Referrals jump the line.
Roster's capped at ten trucks on purpose. New carriers come in the way every good one on the book came in — through a driver already running with me. Keeps the weeds out and the calls short.
Talk to your guy.
If you heard about High Mile from another owner-operator, start there. Ask them to pass your name along. I'll get word and reach out directly on whatever number they give me.
Phone call, about 30 minutes.
We walk through your equipment, your authority status, where you like to run, what you won't haul, your home-time needs, your factoring, and what you need to gross to make the truck work. No sales pitch. Just whether we're a fit.
One-page agreement.
Flat five percent on gross linehaul, billed weekly, week-to-week, either party can walk with 48 hours notice. No equipment requirements. No exclusivity, though most carriers end up working with me only once we get rolling.
Paperwork & insurance in the system.
Copy of your authority, W-9, COI with High Mile listed as certificate holder, factoring NOA, voided check if your factor needs it. Usually done in an afternoon.
First load, usually within a week.
Once you're set up, I start working the phones. Most carriers are rolling inside seven days. If a broker needs 72 hours on carrier setup, we plan the first load around it rather than leaving you sitting.
Weekly rhythm.
Monday mornings: settlement review and the week's plan. Mid-week: loads book as they pencil. Friday: next week's home-time locked in. Between all that, a text is usually enough.
What I'll need from you on day one
Current status
Booking for the existing roster. Cold intake goes to voicemail and stays there. No brokerage inquiries, no lease-on pitches, no "just looking for a quote" calls from shippers.
If you're a shipper hunting for direct freight contacts, this isn't the right shop — I dispatch, I don't broker.
Donner's clear — pulling more I-80 loads this week.