Lease-on program
Why owner-operators lease on with TQS
Drive now, not in three months
No waiting on a new MC to age before brokers will work with you. Your truck runs under an established carrier while your own authority is pending, or instead of one.
Dispatch is built in
A TQS dispatcher books your loads, negotiates the rate and handles broker setup. You still approve every load.
Paperwork off your plate
Rate confirmations, BOLs and PODs are handled by our office, so you're not doing admin at a truck stop.
Compliance support
Driver file, drug and alcohol program, IFTA and permit questions: we help you stay right with the DOT.
You keep your truck
It's your equipment and your schedule. Leasing on means running under the carrier's operating authority, not giving up your truck.
One number to call
Office hours for the business side, and a dispatcher reachable 24/7 while you're under a load.
Your truck, an established carrier's authority
Your lease is with the carrier, not with TQS. It puts your truck under that carrier's operating authority for the length of the lease, as federal leasing rules require, and spells out how you're paid, who covers what and how either side can end it.
TQS is your dispatcher. We introduce you to the carrier, help you through their onboarding and go through the agreement with you before you sign.
You handle
- Driving safely and on time
- Keeping your truck maintained and inspected
- Logging hours on your ELD
- Sending BOLs and PODs from the road
The carrier and TQS handle
- Operating authority and insurance (the carrier)
- Dispatch, rate negotiation and load planning (TQS)
- Rate confirmations and load paperwork (TQS)
- Help with compliance paperwork and DOT questions (TQS)
Built for drivers who own the truck.
- Owner-operators without their own MC authority
- New carriers waiting for authority to become active
- Drivers leaving another lease who want a dispatch office that answers
- Carriers whose own MC is too new for the brokers they want to haul for
- Box truck and hotshot owners as well as semi trucks
Rates, insurance and lease terms
Lease terms depend on your equipment, your lanes and your insurance. Call and we'll go through the numbers for your truck.
How to get started
- 01
Call us
Tell us about your truck, your experience and the lanes you want. Call (929) 717-5625. - 02
Send your documents
CDL, medical card, truck registration and inspection, and anything we ask for to set up your file. - 03
Meet the carrier
We match you with an established carrier for your equipment and help you through their application, MVR, drug test and Clearinghouse query. - 04
Review and sign the lease
We go through the carrier's agreement with you: pay, insurance and how to end the lease. Nothing is signed until you're comfortable. - 05
Get dispatched
Once the carrier adds your truck, your TQS dispatcher starts booking loads you approve.
Leasing on, answered.
Do I need my own MC number to lease on?
No. Leasing on means you run under the carrier's operating authority, so you don't need your own MC while you're on the lease.
I already have my own MC. Should I lease on or use dispatch?
If your authority is active and insured, our dispatch service keeps you under your own name. If your MC is brand new and brokers won't book you yet, leasing on can get you running sooner. Call and we'll talk it through.
Am I forced to take loads?
No. You see the rate, miles and pickup window before anything is booked, and you approve every load.
How do I get paid, and what does it cost?
Pay, settlement timing and lease terms are set by the carrier and depend on your equipment and insurance. Call (929) 717-5625 and we'll give you the numbers for your truck in writing.
Can I end the lease?
Yes. How and when either side can end the lease is written into the carrier's agreement, and we go over it with you before you sign.
What equipment do you take?
Semi trucks (dry van, reefer, flatbed, step deck, power only), hotshots and box trucks. Tell us what you run.
Call the office about leasing on.
Call (929) 717-5625, Mon–Fri, 9 AM–5 PM ET, or send us a message and we'll call you back.
Or call the dispatch line(929) 717-5625