Going independent
From employment to carrier: the order of the steps, the money you need up front and the places people usually get stuck. 5 articles.
Where’s the catch? Six questions to put to any haulage firm
The kind of offer that sounds too good. Six questions that test any haulage firm, and our answers to them. No dodging.
From employed driver to carrier: the six steps
How the move actually starts: a conversation, documents checked in 1–3 days, a calculation on your own numbers, a contract and about a week of paperwork.
What a C+E driver earns in Europe — and what actually decides it
A rate per kilometre is not an answer. What really determines a C+E driver's earnings: direction, empty kilometres, fuel, tolls and downtime. And why an average tells you nothing.
Through an agency or direct: where the money goes
An intermediary takes a share of your rate and usually you cannot see how much. How to tell a direct partner from an agency, and what to ask before signing anything.
How much money you need to start
The deposit, the first month of fuel, the buffer. No rosy figures: what you have to pay before the first load and what comes back to you.
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