We always recommend to get your own registration for the truck since this keeps you independent. Opening your own IRP account is a first step to take if you prefer stability and are planning to grow in the future. If you are a Florida resident, we can assist you with opening an IRP Account in the state of Florida under your name, this will be your own entity and you will be the account holder and owner of your registration plate. The amount of registration itself is determined at the DMV, it usually varies from $1,500-1,700 annually. We can assist you with preparing all documents for you and sending our company representative to the main DMV in St. Petersburg, FL to oper ann IRP account for you. Domain Freight processing fee is $300 for transportation costs and service. We would require an upfront payment of $2,000 in order to create an IRP account for you, the receipt will be provided after registration and any outstanding amount will be settled in the first weekly statement.

For those who are residing out of state or do not have the required funds to pay for registration upfront, we can register your truck under our IRP account and provide financing for the amount of the registration, however, please keep in mind that upon termination of contract with Domain Freight your registration will be deactivated and plate number will have to be retuned to the company. There are no refunds for registration even if terminated early. To find more about registration options, click here.

In most of our operations we do not require you to rent a trailer since we primarily perform Power Only or Drop-and-Hook operations which are free of charge.

We also provide trailers for rent: Dry van rental is $250/week (insurance for trailer is included in the rate).

If you are planning to get your own trailer we can refer you to some companies we get our Dry Vans from, such as Metro Trailers out of Georgia, and Dylan’s Equipment Lease out of Illinois. For reefer trailers we can also recommend H&P Leasing out of Mississippi, Utility trailer lease in Florida and Cross Country Leasing in North Carolina.

No. We currently only provide services under our authority, if you would like to work with Domain Freight, you would need to run under our authority (MC/USDOT) and cannot use your own.

We currently only provide services under our authority, therefore the commercial insurance has to be provided by us. Even if you want to keep your own authority while running under our MC, you still cannot use your commercial insurance. Insurance and MC are directly linked and are inseparable, so you cannot be running under one MC and using insurance of another MC, or vice versa.

You can however use your own physical damage, non-trucking liability or bobtail insurance. For clarification on various insurance types, click here.

When your truck is under our MC, all loads must be booked and dispatched by our company. You cannot use your own dispatch for various reasons. First, our dispatchers are company employees and have access to our internal information, we cannot give that to third parties. Secondly, there is a huge level of responsibility associated with booking loads, broker relationships, safety and other crucial nuances. All dispatching activities must be done by Domain Freight personnel only. Dispatch is one of the most important services we provide in our company, and we take pride in the competitive professionalism of our team, their proficient knowledge of the market, friendly approach and persistent consistency, which allows all trucks to be running to the best of their potential, resulting in stable operations and higher earnings. We advise you to trust our expertise in finding you the best loads and routes possible. All our dispatch is personalized and you can always discuss the load details and reject it reasonably.

If you have your own access to a load board, your own customers or a direct shipping contact, you are more than welcome to offer available freight to our dispatchers and they will book it for you, however, it shall not contradict your dispatcher’s advice and we highly encourage you to trust their expertise when they make statements regarding the load or the market.

We provide company fuel cards (EFS), they have variable discounts that you can benefit from. Using our fuel card also gives you the option to receive cash advance in reasonable amounts if needed. Our fuel card allows you to purchase scales, fluids, additives, and other truck-related materials. You do not have to use our fuel card if you do not want to. However, if you need assistance with IFTA, you are required to use our fuel card and provide receipts for all other fuel purchases you have made with personal funds.

We offer assistance in filing IFTA quarterly under our account, or we can also prepare IFTA reports for you to file it under your own IFTA account if you have one. If you are using our IFTA, you must also use our fuel card and provide receipts for all the fuel purchases you have made with personal or other funds. If you want to file your own IFTA you need to keep track of your fuel purchases, gallons and the amount of miles you have driven through each state where you fueled. You do not need to have a Motor Carier Authority to open your own IRP account and file your own IFTA.

We have a team of full-time specialized mechanics who can provide their expertise in certain cases when it is needed. For example, if your truck breaks down in the middle of nowhere and you do not know the issue that caused it or how to fix it. Such situations may often wear out your nerves and cause you to lose a lot of time and money. For your convenience, we offer Maintenance Assistance service, which means that you or the driver can contact our mechanic specialist at any time of the day and he can diagnose the issue, help to fix it over the phone if it is something simple, or call around to find the best, closest and cheapest place to get repaired, making sure the shop has the right parts and is able to perform the necessary services. In some situations, we could also give an advance for repairs in reasonable amounts. Certain parts and tires could also be supplied by Domain Freight at discounted fleet prices.

Our safety managers’ duty is to provide all trucks with permits, check driver log books, help with ELD issues, and work with DOT Requirements and Driver Qualification Files, which will include making sure that those on the road are meeting the FMCSA and DOT requirements, including drug tests, preparing the appropriate documentation, safety programs, orientation, addressing violations, paying citations and so on.

Domain Freight uses fully certified and compliant Electronic Logging Devices in all our trucks. All owner operators have to use our ELD system. Weekly subscription fee for our ELD services is $15. It is a direct responsibility of all the drivers to abide by the ELD rules and requirements without cheating and disconnecting the electronic device. Our ELD system customer service, safety managers and dispatchers are available 24/7 to advise on any hours of service or ELD questions.​

Detention and layover pay is determined solely by the broker. In order to get compensated for detentions, all requirements must be complied with accordingly. There is a standard procedure for tracking detention: after 2 hours of waiting driver must text the dispatcher that they are still waiting, after that the dispatcher will request detention from the broker. Typically brokers pay $25 per hour up to 6 hours and after that they will pay a flat rate of $150 for layover. It also happens that brokers refuse to pay detention/layover and unfortunately this is a risk we all bear in this business. Our dispatchers work hard to make sure all detentions and layovers are compensated whenever possible.

Lumpers are typically compensated by the broker. If there is a lumper fee we always request the broker to pay for it. If they do not have that option or do not answer, we will open a cash advance/money code/check for you to pay for it. If for any reason you had to pay for the lumper yourself, please notify your dispatcher immediately and provide the receipt so we can get it reimbursed by the broker.

Upon delivery it is extremely important to send clear pictures of all pages of the BOL to accounting. For best results download a free phone application called CamScanner by clicking here.

For original paperwork we provide Trip Pak envelopes, they are prepaid, all you have to do is put all your paperwork in it and drop it off at a designated drop box on a truck stop once every week. Paperwork should include the following: Originals of BOLs with all supporting items such as lumpers, scale tickets, fuel receipts, logs, repair receipts, inspections, etc.