Operating system · Transportation & Logistics

Run a 2-to-5-truck authority that still clears a profit on a 2% margin — the plan, the playbooks, and the cost-per-mile already worked out.

The complete operating system for a carrier hauling under its own USDOT authority. It answers the discipline most new carriers ignore until the cash runs out: your revenue per loaded mile, your deadhead, and your operating ratio — the three numbers that separate the fleets that survive from the ones that fold.

What's inside

A banker-grade business plan covering the FMCSA authority stack most guides get wrong — USDOT operating authority under the Unified Registration System (MC numbers were retired in 2025; it's USDOT-only now), the $300 authority filing, BOC-3, UCR, IRP and IFTA, HVUT/Form 2290, and the $750,000 liability minimum — through the New Entrant Safety Audit that hits within 18 months.

An editable Excel financial model — real, changeable assumptions (revenue per loaded mile, ATRI cost-per-mile, operating ratio and deadhead), not a static PDF.

Up to 17 operations playbooks — factoring to bridge 30-to-60-day broker terms, load-board and broker sourcing (DAT, Truckstop.com, C.H. Robinson), the contract-vs-spot freight mix that insulates you from rate swings, and driver pay-and-retention that keeps every truck loaded.

Who it's for

Built for the company driver getting their own authority and the owner scaling from 2 to 5 trucks with hired drivers. Delivered instantly at checkout; single-buyer license. Editions differ by how many playbooks are included — compare the tiers below.

Choose your edition

Edition	What's included	Price
Starter	Business plan + financial model + essential playbooks	$149	At launch
StandardMost popular	Plan + model + all 12 core operations playbooks	$299	At launch
Premium	Plan + model + all 17 playbooks (core + growth & scale)	$499	At launch

Please read before purchasing. This product is an informational and educational operating system — a research-grounded business plan, operations playbooks, and an editable financial model. It is not legal, tax, accounting, financial, or investment advice, and using it does not create a professional-client relationship. Bytell Press does not guarantee any specific business, funding, or financial outcome. You are responsible for your own decisions and for consulting a qualified professional licensed in your jurisdiction before acting.