Burnt out at your brokerage… and thinking “I want my own thing”? Read this first.

If you’re feeling capped by the shop you’re at (hours, travel, pressure, constant fires)… you’re not alone.

I see this exact sentiment all the time:

“I was getting burnt out from the hours and travel, so I decided this would be the best time for me to try this on my own…”

“…see if I could make it work without a large asset based transportation company supporting me.”

You CAN build your own brokerage without a massive company behind you — but the way most people do it is backwards.

The mistake I see over and over:

People quit, file for authority, buy tools… and hope the customers show up.

That’s not a plan. That’s a stress test.

The better path (the “Exit Ramp” approach):

If you’re serious about going independent, you need 3 things before you take the leap:

1) A runway plan (so you don’t panic-sell freight)

2) A shipper acquisition system (not motivation)

3) An operations “back office” you can run lean

So you don’t drown in details while trying to sell.

✅ If you have those 3 pieces, you don’t need a giant asset-based company to “support you.”

You just need a clear, repeatable system.

What’s burning you out most right now?

Hours / constant fires

Travel

Low split / capped upside

No support / chaos

Something else

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