Team O/O's With Own Authority

[quote=" OPTIMUS PRIME ";2285207]So are you telling me that the companies that lease pays more than the avg. per mile rate from broker as of now? Last time I check you could pull dry freight on a reefer.
Believe it or not there are quite a few places that won't load a dry load on a reefer. I never would have thought it myself, until I experienced it with my 53's. I would never work for a mileage lease, so no that's not what I'm telling you.

How would we be the first to see when freight gets cut if we are using multiple brokers, I don't understand this? Care to show us what the line haul sheet says.
Um, lets use common sense here. Companies broker out there excess freight. If freight slows down, they make sure their leased or company trucks get the freight first. I'll have to see what I can do on the line haul sheet. I believe it's part of the lease packet, but I need to make sure. I had a good haul out of Allentown to Chicago from a great TMC agent that went away in the recession.

Where is that?
Landstar

We are fully aware of the responsibilities that comes with your own authority, and more than capable of handling them. Besides I also think it gives you more independence by handling all of your paperwork yourself. That right there is funny!

So why aren't you with landstar? That's what kills me with allot of these O/O's today is all of the "Gloom & Doom" stories of why you shouldn't become an o/o. If this was the case then why don't they all just choose another career. It's really not that complicated. But if you believe in Landstar why aren't you with them?[/quote]
What did you not understand. I've been with LS for two years and have never been happier. Trucking just came out of a viscous cycle that bankrupted many o/o's and companies that weren't well enough prepared. I myself liquidated my other trucks, and in the process lost $100,000 and laid off drivers, but I scraped by. To top it off, there are many signs of a double dip recession, depression, whatever you want to call it. So yeah, you'll get a lot of gloom and doom from guys that survived, when new o/o come on here and are underfunded or undergunned to be out here.

You said you didn't want to be a statistic, so I offered my advice. Obviously, you didn't want advice, so go for it. All I was trying to tell you is that you'd make more money leased to a good percentage carrier, which you don't want to hear. Have fun making less money with more work.

 

I know that if you buy your truck yourself and do not do a lease with the company that you contract with, you do not have all the "cant do's" that the leese operators have. I would never, I say NEVER, pay money for a truck and than be told what to do with it..LOL I wouldn't do that with anything. I understand contracts and I plan on signing with a percentage company but really would like an O/O only company.

 

It appears Sheepdog doesn't know what he's talking about, which has become usual around here. A lease purchase is completely different from leasing your truck to a company. Of course you have to meet their requirements. It appears you might have some issues on your license which is why you want to run your own authority. That may be your only route. Have you got an insurance quote yet? You might be pretty disappointed if you have a reckless. I'd be calling OOIDA and get a quote before I made any other preparations.

 

No that's a decent quote. You were asking about reckless driving in an earlier post. I do believe teams are given more leeway, driving record wise, as they are very desirable to carriers. Good luck.

 

I'm with Fortycal. He's proven to me over the past several weeks to be very level headed and smart when it comes to this business. I'd stay away from OOIDA though if you plan on becoming an approved carrier with Landstar. They do not get along.