Originally Posted by GMAN:
You don't need a truck to get your motor carrier authority, but most insurance companies require you to have a truck to write the insurance. You cannot get the authority without insurance. The insurance company usually writes the liability and cargo on a specific truck and/or trailer. By the way, if you plan on running your own authority, you should also plan on buying a trailer. You will probably need to purchase collision insurance on your equipment. Most charge 2-4% of the stated value of the equipment. You don't need collision insurance to obtain motor carrier authority, only liability and cargo.

Stop-stop-stop... If I will buy the truck I can't drive this from dealership to my home without MC authority. Or I can? If I can no more questions about this, but if I can't what should to do? I mean no MC without insurance and no insurance without truck. And no truck without MC :roll:

You can drive it home without having authority. But you cannot haul any loads until you either have authority or lease to a carrier. You will probably be required to have collision insurance on the truck before leaving the dealership, if you finance your purchase. :D

Originally Posted by GMAN:
You can drive it home without having authority. But you cannot haul any loads until you either have authority or lease to a carrier. You will probably be required to have collision insurance on the truck before leaving the dealership, if you finance your purchase. :D

OK, thank you GMAN! You help a lot.

GMAN
No doubt...you answered exactly what I wanted to know. Thanks again for taking the time to do it.

Have a safe and happy holiday season
BA

Originally Posted by BA:
So if your an O/O, is either an authority or company lease your only options to haul comercial freight?

Heck no. I haul HHG (HouseHold Goods). Some guys pull enclosed car haulers. Some do grain and soybeans. Although there may be different authorities for different kinds of freight, you probably want genral/commercial frieght.

Originally Posted by BanditsCousin:

Originally Posted by BA:
So if your an O/O, is either an authority or company lease your only options to haul comercial freight?

Heck no. I haul HHG (HouseHold Goods). Some guys pull enclosed car haulers. Some do grain and soybeans. Although there may be different authorities for different kinds of freight, you probably want genral/commercial frieght.

So no authority is required for hauling HHG? or are you saying that just a specific one is required? Seeing how GMAN also mentioned something about HHG, care to explain a little more about it?

I think HHG is its own authority. I know general freight companies can't haul hhg.

I need the Rev and Gman on this one :wink:

I don't recall any difference in authority from hauling HHG and general freight. However, there are additional regulations and disclosures which these carriers must comply. If you are a for hire carrier, you must have motor carrier authority.

Originally Posted by BanditsCousin:
I think HHG is its own authority. I know general freight companies can't haul hhg.

I need the Rev and Gman on this one :wink:

HHG does require special authority, that is why in the common authority letter it mentions "....transportation of freight (except household goods) by motor vehicle.

Originally Posted by LOAD IT:

Originally Posted by BanditsCousin:
I think HHG is its own authority. I know general freight companies can't haul hhg.

I need the Rev and Gman on this one :wink:

HHG does require special authority, that is why in the common authority letter it mentions "....transportation of freight (except household goods) by motor vehicle.

I have another one that reads... to engage in transportation as a common carrier of property (except household goods) by motor vehicle.