Questions for those running a small business running OO's

Hello,

Currently I've been operating my dads company for the past 5-6 years and was looking to start my own LLC. Although my dad is a great guy and a workaholic, he's mainly just focused on the money and not so much on the company, as long as we're in compliance he is happy. I would like to take a different approach of both making good money for the OO's and myself but also being more of a organized company.

One of my questions is how you guys manage OO's to stay in compliance with there vehicle maintenance to stay away from violations. Is there anything you request from them to provide that there trucks are up to date? Also do you offer any incentives to clean inspections?

Another is insurance, the company my dad currently uses is very strict with OO's being within the same state as the company or a touching state and they don't offer any way to "pause" the coverage if the OO's were to go on vacation for a month or two. Are there any insurance companies out there that are pretty lenient on where the OO's reside and have no problem stopping there coverage while they're on vacation?

I would like to also get a 3rd party company to handle all the back end stuff like permits, taxes, registration, drug screening, clearinghouse, etc. if you guys know of any good ones please let me know.

And lastly is what if any programs do you guys use to keep your company organized, from loads pulled, billing, invoices, money coming in & out, etc?

I appreciate any feedback!

 

As I said I do agree that the money is important but when your safety score is above national average and brokers don't want to work with you due to that factor then the money making is at risk. I am all for making money but at the same time also managing the company better.