Be Your Own Broker?
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If you want to lose all of your money, go for it.
How about less smart ass replies and provide some useful information?
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If you become an Owner Operator , can you be your own broker? Can I just go on to Freight Finder and choose a load?
Too many variables in your question to really answer.
The scope of this site, is to assist people who are interested in entering the industry as company drivers. So don't be upset if you don't get answers to questions that are far beyond the scope of this site.
Short answer though - as an O/O, operating under your own authority (your own DOT number, etc.), you can grab loads from boards. BROKERS are the folks that list those loads. So you're not going to be "your own broker" per se.
If you are an O/O, leased onto a carrier - you will usually be getting loads off that carriers load board - so in essence, your CARRIER is your "broker".
Rick
Owner Operator:
An owner-operator is a driver who either owns or leases the truck they are driving. A self-employed driver.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Makes sense. Thanks for that. I don't mind not getting answers, or someone telling me like you did, but I just don't see a need for smart ass answers. Ya know? We are all here to learn and ask questions.
If you become an Owner Operator , can you be your own broker? Can I just go on to Freight Finder and choose a load?
Too many variables in your question to really answer.
The scope of this site, is to assist people who are interested in entering the industry as company drivers. So don't be upset if you don't get answers to questions that are far beyond the scope of this site.
Short answer though - as an O/O, operating under your own authority (your own DOT number, etc.), you can grab loads from boards. BROKERS are the folks that list those loads. So you're not going to be "your own broker" per se.
If you are an O/O, leased onto a carrier - you will usually be getting loads off that carriers load board - so in essence, your CARRIER is your "broker".
Rick
Owner Operator:
An owner-operator is a driver who either owns or leases the truck they are driving. A self-employed driver.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Makes sense. Thanks for that. I don't mind not getting answers, or someone telling me like you did, but I just don't see a need for smart ass answers. Ya know? We are all here to learn and ask questions.
If you become an Owner Operator , can you be your own broker? Can I just go on to Freight Finder and choose a load?
Too many variables in your question to really answer.
The scope of this site, is to assist people who are interested in entering the industry as company drivers. So don't be upset if you don't get answers to questions that are far beyond the scope of this site.
Short answer though - as an O/O, operating under your own authority (your own DOT number, etc.), you can grab loads from boards. BROKERS are the folks that list those loads. So you're not going to be "your own broker" per se.
If you are an O/O, leased onto a carrier - you will usually be getting loads off that carriers load board - so in essence, your CARRIER is your "broker".
Rick
Yah - I suppose folks could be a little more patient, or just tell you they don't know - or perhaps direct you to a site that could better answer your questions.
I did a ton of research a few years ago on all aspects of the industry. So I have some familiarity with how stuff works.
But it does go beyond the scope of discussions on this board - I share it in general terms, so we don't get bogged down with the details here.
Rick
Owner Operator:
An owner-operator is a driver who either owns or leases the truck they are driving. A self-employed driver.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Ok, Cody.
A broker gets freight from shippers and then gets a truck to take the load to where it's going.
This trucker is your Owner Operator with his own Authority and business. These guys and girls usually work very hard to make a decent profit. Drivers have time for driving, they don't have time to broker/ find their own loads.
As a company driver I had this experience: I took a load of insulation from Mississippi to Burlington, VT. Guess how much freight goes out of Vermont? I had to deadhead 500 miles back to central Pennsylvania for my next load. An owner operator doesn't get paid for deadhead.
Deadhead:
To drive with an empty trailer. After delivering your load you will deadhead to a shipper to pick up your next load.
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
Owner Operator:
An owner-operator is a driver who either owns or leases the truck they are driving. A self-employed driver.
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If you become an Owner Operator , can you be your own broker? Can I just go on to Freight Finder and choose a load?
Owner Operator:
An owner-operator is a driver who either owns or leases the truck they are driving. A self-employed driver.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.