From Driver to Boss: Launch Your Trucking Company
Learn how to start and grow your own trucking company with step-by-step guidance, spreadsheets, contract templates, scripts, shippers lists, and more—everything you need to go from driver to boss.
Mindset Matters
Goal-Setting & Ownership Worksheet
Welcome to the Course!!
🏷️ Naming Your Business: Think Strategically
🆔 Obtain Your EIN (Employer Identification Number)
📍 Secure a Business Address (Virtual or Physical)
🏗️ Choose a Legal Structure for Your Business
💳 Open a Business Checking Account
🎨Create a Professional Logo
🌐Secure Your Domain Name & Professional Email Address
✅ Create a Simple Website
☎️ Set Up a Business Phone Number
🏛️Register for SAM.gov (Optional but Recommended)
🧾Set Up Your Invoicing
Get Visible On Social Media
🔎 Important Notes & Resources
Decide if you Will Run Interstate or Intrastate - The Basics
Create A Business Plan
Apply for Your DOT & MC Number
Surety Bond: What It Is & How to Obtain It
File a BOC-3 (Process Agent Designation):
Get Trucking Insurance
Register for IFTA
Registering for IRP (International Registration Plan)
Buying -vs- Leasing Your Truck(s)
Industry Lingo: Key Terms
Cargo Vans & Accessorials
Sprinter Vans & Accessorials
Box Trucks (Straight Trucks) & Accessorials
Dry Van Trailers (53’ or 48’ trailers) & Accessorials
Reefer Trucks/Trailers (Refrigerated) & Accessorials
Flatbed Trucks/Trailers & Accessorials
Power Only (Tractor Without Trailer)
Hot Shot Trucks & Accessorials
✅ Quick Glossary of Common Accessorials & Terms
Transportation Management Systems
Hiring Qualified Drivers
Onboarding & Training