Leasing on an owner operator to my authority

Are you doing dispatch? From friends I have known throughout the years driving oneself and also having other drivers is hard with retention and can be draining over the long haul-ie imagine having your dispatch call you with a load while the driver you have breaks down ect.

That being said- you need to have your back end squared away. Making sure you have the paperwork for the people you sign on. Lookup Trucking made successful on youtube-she has great videos on this
https://www.youtube.com/@TruckingMadeSuccessful

That being said-dont take cheap freight-if everyone in the market is taking the scraps from the brokers right now-then we will continue to get lower rates per mile.

Depending on your costs per mile (CPM) and commitments/leases-it might make sense to drive at a company right now to save your truck-but if your doing good cpm go for it.

 

Six months in, you better check with your insurance to see if they will even allow it.

Your lease agreement is yours, not a copy of someone else's. Must included everything in 376.12

 

I know Great West insurance will not let you have anyone but yourself until after 1 year.

 

Exactly!

 

i would wait till you get a year, insurance is a big hurdle. On top of that if you just hiring on anty driver off the streets they can be terrible, get tickets, late pick ups deliveries etc. Suggest you vet anyone into deep research on them before jjust hire them on. One little mess up from said driver can raise your insurance enough to shut you down