That, at the end of the day is what will make you succesful as a broker. Having assets as you noted, will help, but you've still got to be able to sell your services, and follow through with what you promise.

 

Yeah definitely do not give any money to the broker school people.