Why do some brokers reject a new authority?
Brokers set their own onboarding standards, which may include authority age, insurance, safety information, and operating history. RGI checks requirements before proceeding. Reaching a particular age does not guarantee acceptance.
How should I choose early lanes?
Start with your home base, realistic hours, equipment, and home-time needs. Assess pickup deadhead, delivery timing, and the destination’s reload options together. Stay flexible as available freight changes.
What paperwork should stay organized?
Keep authority and insurance records current. Retain rate confirmations, pickup and delivery records, signed BOLs or PODs, receipts, and any written approvals for accessorial charges. Confirm each broker’s documentation requirements.
What does RGI’s First 180 Days approach do?
We discuss your setup, screen broker requirements, build a lane plan, and review reload options with you. You retain control of your truck and approve each load. This is dispatch support, not an authority-approval or revenue guarantee.