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Originally Posted by baileydale
GMAN it is really hard for me to understand how I feel like I trust you so much, having never met you but I feel like I do. You are always very helpful and even when I disagree with you ( very seldom )I feel you are putting all the effort you have into helping people. That said, I am currently leased on to a small company and doing OK but have been playing with the idea of my own authority; if you do this I would like very much to be part of it. I currently run a 97 W900, 48X102 combo steel/alu spread.
I really appreciate your confidence, baileydale. Life would be pretty boring if we agreed all the time. I always try to be candid with people. Running your authority isn't all that difficult. Then most challenging part is finding good paying loads and the extra paperwork. I think the extra revenue is worth the effort. Some people are more comfortable leasing to a carrier. We all must find our comfort zone. It sounds like you have a good setup.
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Originally Posted by SteveBooth
You may have trouble getting a Mastercard or Visa account. They don't give them out too easily.
Paypal is a no brainer and once your setup the money goes right into your checking account. You don't charge a credit card. Your customer inputs their credit card with the amount of payment and it gets deposited into your account.
Thanks for the info, Steve. It sounds simple. I used to have something setup with American Express some years ago with another company that I owned. There are fewer people who have American Express and their fees are higher than Visa or Mastercard. I have an established corporation, so I don't think it will be too difficult to get it set up.
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Originally Posted by LOAD IT
GMAN, I think you are the right person for a dispatch service. You are honest, forthright and straight forward. I think you should charge a minimum flat rate per load, say $35 minimum and then you take a percentage after that, so you will at least make $35 for each load you locate, dispatch, baby sit through delivery, but you let the carrier invoice and worry with collecting the invoice. I think a dispatch service is far better than a freight brokerage. We all know how everyone distrusts brokers. Good Luck.
Thanks, LOAD IT. That is a good idea about the minimum charge. The dispatch service would work for the truck rather than the shipper or broker. I would make less with this type of service rather than leasing owner operators under my authority, but would not have the additional expense of insurance, compliance, billing, etc., I have been looking at both areas. There are a lot of up front expenses involved when you lease on an owner operators to your authority. I would probably need to either find some software to help track loads or write something simple that could be used such as in a spreadsheet. Actually, a spreadsheet might be just the thing.