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Old 09-18-2007, 06:12 PM
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Default Owner-Operator / motor carrier difference?

I typed 'motor carrier' in the search engine and got this: No topics or posts met your search criteria

Motor carriers are not discussed in this forum?

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Brokers can never give loads to owner-operators as owner-operators do not have motor carrier authority. Owner-operators must lease to a motor carrier and never to a broker.
This particular section is for owner-operators. Does this mean all are leased-on to motor carriers?

Are there any 'motor carriers' in this Owner-operator section? If the above describes the different characteristics shouldn't a seperate section exist for motor carriers?

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Old 09-18-2007, 06:50 PM
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Default Re: Owner-Operator / motor carrier difference?

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I typed 'motor carrier' in the search engine and got this: No topics or posts met your search criteria

Motor carriers are not discussed in this forum?

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Brokers can never give loads to owner-operators as owner-operators do not have motor carrier authority. Owner-operators must lease to a motor carrier and never to a broker.
This particular section is for owner-operators. Does this mean all are leased-on to motor carriers?

Are there any 'motor carriers' in this Owner-operator section? If the above describes the different characteristics shouldn't a seperate section exist for motor carriers?

THX

Where on earth did that quote come from ????

As a O/O you are either leased on to a carrier ( Landstar, Schneider, Swift, etc..) and operating under their Authority. Or as I, and most in this section, have their own Authority and we are finding our own freight through established shippers or reputable brokers. Some even have a Broker Authority to broker freight as an additional revenue stream.
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Old 09-18-2007, 07:15 PM
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Try typing in "authority." A little broad but it should get ya started.
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Old 09-18-2007, 08:00 PM
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Where on earth did that quote come from ????
.....from a broker course by RexEvilsizor.com

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try searching again this had been discussed a million times. I defined the terms about a week ago.
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I think that O/O means different things to different people. I was filling out govt forms before and I believe they used the term to refer to a carrier that had no employees (as I recollect). I use the word carrier as often as I can to avoid confusion.
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This particular section is for owner-operators. Does this mean all are leased-on to motor carriers?

Are there any 'motor carriers' in this Owner-operator section? If the above describes the different characteristics shouldn't a seperate section exist for motor carriers?

THX

There are some of us on here who operate under our own authority. If you have your own authority, you are a motor carrier. If you own a truck and lease it to a motor carrier, you are an owner operator. There are some who consider themselves an owner operator, even though they run under their own authority. However, they are actually a carrier.
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Old 09-20-2007, 07:13 AM
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(a) The department shall establish a classification of motor carrier of property known as owner-operators. http://law.onecle.com/california/vehicle/34624.html This appears to be a third definition
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Example of o/o being used both ways.
http://www.owneroperatordirect.com/?...FRUHWAoduBgABQ
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As far as I'm concerned having my own authority, I am an owner/operator. I own my truck and I operate it same as someone who is leased onto a carrier.

Just a bunch of people who wanted to have a classier name. Sort of like the guy who pumps gas is now called a gasoline technician or that trash guy is now a sanitary engineer.
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Just a bunch of people who wanted to have a classier name. Sort of like the guy who pumps gas is now called a gasoline technician or that trash guy is now a sanitary engineer.
So we can't use Freight Relocation Specialist any more :?: :lol:
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