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Originally Posted by Scottt
Dumb question here..............What is the advantage of leasing on to a carrier as opposed to getting your own authority and doing your own thing??
What's Landstar 72% and you still have to pay your own plates and insurance and fuel tax?
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The only insurance you pay is comp. on your equipment , not cargo and liabilty.
Leasing to a top quality carrier gives you the chance to haul freight for customers than would never talk to a small or one truck company, they also don't allow their freight to be brokered. Go make a cold call on Lockheed Martin,Pratt and Whitney, GE,NASA or the auto makers. Good luck even finding the door, let alone getting your foot in it.
You may be surprise what some freight pays when your pay is based on what the customer pays, not what some broker is willing to give you. There are many drivers leased to carriers that do better than running under their own authority with a lot less hassels.
High value cargo insurance can be a problem for a one truck operation.