Owner-operator jobs: lease on with a team behind your truck
Before we talk, here's whose authority you'd run under and how the money works. 53-foot dry van and reefer out of Houston, Texas, in all 48 states.
We are a carrier-first company.
Whose authority will your truck run under?
That's the first question to ask any trucking company, and most owner-operator ads skip it. The answer decides whose safety record your roadside inspections land on, who runs your drug and alcohol testing, who keeps your driver file and how you get paid.
There are two ways to work with us, and we'll tell you plainly which one you're in.
Leased on. Your truck runs under the Logistical Forwarding Solutions authority. Our compliance department keeps your driver qualification file, you're in our drug and alcohol testing program, and your inspections go on our safety record. That's why we're careful about who we lease on.
Your own authority. You're the carrier, and your inspections go on your record. We dispatch and manage for you at 8% of each load's gross. See owner-operators with their own authority.
- Leased on: you run under our authority
- Your own authority: we dispatch and manage for you
- You know which one before you sign
You keep 93% of the gross
93%of the gross on every load you run, leased on to our authority.
No "up to" numbers here. You keep 93% of the gross on every load you run.
What comes out of your share, and when your settlement pays, is written in your lease before you sign. Federal leasing rules require the lease to spell out your pay and every charge, and nothing comes out that isn't in it. Read what a fair lease has to spell out.
We bill every load for you, and funding runs through Thunder Funding, our funding partner, so you get paid quick.
Here's the truth we tell every driver. A truck only earns so much. The real money comes from building something, and that's what the rest of this page is about.
- 93% of the gross on every load
- Every charge written in your lease
- Every load billed for you
- Fast pay through Thunder Funding
Dispatch, billing, compliance and safety handled for you
Most small carriers don't fail because the owner can't drive. They fail in the back office. When you lease on, the back office is ours to run.
Our dispatchers find the freight, and you decide what you run. There's no forced dispatch. Our billing team invoices every load. Our compliance and safety department keeps your files, your testing and your inspections current. You work in our own dispatch software, and our freight researchers work the lanes behind your truck 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Dispatch, with no forced dispatch
- Billing on every load
- Compliance and safety department
- Our own dispatch software
- Freight research team, 24/7
The money's got to go to the truck
Maintenance is what puts most small carriers out of business. A truck that misses its service doesn't break down on schedule. It breaks down on a Friday night, loaded, three states from home.
So maintenance is part of the job here. Preventive maintenance goes through a certified dealership, and we inspect the truck every third load. That's a lot of attention on your truck. Owner-operators who want their truck earning for years like it. The ones who don't usually move on, and that's fine with us.
- Preventive maintenance at a certified dealership
- Truck inspected every third load
- Pre-trip inspections and records through our compliance department
A way to grow past one truck
One truck is a job you own. We'd rather help you build a business.
Keep earning while your truck is in the shop. When your truck is down for maintenance, you can take driveaway moves for us: we fly you to the pickup and cover your travel.
Drive, then own, then build. The path we teach in The Right Seat goes from driving to owning, then to hiring your first driver and adding a second truck. Owner-operators who want to go further can learn to broker freight through our PLSP program at Freight University.
- Driveaway work while your truck is down
- Help hiring your first driver
- A second truck when the first pays for itself
- Learn to broker freight through the PLSP program
Apply as an owner-operator
We're looking for business-minded owner-operators who want to build with us, not just chase the next rate. We check your CDL, your driving record and your truck. If you run your own authority, we check that it's active, that your insurance is on file, and we read your safety record line by line. We do turn people down, and we'll tell you why.
Before you apply, read The Right Seat and The Shocking Truth free in the Freight University library, and watch our YouTube channel.
The application takes about three minutes. Pick owner-operator, and tell us your truck, your trailer and your home base. We call every applicant back personally.
Prefer the phone? Call 901-205-9679.
Questions drivers, owners and shippers ask
Whose authority would my truck run under?
If you lease on, your truck runs under the Logistical Forwarding Solutions authority, and your inspections go on our safety record. If you have your own authority, you stay the carrier and we dispatch and manage for you at 8% of each load's gross.
How much do owner-operators make leased on to LFS?
You keep 93% of the gross on every load you run. What comes out of your share is written in your lease before you sign, and nothing comes out that isn't in it.
What does LFS handle for owner-operators?
Dispatch, billing, compliance and safety. You also get our own dispatch software and a freight research team working behind your truck 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Is there forced dispatch?
No. Our dispatchers find the freight, and you decide what you run.
How do I get paid?
We bill every load for you, and funding runs through Thunder Funding, our funding partner, so you get paid quick. Your settlement schedule is written in your lease.
What freight do you run?
53-foot dry van and refrigerated freight out of Houston, Texas, in all 48 contiguous states. We don't haul flatbed.
Do I need my own authority?
No. You can lease on to our authority. If you already have your own authority, we can dispatch and manage for you instead. See owner-operators with their own authority.
Can I keep earning while my truck is in the shop?
Yes. Owner-operators can take driveaway moves while their truck is down. We fly you to the pickup and cover your travel.
Do you turn owner-operators down?
Yes. We check your CDL, your driving record and your truck, and for your own authority, your insurance and safety record. If we can't lease you on, we'll tell you why.
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