Broker your own loads

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Willie Pete, Feb 17, 2019.

  1. Willie Pete

    Willie Pete Bobtail Member

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    Hello
    I have a question...can you broker your own loads?
     
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  3. Buckeye 60

    Buckeye 60 Road Train Member

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    you need to have your own authority. the biggest problem is when you have 1 truck its hard to get anybody to talk to you . for the most part individual have an easier time covering a regular run every week. there must be an incentive for a shipper to switch to and individual for a load and that is price or service. if you can tell a guy you will take this load every Monday you may have a shot . now that said you have to be prepared what to do if you have a breakdown or cant make it and you may have to use a Broker to find another truck
     
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  4. blade

    blade Heavy Load Member

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    There are some carriers that will lease you on that will allow you to run load boards and pick freight
     
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  5. Buckeye 60

    Buckeye 60 Road Train Member

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    thats not brokerin your own loads the loads on a load board are put on there by frieght brokers
     
  6. Willie Pete

    Willie Pete Bobtail Member

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    Freight brokering your on loads
     
  7. blade

    blade Heavy Load Member

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    Okay so what would you call it?
     
  8. Willie Pete

    Willie Pete Bobtail Member

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    I am looking into becoming a freight broker along with running my trucking company
     
  9. Scooter Jones

    Scooter Jones Road Train Member

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    Don't see why not. You'll just need to set up a separate entity on the brokerage side.
     
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  10. Buckeye 60

    Buckeye 60 Road Train Member

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    you need broker age authority or licence along with your truck authority
     
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  11. Drake Passage

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    Get ur BMC-84 Bond, OP-1, freight insurance, USDOT number, FMCSA then yeah. By federal law Double brokering 15% is illegal so I’m pretty sure that implies that freight brokering has a 15% percent cap. If ur an owner already add 15% of ur last years gross to ur yearly gross & decide is it worth getting, (350,000 average 52,500 tacked on) now if u own ur own company with more than just one driver, ya it’s worth it!
     
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