Ask us anything. We answer in writing.

You own your truck and stay your own boss. Arrow Truckers is the motor carrier: we hold the interstate operating authority (the MC number), the carrier insurance, and the compliance file. You sign a lease agreement to run under our authority, and the fleet's back office — dispatch, fuel cards, ELD, paperwork, weekly settlements — works for you. It's the middle road between company driving and carrying the full cost of your own authority.

No — that's the point of leasing on. You run under Arrow Truckers' authority, so you skip the FMCSA filings, the new-authority insurance premiums, and the waiting period many brokers impose on young MC numbers before they'll hand over good freight.

The honest answer: it depends mostly on your documents. The application takes about ten minutes. After that, the pace is set by how quickly your license, truck registration, and truck photos arrive, and by the MVR check. Once the lease is signed, onboarding — signs, ELD, fuel cards — is measured in days, not months. Call the desk and describe your setup; you'll get a realistic timeline, not a recruiting one.

Yes. Federal Truth-in-Leasing rules require the lease to state its termination terms, and — if an escrow is held — to return your balance with a full accounting within 45 days of termination (49 CFR §376.12(k)). Read those sections before you sign; we'll walk you through them line by line.

No. Dispatch here builds a freight plan around you: home location, the states you want (and the markets you don't), how long you'll stay out, and your revenue goals. A driver based in Orlando who wants to stay within a 600-mile radius gets freight planned to that radius — that's the model, not an exception. What we won't do is promise specific earnings for any radius; the plan is custom, the market is the market.

Your compensation — the amount, percentage, or formula — is stated in the lease agreement before you sign. That's not a courtesy; it's federal law (49 CFR §376.12(d)). Your weekly settlement then shows the revenue by load and every deduction, line by line, so you can check the math against your rate confirmations.

Settlements are issued and paid weekly. You see the itemized statement — gross, deductions, net — so the deposit is never a surprise.

Every deduction that can ever appear on your settlement must be itemized in your lease, with the amount or the formula next to it (49 CFR §376.12(h)). If a charge isn't in the lease, it can't come out of your money. That's the law — and it's also the fastest way to test any carrier: ask to see the chargeback schedule before you sign.

Yes — fuel cards are part of the program. The card network, pricing terms, and how any fuel advances appear on your settlement are laid out during onboarding. Our advice applies to us as much as anyone: get those terms in writing before you count on them.

Not for our hotshot specialty. 30–40 ft flatbed hotshots move a huge share of Arrow Truckers' freight, and non-CDL operators run those combinations under 26,001 lbs GCWR — a DOT medical card and our insurer's standards still apply. For the CDL-A division (dry van, flatbed, step-deck) you'll need a CDL-A. Both divisions run with equal standing: same authority, same desk, same settlement format.

Two divisions, equal standing. One of our largest specialties: 30–40 ft flatbed hotshots pulled by dually pickups or Class 4–5 cab-chassis rigs — with ramps or without. The CDL-A division: dry van, flatbed, step-deck, and power-only — an established part of the operation. Your rig needs to be roadworthy and able to pass a DOT inspection — condition matters more than model year. Not sure? Send photos with your application and you'll get a straight answer.

No — this is one place we can genuinely lower the barrier. Arrow Truckers offers trailers through lease-to-own and rental programs, matched to the freight we actually run. Bring your own if you have one; if you don't, ask about the trailer program during your application. Terms go in writing at onboarding, like everything else here.

Load acceptance is defined by your lease — you're an independent contractor, not an employee. Before you sign with us or with anyone, ask exactly how load refusal works and get the answer in writing. A carrier that won't put its dispatch policy on paper has answered a different question.

As the carrier, Arrow Truckers holds the liability and cargo coverage that runs with the authority; the lease states who pays for what, as the regulation requires (49 CFR §376.12(j)). Coverage on your own tractor — physical damage — is typically the owner's side. Read the insurance section of the lease with the same care as the pay section; we'll go through it with you.

The program provides an ELD and a PrePass device — that's part of what you're leasing onto. Hours-of-service compliance is taken seriously here because the carrier's safety record and your driving record ride together; our compliance support exists to catch problems before they become citations.

That depends on your division. The CDL-A division (dry van, flatbed, step-deck) needs a valid CDL-A; our hotshot specialty accepts non-CDL operators running combinations under 26,001 lbs GCWR, with a DOT medical card. Both need verifiable driving experience and a record that meets regulatory and insurer standards — we run an MVR check as part of the application. Exact minimums are set by our insurance, so if something on your record needs context, say so up front: applications are read by a person who looks at the whole picture, not a filter.