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    Small Motor Carrier: StartUp and Business Plan
    Small Motor Carrier: StartUp and Business Plan
    Small Motor Carrier: StartUp and Business Plan
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    Small Motor Carrier: StartUp and Business Plan

    By Timothy D. Brady

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    Small Motor Carriers is a series of eBooks by nationally-recognized trucking expert Timothy D. Brady of TruckersU, a name well-known in trucking for comprehensive information based on years of trucking business management experience.

    This quick read, Small Motor Carrier StartUp, is your strategic base for making your dream come true. Read it on your phone, laptop, eReader while you're waiting at the dock or sitting in the yard waiting for a load (again). If you know how you can do it better, and you've got the chops to prove it, you'll have your own trucking company within a very short time. Remember, even if you start with one truck, it's not how you begin – it's where you wind up. And a successful motor carrier is exactly what your goal should be.

    To your success!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWrite Up The Road Publishing & Media
    Release dateJun 10, 2015
    ISBN9781939539267
    Small Motor Carrier: StartUp and Business Plan
    Author

    Timothy D. Brady

    Brady is knowledgeable, inspirational, motivating, and empowering in his presentations. He's an expert on driver retention, operations, sales and marketing, highway safety, and general business practices. His expertise was acquired during 25 years in the trucking industry, in positions ranging from company driver to owner/operator to small trucking company business owner. Along with previous experience in sales and business management and 30 plus years as a licensed fire and casualty insurance agent, Brady truly has a well-rounded wealth of experience and knowledge. Add his passion for teaching and his desire to help others in the trucking industry, and the package he presents is unbeatable. Specialties: Small Trucking Company Turnarounds Best business practices for small motor carriers. Load planning, Freight lane development Marketing Safety Reducing truck driver turnover. Solutions to owner/operator and company driver issues. Trucking's impact on small communities.

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      Small Motor Carrier - Timothy D. Brady

      Small Motor Carrier

      StartUp

      and

      Business Plan

      © 2015 Write Up The Road Publishing & Media

      A TruckersU Book

      Smashwords Edition

      ISBN: 978-1-939539-26-7

      Dedication:

      We here at TruckersU hope this eBook

      makes your trucking life a little easier;

      your drivers' lives and those of your staff better,

      and your profits bigger.

      Good luck, good roads, and good loads

      From the driveway to the service bay, as the owner of a small motor carrier, its success is your responsibility. Your trucking company is part of the backbone of America, as your efforts help move billions of dollars' worth of freight every year. This book is designed to help you manage the day-to-day workings of your carrier to create the success you envision.

      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1: Research and Development

      Chapter 2: Plan

      Chapter 3: Growing

      Chapter 4: The Last Word – or Two

      Chapter 1 Research and Development

      Begin at 'Start'

      The first step towards having your own micro-carrier isn’t finding enough funding or buying your first truck. The first step begins right after you think Wow, I’d really like to have my own motor carrier.

      So what is the first step? An honest self-appraisal. You already know how many hours ‘just’ trucking consumes in your life. And you’ve got the guts to make a trucking company successful, or you wouldn’t be thinking so seriously about it. But there are other questions for you to answer:

      Do you make good decisions in a timely manner?

      Are you outgoing and assertive? Can you contact new shippers and sell them on the services your trucking company can provide?

      Do you handle the word No well? Do you take it personally?

      Are you willing to check out details, like government regulations that cover your particular niche of the trucking industry? (tanker, wide load, hazmat, other niches)

      Are you dependable? Do other people look to you to get a job done?

      Have you taken some business courses or already know how to keep the books for your business so you can’t be swindled by a dishonest bookkeeper?

      Do you have enough put aside in savings so your family can survive at least six months without your paycheck coming in?

      Are you a self-starter? Can you set a course for yourself and stick to it until the goal’s reached?

      Do you enjoy competing with others for business?

      Do you map out the steps you need to take before starting a project?

      If you answered a strong Yes! to seven or more of the above questions, you’ve

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