Which Brokers Work With New Trucking Companies | First 90 Days New Authority Trucking Company
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 มิ.ย. 2024
- Today we are putting the vlog on hold so we can answer the most common question I get asked... Which brokers work with new authority trucking companies? How to find loads in the first 90 days of operating authority? So on this video I show you how I find loads and the different load boards I use to find every load I haul.
1. DAT Load Board
2. Knight Swift Carrier Select Load Board
3. TQL Carrier Dashboard
4. Convoy App
5. Uber Freight
6. Amazon Relay
7. CH Robinson
8. Coyote Logistics
9. CR England
10. JB Hunt 360
Free game can’t beat it! Love to see people helping people instead of trying to sell a coarse!!
What an informative and awesome video man! Lots of work to keep putting out content as good as yours. Keep up the good work! For the record your intro is one of my favorites on YT along with Trent Palmer and Normal Guy Supercar. Roll the music and get in the truck!
Thanks bro!
Bought a truck, have my permit, working on mc#, super appreciate all this info. I downloaded several of the apps you suggested. Thanks man!
Cool, thanks for watching! I'm glad we can all learn from each other. I've learned a ton by watching other youtubers.
Really informative vid Nick and your personality makes for easy listening 🇬🇧🇺🇸👍
Thanks Mark!
Good info Velox18. Have a great weekend. As always, thanks for sharing.
Thanks 53!
You're the man Nick, thanks for all the information. For someone thinking about taking that plunge, your videos makes that a substantially more known quantity.
Thanks Tim... Information videos are so much harder for me than just rambling on as I drive, lol.
@Velox18 Where could I find convoy loads now since convoy got sold another company? Do you know which company has their loads? I'm searching for downloads on the board, but I can't find it.
Nowhere near CA, but still super helpful! Good work ☆
This content is a God send. Thanks Nick. I made the decision recently to take the plunge, shop for a starter truck (ELD exempt of course) and go owner op. Thanks for all you do to give us your perspective as a new authority.
Just one man's experience as a new authority... glad it's helpful!
Just make sure ur not gona run California. Because that eld exempt truck won't b legal in califas.just incase u don't know .good luck bro
Thanks for the info bro stay safe out there brother…
Really good information...I have a new authority...it really help me...
Cha, cha, cha. DAT good job thanks for sharing
Good information.
Hahahah thanks for the shout out I flipped out when you said it and I was like wth how’s he know it was my birthday and my girlfriend starts cracking up because I flipped out hahahahaha I guess I talk about el hueso a lot hahahaha thank you once again been going to CDL school for 2 weeks got all my inspections down I start my skills on Monday
And thanks for sharing all this information with us and giving us insight of all this we appreciate it
No problem, happy birthday bro! You got a good girl right there if she actually listens to you when you talk about youtube truckers, lol. Good luck with the skills man... Just remember it's ok to take your time in a truck. Everyone's gonna be waiting for you but that's ok, don't get in a hurry.
@@Velox18 thank you she sure is a keeper for sure, thank you for the tips I’ll def keep them in mind at school and when I go to the dmv
I am in CDL school, looking to cut my teeth running for a company but my desire is to run O/O with my own Authority.... I am from the same area as you (Gilroy) and have been impressed you went from leased on to a company hauling fuel to becoming independent. Amazing! I come from a long line of truck drivers and about to continue that tradition. anyways... When you are bidding, how do you figure out how much per mile you should charge? What is too much and not enough? I know I am wet behind the ears at 46 years old but I can drive and I do not want to sell myself short. You are more than welcome to DM me but even on here I will listen. I seen how you came up and are doing amazing, your successes are my goals, thank you for sharing.
Passed all 3 tests and got the permit this week!! 😊 looking for school to go to!
(From philly)
Was up man!
Just filled out the fmcsa today and that shit took forever. What factoring company is good to use for new authorities. Anyways awesome vib I'm gonna subscribe!
Reefer, Big Beautiful Black Truck! what you do is my dream of life. I am from the Philippines .... hehehe we do not have much highways as you have in USA but we have a lot of islands with white sandy beaches. Anyway I love reefer since it provides food. Your videos are very informative and I am happy to say that as you give useful data, numbers and guidelines, actually you are attracting value BY giving value to us.
I will move to USA ( East - Virginia ) in couple of months and I need to find a mentor . How can I find him?
Great video. One day I will live my dream!
Do it!
