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Message:: [QUOTE="striker, post: 8348375, member: 32076"]CH Robinson, Landstar, etc., check with brokers, forwarders, etc.. You also need to make sure you meet all the requirements for the ramps or ports you are operating out of. My best advice, until you get some real knowledge, find an established intermodal carrier in your area, go to work for them. Make sure they will take you as an independent. The company I work for, we have 3 O/O's, they are independents, they only use us and our SCAC for access to the rail, depots, and we act as a broker to them. They are paid 90% of what we charge the customer for the haul. I've seen some of their settlements, $4,000/week to the truck for 5 days is not uncommon, that's running local for 8 to 10 hrs per day, but then again, if we get slow, they will be the first to sit, company drivers will take priority.[/QUOTE]