Just a little rant...
Well, I have been running own authorities for over 2 years now. Plan was to own a little fleet and have regular work. My father has been in the business for many years and he had trucks leased on to other companies up to 5. We now have only 1 truck on the road and I have to do everything from finding loads to deliveries and all the back office work.
I cannot get myself to add another truck and have a driver on. Reasons that are restricting me:
1. Almost every trucking company is hiring and I do not have anything better to offer other than pay.
2. The drivers will cost me a lot as an employee, which the drivers do not really want and competitors are still offering the Driver Inc program.
3. I want a experienced driver with who will not cause me trouble because now its my own authorities on the line.
4. The fact that insurance is very hard to get, I dont want any citations.
Once I start growing, my father will take some load and he is able to do local deliveries and pickups. I however, do not have a dispatcher. I started doing LTL as well and TL and have some regular business.
I would really like to add trucks because my main market is Toronto to Montreal, and with the ELD being introduced in the new year, I expect rates/ freight to really increase. I doubt truckers will be able to do rounders before their 14 expire?
Anyone else face this issue, how did you get through it?
Stuck in No Growth Phase
Discussion in 'Canadian Truckers Forum' started by haider99, Jun 1, 2019.
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