Question 1

What percentage do I keep leasing on?

Accepted Answer

You keep 82% of gross linehaul. The deduction is a flat 18% — 13% for lease-on, which covers authority, insurance and compliance, and 5% for dispatch. That is the whole deduction. There is no separate trailer rental, no admin fee and no per-load charge appearing on the settlement afterward.

Question 2

Is the 18% taken from gross or net?

Accepted Answer

Gross linehaul. We say that plainly because "percent of net" is how a 18% deduction quietly becomes 28%. Your 82% is calculated on the linehaul the load actually pays, before any of our costs come out. Accessorials such as detention and layover pass through to you.

Question 3

Is dispatch forced?

Accepted Answer

Ask us directly on the phone — (602) 935-9993 — and you will get a straight answer before you sign anything. We would rather tell you our dispatch policy up front than have you find out after you have committed a truck to us.

Question 4

Is factoring required?

Accepted Answer

No. Factoring is a genuinely optional 3% add-on. Take it and you are paid the day the load delivers instead of waiting on broker net-30 or net-45 terms, which puts your total deduction at 21% and your share at 79%. Skip it and you keep the full 82%, paid when the broker pays.

Question 5

What is your MC number?

Accepted Answer

We share our MC and DOT numbers with drivers during the application process, and with brokers during carrier setup. It is a deliberate policy rather than an oversight — if you want to verify us before applying, call (602) 935-9993 and ask, and we will give you the numbers on the phone so you can pull the record yourself.

Question 6

When do I get settled?

Accepted Answer

Call (602) 935-9993 and we will tell you the exact schedule before you commit. Whatever the answer, every settlement itemises the linehaul and the 18% deduction line by line so you can check it against the rate confirmation.

Question 7

Is there an escrow, and is it refundable?

Accepted Answer

Ask before you sign, and get the answer in writing — that goes for us and for any carrier you talk to. Call (602) 935-9993 and we will tell you the amount and the refund terms directly rather than burying them in a contract.

Question 8

Who pays for the trailer?

Accepted Answer

Ask us on the phone at (602) 935-9993 — we will tell you exactly which costs sit with us and which sit with you before you commit, and we would rather do that than publish a half-answer here. The full cost split is laid out on the owner-operator pay page.

Question 9

Can I run my own loads?

Accepted Answer

Talk to us about it. Some carriers forbid it outright and some allow it with conditions around insurance and authority. Call (602) 935-9993 and we will give you the actual answer for our program rather than a vague one that changes after you sign.

Question 10

Do I need my own authority to lease on?

Accepted Answer

No. Leasing on means running under our operating authority — that is what the 13% lease-on portion covers, along with cargo and liability insurance and the DOT compliance work. If you already hold your own MC, you do not need any of that and dispatch alone is 5%.

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