@@Velox18 we are almost done paying off our debt. Then comes the truck!
Hell ya kicking off a Friday night the right way with velox!
Haha, thanks for watching bro!
I'm from Dallas, TX and on my first 90 days biggest broker with a reefer trailer was Coyote. They kept me going followed by Uber. TQL were 3rd but I use them only as a last resort. TQL has a lot of loads but play way too many games.
C.H. Robinson, there rates were low when I started and have a lot of freight too.
Great channel 👍
Thanks David! And thanks for sharing the Texas info!
@@Velox18
Man, you have a great channel. I follow Sam 'Make sense 'and that how I got to your channel. He was encouraging guys to look at your channel and I'm glad I did.
Great channel 👍, nice Pet 👍
Thanks bro!
Hey bro I’m starting a new authority in Dallas. You got anymore suggestions?
@@JuanyJuanes
Congrats man. What do you plan on hauling? Dry van, flatbed or reefer? Are you intrastate or interstate?
CH Robinson Southeast in Atlanta.. I drove a company truck and hauled for them for years.. they loaded me back to ATL and FL from CA every week.. we made good money and I didn't sit in a cooler's bullpen over 2 hours , and I never had more than 3 picks.. maybe because I got back to ATL from Salinas in 43-44 hours and from Yuma in 36 .. and I never had a claim.. if you want to run , try em
Good info
Thanks smooth! Haven't heard from you in a while. Hope you're doing well!
@@Velox18 doing great man, retiring in Oct so I’ve just been working hard and saving as much money as I can for the transition. Your channel is taking off very nicely. I think I’m going to start another channel when I go to landstar in October and try to get the algorithm working for me
Uber freight works with new authority ,ch robison/cheap and heavy, tql
congrates on all your successful efforts, i have a question for you. Comming from a Tanker yanker outfit, what has it been like transitioning to 53" reefer. I started running into California and it freeks me out having the axle where it needs to be and still run 43,000lbs.
Just make sure not to load past the 48' mark. If you don't have a line drawn inside, you should mark it. 43k is not too bad. 45k might be a problem past the 48 ft mark. Also, be aware of the over hang when backing and turning. Running in Cali, watch out for the bridge law. You should keep your tandems slide all the way up or mostly all the way up depending on the track. DOT will definitely come out with a measuring tape.
Yeah, I'm still learning how to load my trailer and slide everything properly for a heavy load.
Thanks for that! So far it’s been “chimney blocked” 1 straight 1 turned and they’ve been balanced. But I’ve had more loads reworked than I care for.
@@7477thomas the reefer weighs about 2k. Don't forget to compensate for that weight in front too. Theoretically, each hole counts for 200 lbs or so on the sliding rail. If you have a sliding 5th wheel, that's somewhat trickier.
Great video! Do you get paid through all these apps? Do they all offer quick pay?
The techy ones offer quick pay, even free quick pay on a couple of them. The more traditional brokers don't.
Hi! Which load board have you seen with the most PO?
Do I need a my own trailor?looks like you reply to most your messages thanx in advance
Hadn't watched the whole video yet, but will. Question, do you know if could get your own authority, but continue to drive for someone else while time builds up on your own authority for say a year. Then start working under your own number, and now it has been in service for a year, so its no longer new? I have no idea at all about this. I just want to do something similar to what you're doing, and just looking for the best way to do so. Thanks for your videos, they are very helpful!
Yo man when I first applied for my authority I was wondering the same thing but now I’m 100% sure your authority doesn’t become active until you get insurance added to it and to do that you gotta put up the insurance down payment and pay the monthly installments. So if you’re not running your truck your kind of throwing money away. But if you got it like that financially where you can work for someone and pay insurance for an authority you’re not using then hey…I guess you can. 🤷♂️
@@LionHeart3641 Yeah, DK is right. At 15k+ per year it wouldn't make it worth it... just take your lumps as a new authority carrier and start building the business.
It's going to cost you more when it comes to Insurance. If you're leased on to a company and still setting up your own authority, you'll be paying for your lease and for your own authority when it comes to insurance. Personally I'd say just maybe do it for 30 days but you'll have brokers that will work with new authority.
@@LionHeart3641 Thanks man, thats good information.
Tip. You can add a car to your authority insurance just to build up history. Longer you have insurance cheaper it gets plus your Cdl driving experience with no tickets will make it cheaper.
