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Program Comparison:

Here is a quick comparison of the different options Owner Operators have:

Getting your own authority, leasing on to a different carrier, or leasing on to BEZO Transport.

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INSURANCE

Your own DOT Authority

  • Insurance is a major expense for a small trucking company. With your own authority, you're missing out on major fleet discounts and have to pay a large down payment to get started. Fixed cost per week / month regardless of miles, and finance charges increase your overall cost.

Discount Carrier

  • Many "discount" carriers lure O/Os with small percentage revenue splits, only to find out they charge back all of their insurance costs with a healthy markup.

BEZO TRANSPORT

  • Only pay for what you use. Our insurance charges are on a per-mile basis, allowing our operators to accurately budget their loads and avoid fixed costs per week. We pass through our insurance at cost to make sure we can save you the most money!

FREEDOM AND TRANSPARENCY

Your own DOT Authority

  • Life truly on your own. What are the first two questions a broker / customer asks you? How many trucks do you have and how long have you been in business. If you're a small operation, you've lost the upper hand in negotiating. If your authority isn't seasoned enough, you may not even be able to haul for them.

Discount Carrier

  • Many carriers claim their O/Os are independent, then restrict their loads to their internal load board or certain customers. Don't like your assigned dispatcher? You want home time but keep getting assigned loads? Only receive carrier-branded Rate Cons? Too bad. You see only what they want you to see.

BEZO TRANSPORT

  • All we require is that a broker or customer pass our credit check. That's it! Haul for whoever you want, whenever you want. Negotiate your own loads, create your own schedule and receive full transparency. All we do is sign the rate confirmation and are available to provide assistance as needed!

FUEL

Your own DOT Authority

  • When it comes to fuel discounts, gallons purchased matter. Not to mention the monthly fees, years-long commitment, and thorough credit check for a fuel card that only gives you 10 cents off. What happens if you have a slow week or a high repair bill and can't pay the full fuel bill out of pocket?

Discount Carrier

  • A dirty secret - some carriers don't pass along ALL the fuel discounts to their O/Os. Some don't even provide fuel cards, but they're happy to give out small fuel advances with large fees...Don't leave money on the table and definitely don't let carriers profit off your fuel purchases!

BEZO TRANSPORT

  • ALL fuel discounts are passed through, and we have the receipts to prove it! We offer both Cost Plus and Retail Minus discounts, seeing over $1.00 per gallon discounts in some places. Use the company card to avoid expensive fuel advances and know as long as you're running for us, you'll always be able to buy fuel.

FACTORING

Your own DOT Authority

  • The FMCSA protects O/Os that lease on to other carriers, making sure they get paid in a timely fashion. When you have your own authority, you're on your own. O/Os can't wait 30 plus days to get paid, so they're forced to pay up to 5-7% to a factoring company just to get their money to pay bills.

Discount Carrier

  • Sure, all carriers are required to pay their O/Os within 14 days of successful billing, and this cost is usually covered by the revenue split. What happens if you need the money sooner? Carriers are eager to charge quick pay fees of up to 7%!

BEZO TRANSPORT

  • It's your money and you need it now. With BEZO's Quick Pay program you can get paid on the next business day after successful billing...for FREE! We provide "trip accounting" to make sure your expenses line up with your revenue.

BILLING

Your own DOT Authority

  • With your own authority, driving is only one of your jobs. Don't ever underestimate how much time and energy it takes to get reimbursed for lumpers, paid for extra stops or detention, and track down customers and paperwork. At least once a week, you can expect to lose over a hundred dollars in accessorial fees you simply won't have the time to work through.

Discount Carrier

  • Handles all billing for O/Os as they should. However, generally the only time the O/O finds out about a paperwork issue is when the load is excluded from their check! Nothing is more frustrating than a lack of communication on billing, when a simple fix wouldn't have delayed billing.

BEZO TRANSPORT

  • BEZO uses "trip accounting" which not only makes sure you get paid faster, we're able to identify paperwork issues right away. Our easy to use ELD system allows paperwork to be scanned and uploaded immediately. We communicate with our O/Os ASAP to get problems resolved. We follow up with brokers and customers for approval on accessorial charges.

INSURANCE

Your own DOT Authority

  • Insurance is a major expense for a small trucking company. With your own authority, you're missing out on major fleet discounts and have to pay a large down payment to get started. Fixed cost per week / month regardless of miles, and finance charges increase your overall cost.

Discount Carrier

  • Many "discount" carriers lure O/Os with small percentage revenue splits, only to find out they charge back all of their insurance costs with a healthy markup.

BEZO TRANSPORT

  • Only $150 per week, which includes Physical Damage, Liability, and Cargo insurance. This pricing allows our operators to accurately budget their loads and take advantage of our transparent pricing.

SAFETY / COMPLIANCE

Your own DOT Authority

  • You have to make time to keep up on the latest rules and regulations, maintain safety and maintenance records, driver files, equipment files, IFTA filings, safety training, the list goes on and on. Not to mention DOT audits and thousands of dollars of fines and shut down if not compliant.

Discount Carrier

  • Safety should be top priority for every carrier. But are the services really offered to help O/Os stay safe and compliant on the road? Or is it really just a check in the box?

BEZO TRANSPORT

  • BEZO utilizes the latest ELD and road-facing camera technology to provide full transparency on our safety program - for free! O/Os receive weekly safety reports, and have monthly 1 on 1s with our safety department, AND we'll track your maintenance for you. We keep our costs low through our safety and compliance program!

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