You will severely limit yourself by not having your own trailer if you plan on running your own authority. There are some power only opportunities, but you will probably have more deadheading. There are a few carriers who have power only and transport trailers. CH Robinson sometimes have shippers who want you to use their preloaded trailers. If the shipper you mentioned will allow you to reload their trailer to get back, that might be a good way to get started. I would not count on doing that much business without having your own trailer. Since I have been running my own authority, I think that I have done power only with one trailer and that was a special over-sized trailer. It was 65' long and about 13' wide. Once you get your authority you can subscribe to some of the load boards. You can then check for power only loads to see what comes up.

 

Thanks Gman' The shipper pays round trip. All miles going and coming till
you drop there reefer.
Business will pick up in Sept till Dec, possibly non stop. Thought it might
be the opportunity to jump in.
At about $1.40 per mile, which includes fcs, and $25 per stop, it would be
a good starter. If I work hard all bills will be covered, plus.
Am I missing something
Again Thanks

 

The rate seems a bit low for a reefer, depending on where you will be running, but with a lot of stops, you could do alright, especially using their trailer. You will also burn less fuel since about half your miles will be empty. If the shipper doesn't object, you may be able to put something on the trailer on your way back to them. Some companies object, others don't.

 

They would object
and many times there are backhauls.
Thanks many times for your help and guidance.

 

Glad to help. Keep us posted.