Running under your own authority vs being leased is not always better!!

Because in this section it comes up every other week. Give it time and someone will start mentioning rates, fuel and the president. Its like....

Manual or Auto
Authority or Leased
GPS or Atlas
Paper logs or Elogs
New truck or Old truck

 

Should I get my cdl and buy a new truck because I heard that's where all the money is.
Which loadboard has the best paying freight.
Who will let me use their password to look at a loadboard (because I think all the posts have a $ tag attached)
Why doesn't everyone believe they should use super singles.
I bought a truck and don't know how to be a trucker.


Just adding a couple other regulars that show up that you didn't have

 

Pay as low as $4000 when leased to a carrier for insurance? I thought most places only required you to carry bobtail ins which was under $1000 last I checked. Has it gone up that much?

 

Skate-Board said it all "Abide by their rules or your gone in a second" That's the problem running the carriers tags. I have never ran my own authority, and have been leased to one of the best Owner Operator companies for 26 years. It's worked for me, but they could cancel my contract at any time, there I sit no tags and no insurance.

 

Everybody's situation/needs are different, you have to figure it out for yourself. If you're on here asking some of these questions (should I get a step or a flat?) you're probably going to make the wrong decision anyway.

 

ok its like this, when leased you get direct freight and company keeps %, when your mc# you get brokered load and broker keeps %/$. its diferent for everybody

 

So if you have your own authority, do you do a urine or hair test? I'm asking for a friend.

 

Really, who cares Bayou. It's like your trying to talk people with their own authority to give it up and lease on.