What do experienced O/O's look for in a lease?

Thats a decently high %, although if they haul cheep freght its a high % of a low number. Find out what the average /mile and o/o gets. Obviously it will varry between loads but they should be able to provide an average. To give you a reference, Landstar is 65%/70%. Flatbed is generally a few % higher.

For their % you run under their authorety. That includes, drug testing, safety training, lots of paper work etc. Find out if you have to pay for permits/baseplate or do they. What about insurance? All these factor into what they pay and what you pay. What kind of fuel discounts do they have? Do you get 100% of fuel surcharge? they also should take care of your ifta.

 

Are u a student? An 82% deal would typically be for an O/O who wants to run under the authority of another carrier. Would prob cover some authority, factoring so u get paid weekly, an handling all the paperwork and ins for you. They may or may not provide dispatch, depending on the deal u strike up. Some O/O's like self dispatch. 82% would prob not cover all of the required insurances, plates, and etc, or fuel and repairs

 

not wanting to show rates until you are approved would definitely be a red flag. at mercer or landstar they will give you fleet avg.s and let you see load board samples. I would see rate BEFORE I signed up or wasted time in a approval process.

and you should know whats in their lease before you get approved, if they don't furnish that with no problem, run and don't look back

 

how is the fuel surcharge figured? what is it currently? and percentage of nothing is nothing

 

Sorry, your info says you are a student.