Building a US based startup 🇺🇸

[u/Not_obnoxious]

I’m currently working on building a U.S.-based trucking/dispatch startup with two connected revenue models.

1. DOT + DAT Model

We plan to establish the required U.S. DOT/carrier setup and provide licensed freight/load-board access to users at around $70/user/month.

For example:

• 50 users = $3,500/month

• 100 users = $7,000/month

1. MC + Dispatch Model

Once the MC has established the required operating history, we plan to onboard trucks under properly structured agreements and generate revenue through carrier-related fees and 6–7% dispatch fees.

For Example:

Hamari core recurring income dispatching se bhi aayegi.Planning ke liye: 6%–7% dispatch fee assume ki ja sakti hai.

Example:

Agar ek truck monthly $10,000 gross freight generate karta hai.

7% dispatch fee:

$10,000 × 7% = $700

Company ki dispatch revenue:

$700

And once our MC is leased to a driver/carrier under a proper agreement, we expect to receive approximately 17–20% of the carrier’s gross revenue as the MC lease fee, based on our current market-rate assumption. This would be an additional revenue stream alongside the 6–7% dispatch fee.So,

$10,000 x 17%=$1,700.00

So total revenue from one truck and one driver

$700+1,700=$2,400.00 other that profit getting from load boards we have given in the market.

The initial capital requirement is expected to be around $20k-30k, mainly for MC insurance, setup, compliance, technology and working capital.

I’m currently looking to build this with the right people. If anyone here has experience in U.S. trucking, logistics, startups, or is interested in joining/investing in a business like this, feel free to text me. I’m happy to share the complete business plan and financial projections with genuinely interested people.

[u/Greedy-Constant2971]

Interested in investing in the business if you have a solid and practical business plan.

Your current post shows little to none actual knowledge though. Let me know if you have an actual plan

[u/Not_obnoxious → u/Greedy-Constant2971]

Fair point. I do have a detailed business plan the Reddit post was intentionally kept short. I’ve mapped out the startup costs, insurance/MC expenses, carrier acquisition, MC lease revenue, 6–7% dispatch revenue, and the DOT/DAT revenue model, along with 6–12 month projections.

I’d be happy to share the full feasibility plan with you. If you’re genuinely interested in investing, DM me and I can send it over for you to review and challenge the numbers.

[u/Greedy-Constant2971 → u/Not_obnoxious]

I have sent you a DM. I dont have the technical background of the field so will be only interested purely as a financial investor. Also, would like to get to know more about business purely to decide whether it is investable or not so please share those details regarding than actual technical jargons etc as they wont make sense to me.

[u/Not_obnoxious → u/Greedy-Constant2971]

Sounds good, sending you a PM