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Originally Posted by maximus12
I just bought my own truck (2003) columbia for 24k and it has 534kmiles on it.
After reading several treads, I have decided to lease it to CRST Malone. I don't have any flat bed experience, however I use to work for CRST as company driver.
I have heard alots of good things about malone. I have outlined my questions at the bottom.
1. Malone works with dispatcher and agents. Can i access the available loads from online?
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As far as I know you still cannot access loads on the internet with CRST Malone. You primarily work with a dispatcher but can call agents to get loads. A friend of mine left the a year or two ago and he told me that they are pushing their owner operators to primarily work with their dispatcher rather than call the agents. When I was there I had a lot of contact with different agents. If you get a good dispatcher they should keep you pretty busy.
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Originally Posted by maximus12
2. This question might seem simplistic but keep in mind that I m asking for AVERAGE (GOOD WEEKS AND BAD WEEKS AVERAGED) HOW MUCH CAN I TAKE HOME? MY TRUCK PAYMENT IS 270.00/WK.
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It depends on how much you spend. If you are in a lease purchase with CRST Malone I would prepare to spend about $800/week with maintenance account, etc., If you lease to them you will need to buy tarps, chains, etc., It will cost you about $2,200-2,500 for everything. They should finance them for you if you don't have all the cash and take a fixed amount out of your weekly settlement. You will need to pay 10% down. You may be able to buy used equipment from them if it is available. If you could get one of their side kits you may not have to buy tarps if you want to keep the kit up all the time. If you don't have your own trailer you will need to either rent one from an outside source or from CRST Malone. I believe the cost is about $165/week. When I leased to them my flat bed made about $1.66/mile average for all miles. That was several years ago. My friend had a deal working with an agent and he was averaging about $2/mile after they got their cut. He left to get his own authority about a year or two ago. I am sure there are some doing better and worse. Where you live can also impact the rate you get and how frequently you get home.
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Originally Posted by maximus12
3. My recruiter mentioned; whenever freights are slow, I can always get loads from other carriers by using Malones authority. How does that work out? For instance, I find a landstar load, what is the process?
Thats about it for now.
Thanks
Best regards.
marK
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You will need to call your dispatcher and get a number to put on the bills so that you can get paid. They will need to approve the broker's credit before allowing you to pull a load for an outside broker. If it is a broker that they have been doing business it should not take but a few minutes.
It is almost impossible to tell anyone how much they can clear as an owner operator. Since you are new, it will take time to learn how to manage your business. CRST Malone will train you to tarp during orientation. I enjoyed working with them when I was there. They had a pretty good freight base when I was there. Keep in mind that freight is off somewhat right now. I would ask them what there owner operators are averaging. They were always straight with me. Do you know which office you will be based? Where do you live?
HELP!! I AM A NEW OWNER OPERATOR