Who has the best power only in ur opinion
I have my US DOT and CA number do I need to get a MC number to do loads in California?
Good information , I dont know if you have a CB handle , I am not doing nothing on a Friday night except for watching your videos but maybe this one would work for you I 5 cowboy 🤔
I was wondering what is the wheelbase on your tractor 275 it looks ??
be safe
No CB handle yet... that's something to think about. Wheelbase is 260, you were close... its the 48" sleeper that makes it look a little longer.
What the credit score for brokers I should work with .I hear working with a broker with low credit score can be trouble
Ha I got the first like in!
How's Wyoming?
@@Velox18 gorgeous, have you ever been? will have lots of footage on the channel in one of the next 2 videos depending on how it shakes out at edit time ;)
Now things have changed and most brokers will not accept new authority without aged authority.
If you start new company now you are very limited with who will work with you.
When someone says convoy, does the song by CW McCall get stuck in your head? I guess I am getting really old...
Was the dark of the moon, on the sixth of June,
In a Kenworth pullin' logs...
👍👍👍👍
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Do you need to have your own trailer?
First
If DAT is your number one source for loads.... that means AFTER you got your trailer right? What was your number one source as power only... Trailers are so hard to come by right now, I will start Power Only just like you did.
I still got quite a few loads off the DAT when I was power only... but I used Swift/Knight more often than any other.
💪🏾🙏🏾💙
If I'm doing Power Only and find a load out i could use, and need to fill it. When I'm in the DATBOARD what Code do i use to find, Example- PO for Power only, What code do i need to be searching under to find a way to fill the load out.
Just search for Van loads. Be careful though because some of the bigger guys only want you to book their freight in the load out trailers.
Who do you have for insurance.. I was quoted 27k a year.
Do you need your own trailer.
Have you noticed if reefer freight insurance is higher than dry van freight?
You need to have reefer breakdown insurance so that makes it a little more.
Do I need a mc to haul with these apps?
That pre trip wss a B, dude failed me because of how I talk.... I had some thoughts on dude!!!
That sucks bro. Just keep at it
I see that Amazon requires Workers' Compensation insurance. Can you tell me if you need Workers' Comp. insurance if you are a one member LLC?
I don't think so, I've ran for them and I don't have workers comp
How did you get a "Carb Document" for the knight/swift load board? It's part of the Carrier packet
They accepted my cab card for my California registration.
@@Velox18 thanks man I appreciate. Trying local runs IE area. Day cab. I've been using Ubber freight and convoy. For 2 weeks now
When you say a broker will work with someone after 30 days, 90 days, etc, does that mean you have to be actively delivering with your authority for that time or is the authority allowed to be active and sit while you work things out such as financing for a truck?
Thanks nick
Yes and no... If you're numbers are active then yes... but the numbers don't go active until you bind insurance to them so you kinda need to have everything in place and spending money to start accruing time. And if you're spending the money to activate it you might as well use it and just deal with being the new guy for a while, lol.
Who did you get insurance from and how much do you pay a month / year?
Time to use that reefer for content and money.
I agree! It's just hard to turn down a $9,600 week!
What year is ur truck ?
Did the Peterbilt dealership fix all the broken cheap Chinese steel?
Yep, everything taken care of.
Just attempted my first load with TQL. Told them I had a 26' box truck. My driver gets there and the shipper says you need a semi because there are 26 pallets...
That sucks. I haven't had them be that incompetent... they're usually just cheap on the rates and very rude. lol.
We operate box trucks and have team setups for box trucks.
What year is your truck and model , i like it
2022 Peterbilt 389
Thanks man am new into learning trucking business and i know your videos will help me for my future; that’s what i want to do i been stuck in a factory for the last 19 and a half years your videos are inspiring me,to go for thanks again God bless you keep in touch.
Eld review
Hey Nick I’m in the process of getting insurance what did you start with I’m lost and a bit confused on what I need please help
I went through an agency so that they could walk me through it and hold my hand the whole way. I used CUI Agency out of Utah. My agent is Stephen Rodgers and he's a rad guy... I'm sure he'll answer your questions.
@@Velox18 thnx Nick I’m in Riverside Eastvale you inspire me I’ve been a company gasoline tanker driver for over 20 years and it’s time for me to go your videos are god sent love “El Gueso!!”
@@hiimwill3086 Thanks bro! Are you sure you want to leave the gasoline life behind? I have friends that wouldn't give up those jobs for anything, even for El Hueso!
