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Originally Posted by ground_pounder
yea i can't imagine how hard it is trying to make a living leased to a company. the most i seen was a 1.50 a mile with in the first 400 miles all the way down to 89 cents a mile over 400 miles. i run like hell when i hear i can lease the truck. hopefully this new company works out for you!! your right no independant contractor i'll say should be a company slave paying there bills working for peanuts after all your working for a wage nor charity.have you thought about brokering your own loads and having customers calling you and avoiding all the brokers? yes brokers are thieves some pay some don't some take there sweet time of paying to. i can't blame you for wanting out after the truck is paid off. i would rather run under my own athourity own plates insurance everything you'll probily be better off. iv'e seen fsc from .42 all the way upto .56.
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Yes, Im pondering running my own authority.. But right now i'm trying to climb out of the hole. The other company I was with had me so far in debt that I had to live off cash advances for the week. Funny thing is i knew this was a bad decision when i saw my first check with them but I had not choice but to stick it out for a few years. Hey but I made it thru 2.5 years with them. walked away last year and now i'm doing better. Some time in march I should be able to step away from this current company and try my own authority. I have a cousin who running his, but he lacks the desire to work. I have no problem working just the money these people are paying. I may rent his flatbed and try a few loads there or step off and get a reefer. Either way something will happen..
AS for FSC. yeah i know they are screwing me, but they pay for reefer fuel and told us up front they are keeping some of it, I have to respect that. They didn't lie to me and i appreciate that. all in all I stay busy with the lanes i like to run and go home when i need to.. If my truck continues to hold up, I think I will be ok.
I know a few brokers in the business right now and they all telling me the money is out there you just have to go get it. I keep in contact with a few account managers as well, who tell me they can get me loaded any time. But i'm sure this is just the normal BS all IC hear. Either way im always willing to give things a try. So we shall see a few months from now..