RE: NewBee. How to get started.Want to use cargo v
Hope by now you have some forum reading under your belt? I will try and do my best with some of your Q????
Hi, I am Bertman and I would like to find out about using a
cargo van to start expediting.
Right about now van expediters are having a heck of a time getting loads I do not have a van, so I
would be looking for a company that leases to new people.
Be careful if you lease. Watch the mileage clause. In expediting you can rack up the miles real quick. I would also like info on what I have to pay for: Ins;
I pay about $1200 a year for L/C Ins. 1Mil(liability), 100Thou(cargo). fuel;
fuel will depend on how much you run. It costs be about $250 a week for gas and so on.
I don't pay anything for so on!!! That one is a free-be!!! Just kidding! Depending if you lease on with a company or not. If you do you will have to pay about $75 a week for a tracking device (Qualcomm), that they will rent you. The other Ins, will be what we may call bob-tail Ins. it is your vehicle (your van coverage) There may also be some other costs also if you plan to lease on with a company, depending on the company. Also if there are any companies that will get me home every weekend.
Getting home every wk end may be a biggy!!! Most companies want you to stay out 3 or 4 weeks then home 2 to 4 days and back out again I have ten yrs. in the truck driving business( never a O/O ).Does the freight slow down like it does in the Big Truck industry?
Yes it does Any info at all. PLEASE Thank You Very Much: The Bertman
As for not having a van you may try driving for an O/O that is already leased to a company. This will get you some experience and it will also help you decide if you like this or not. D units - Straight Trucks, may be the better way to go. Hope this was of some help for you.