Any recommendations on a place where they help you with getting your own authority and insurance
On FMCSA's web, it's only $300 to set up your own authority. Don't pay someone to do it.
Thank you
There'd more to it than just an MC number. You can totally do it yourself, it's pretty easy stuff. But I actually paid someone to do it to make sure I didn't overlook something or delay myself with a silly error. I used Motor Carrier HQ
Ok thank you cause I had found place that was 895 for authority(paperwork ) and fee .. but I’ll do it myself and have someone look it over .. but the place told me had to start process 60 days from when the truck was going be on the road is there any truth to that ? I was planning start at end of year
@@losttrucker27
Make sure you set up your LLC or your business type in your state before you apply for your Own authority. A buddy of mine made a mistake and did not include his business LLC on his authority but did on his insurance. Long story short, anytime you have to make a change on fmcsa, it'll cost you about $80. My buddy over looked everything and messed up twice and he's paid the $300 once + ($80 twice for any corrections). He accidentally hit he'll be hauling household goods and that requires a different insurance policy to my understanding. Fmcsa put him out of service last week but he made the corrections a few days ago. But it takes 3-5 days for fmcsa to get the authority back to active.
On your application on fmcsa, depending on what your hauling, on the cargo carried part, just put general freight so that it doesn't complicate everything. I pull a reefer and so I only have general freight and refrigerated food.
My authority took exactly 25 days to go active. I got my insurance after 21 days, so that I didn't have to pay twice. Check out videos on utube for setting up your own authority. I saw alot of guys doing it. If you pay you insurance in the first week, so by the time it's active, your 2nd premium will be almost due.
Good luck
What “package” do you have on DAT? Enhanced, Pro, or Power Select?
The cheap one... $30/ month I think
@@Velox18 ok cool. Thanks for the informative video and thanks for the reply.
I have nothing but love for Nick, but you do NOT NEED TQL.
I'd rather run for TQL then be stuck sitting.
Is Reffer freight good pay then dry?
Usually reefer has better rates.
How do you pay 100000 policy. Being new what about 750 insurance
I'm paying about 16k for my first year with a brand new truck and the reefer trailer. It was lower but I had to keep adding coverage until it went up to that amount.
@@Velox18 what company do you have insurance with my man ?
If you put your business in a pause stop your authority for 2 years and start back up does it start you over? will it show brokers that your authority had a break? or be new again? or will my authority be building this whole time
I've heard there's a way to pause it but in my case I had 3 years between activity and it was like I was starting new but with the same DOT number.
@@Velox18 ok so ill probably be on the same boat thanks love your videos
Great info shout out from LA! 25 years old New to the game!
I was looking for this type of videos!
I have hazmat/tankers do they pay more?
I’m doing my H.W to hopefully become owner operator 🙏🏼
I saw your videos that you use yo drive hazmat #1203 #1202 #1993
Thanks for watching! I still have my hazmat endorsement but I don't have a hazmat license for my MC #. If I remember right, it only costs $150/ year but with that comes more insurance coverage so I haven't even bothered with it. Plus I don't know how much tanker work hits the spot market... I just searched DAT and found 1 load for aluminum tanker. It pays really good but it's the only one in the whole LA market.
Counter offered a dollar less
Can you get paid by cash when you deliver a load?
I've only heard of one guy who had a COD load. "Cash On Delivery"
Who works with carriers as soon as they are active?
Convoy
Uber Freight
Amazon
TQL
CH Robinson
Swift/Knight
Coyote (after 30 days)
@@Velox18 you're awesome! Roll safely, if I see you on the road I'll definitely say hello 👋
@@Velox18 Thank you
How fast do DAT loads pay after delivery????????
Depends on the broker/company you booked the load for if they factor you can be paid with in 24-48 hrs for a small fee otherwise it can take up to 45 days
How much down and monthly payments on that reefer trailer? What year and hours on it?
I put about $2500 down and payments are $1350. 2017 trailer with 14k hours
@@Velox18
Where did you get the trailer from ?
Never accept no yes yes man only
What year is your Pete ?
2022
Wow best of luck with it, beautiful rig
Thank you!
Hang up and call back you're probably getting another broker with the same company
Yep, happens all the time. Alot of the guys we actually talk to are agents or carrier relations people. Not the actual broker.
These brokers don't know how to build relationships
TQL is greedy as hell
They can be
Bidding is an awful idea
its called commiefornia!