DOT 1457614 MC 550730 |
2208 South East 21st Terrace Post Office Box 5418 Local: 785-542-6252 Division Renegade Transportation Brokerage
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DOT 763909 MC 343884 |
Specialized Over Dimensional Shipping
Heavy Specialized Transport Services, Rigging, Plant Re-Locations Machinery Moving
CONTRACT YOUR TRUCKS TO RENEGADE HEAVY HAUL AND HAUL OUR LOADS.
Renegade Transportation Inc and Renegade Heavy Haul was founded in 1998, starting out any thing we could put on a flatbed. We’ve stayed in the black ever since. Today, we contract with thousands of carriers to haul goods for companies such as Publix, Coca-Cola and Sysco Foods. We also handle dry freight, LTL freight and all types of specialized loads.
Like other transportation companies, Renegade Transportation saw business fall off in 2008 and early 2009 when trucking industry revenues fell 40% nationally. But while other haulers went out of business, we leveraged some huge advantages: no debt, minimal overhead and our own in-house Transportation Management System and Freight Board. With the capacity crunch worsening, companies were coming to us saying, ‘find us trucks.’ As a result, we’ve picked up business from failing truckers and revenue grew roughly 50% in 2010.
With as much as 25% of the nation’s trucking capacity wiped out by the recession, we’ve struggled to find enough carriers. So this spring, we launched our own asset fleet, starting with 10 trucks, 10 in-house drivers and a terminal in Topeka, Kansas and soon there will be one in Austin, Texas. We envision our asset-based company, Renegade Transportation Dedicated, growing to as many as 200 trucks within two years.
We project revenue will double in 2011 and, within three years, we should surpass $100 million in revenue through a combination of in-house growth and acquisitions. We’re running out of room and on the hunt for new office space. That’s a great problem to have. Our next office will be in Austin, Texas.
At the time a lot of competitors were going out of business, there were all different kinds of freight available out there. We decided we were going to focus on what we do well (primarily flatbed products) which have been the most profitable with our loyal customer base. We could have been three times the size two or three years ago with a boatload of debt, but that could have been our demise. Now we are taking on about 50 trucks between our contract and lease systems.
Dedicated Contract Carriage is one of the fastest growing segments of the trucking and distribution industry. Companies like Wal-Mart, Target, Kroger, all of the retail giants, and a host of name brand distributors use Dedicated Contract Carriage as a way to reduce costs, increase truck capacity, and transfer liability and headaches. In fact, many major corporations that need a truck fleet are moving away from ownership (including leasing) and toward Dedicated Contract Carriage for some or all of their trucking operations.
First, you can buy your own trucks (and we include leasing or renting trucks in this category). Second, you can outsource the entire job to a third party (a third-party logistics provider). Third, you can try to manage a combination of trucking companies, brokers, and your own fleet. Each of these solutions work for many – but another option exists that is gaining rapid traction: Dedicated Contract Carriage. With Dedicated Contract Carriage you get the benefits of owning and operating your own fleet, but without the headaches or cost.
Moreover, Dedicated Contract Carriage not only combines the benefits of owning your own fleet of trucks but it takes away the huge liability issues of running your own trucks, it transfers the operational headaches to the service provider (including driver hiring and retention), removes your responsibility of staying on top of ever-shifting governmental DOT regulations, and, in most cases, reduces your overall cost.
For example, if today you have 10 trucks (tractors, trailers, drivers) on your books, you are responsible for monthly payments, maintenance, DOT regulations, insurance, driver hiring (and firing), maintaining a separate corporation (to mitigate liability), and perhaps hiring separate staff (to help keep up with backhauls). Basically, you are running a trucking company in order to service your customer base. However, with Dedicated Contract Carriage you turn over the entire operational activities of your trucks (and the liabilities) to a third party. The third party (usually a trucking company) assumes all operating costs, maintenance, insurance, staffing – etc!
With dedicated contract carriage, the trucks fly your company’s name on the trailers but the tractors, where the official DOT numbers are located, are that of our trucking company as we are running your trucks on your behalf. They park at your facility (if you want them to). You see the same drivers every day. You can dictate that the drivers wear your uniforms, follow your policies and procedures, and maintain the high standards that you aspire to in your operation.
The advantages are clear; however, Dedicated Contract Carriage is not for everyone. In order for it to work, you need to pull out your calculator and spend 10 minutes running some rough math. If you say “yes” to the checklist items below, then Dedicated Contract Carriage may well work for you.
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You ship at least some material for 8 months or more throughout the year.
- You run local or regional operations (4 or 5 states or less) with frequently recurring deliveries.
- You want the same drivers every day / week (ideally with uniforms) to represent your company.
- You don’t really want to run a trucking company.
- You want to transfer the liabilities associated with trucking to someone else.
Again, Dedicated Contract Carriage is one of the fastest growing segments of the trucking industry. But it only works if you can keep the trucks that are under contract busy. Providers of Dedicated Contract Carriage will want a guaranteed amount of revenue per week in order to maintain your operational requirements and to retain your drivers. While this is not so different from owning trucks (you will still end up paying a minimum amount if the truck just sits in your yard) the trick to making Dedicated Contract Carriage work for you is in deciding how many trucks you can consistently keep busy.
Small Fleets and O/O
Drivers running under own authority, contract your truck or lease to us pulling dry van, reefer, step deck, flatbed, double drop, hotshots. 2 options available all 48 states......Two pay options include Contract which pays 70% of gross revenue and is paid every Friday after receipt of paperwork on Monday OR Lease which pays 70% of gross revenue and is paid every Friday after receipt of paperwork on Monday.......We are a first in, first out carrier......Company drivers and Owner Operators are treated alike.
We own our own load board………our drivers average 3000 miles a week! Very little sitting in truck stops!
YOUR NEXT LOAD IS BOOKED BEFORE YOU UNLOAD!
Employment Offered: Contracted Owner Operator
Pay Info: 70% of gross revenue
Hiring State: WY, WI, WV, WA, VA, VT, UT, TX, TN, SD, SC, RI, PA, OR, OK, OH, ND, NC, NY, NM, NJ, NH, NV, NE, MT, MO, MS, MN, MI, MA, MD, ME, LA, KY, KS, IA, IN, IL, ID, GA, FL, DC, DE, CT, CO, CA, AR, AZ, AL
Min OTR Experience: 6 Months
Solo/Team: Any
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