{"id":4276,"date":"2016-07-27T13:47:04","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T18:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/?p=4276"},"modified":"2025-09-03T15:59:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T15:59:38","slug":"a-uship-power-carriers-success-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/tips\/a-uship-power-carriers-success-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"A uShip Power Carrier&#8217;s Success Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>\u201cSave as much as you can.\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trucking is like any other business. You want to make sure you have a little bit of capital in the bank, and a rainy day fund for when \u201cship happens.\u201d For instance, Jason\u2019s truck just broke down, costing him $1,500 in repairs, and adding 8 extra days to a 5 week trip. Thankfully, he saves money by sleeping in his truck, and was able to to cover the expenses. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>\u201cDon\u2019t try to get rich quick.\u201d <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the beginning, you\u2019ll be paying off your initial investments, and booking loads gradually, as you gain a reputation for good service and follow-through on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uship.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uShip<\/a>. Give it time, and do the best job possible on every shipment, and you\u2019ll start to see the real money in due time.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cDon\u2019t do jobs for free.\u201d <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uShip is a great site for booking back-hauls and supplemental loads, which is why oftentimes, carriers are able to offer such low prices on transportation. However, don\u2019t go into the business thinking the name of the game is to underquote your competition at all costs. Book your anchor load first, make sure the trip you\u2019re planning makes dollars and sense, and then lower your prices a bit as you pick up jobs along the way.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>\u201cGet your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOT number<\/a>. It\u2019s not that big of a deal.\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It\u2019s important to understand the authority required to legally haul the freight you intend on specializing in. Get full commercial liability while you\u2019re at it. If you have any questions about what you need to get started, contact the FMCSA. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019d like to thank Jason for sharing his knowledge and experience.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cSave as much as you can.\u201d Trucking is like any other business. You want to make sure you have a little bit of capital in the bank, and a rainy day fund for when \u201cship happens.\u201d For instance, Jason\u2019s truck just broke down, costing him $1,500 in repairs, and adding 8 extra days to a&#8230;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/tips\/a-uship-power-carriers-success-tips\/\"> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tips"],"acf":{"blog_post_content":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4276\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}