@@MrUniversal357Whats the required time Landstar wants in order the Lease onto them, for a newer Authority, I would like to lease my truck on as a bco and hire a driver, Thanks in advance
I ran the Walmart account when I was at Landstar and loved it! I worked at the DC out of LaGrange Ga! I ran from Tuesday thru Saturday and was off on Sundays and Mondays! Pay was consistent and your entire week is planned on paper when you report to the traffic window on Tuesday morning. The loads were drop n hook and never heavy! I’m sorry I don’t remember the agent code but they should be able to provide it to you at the nearest terminal. They had a sheet with the agents for dedicated accounts. However, I will say that drivers that have been on the account are called every week and given first dibs before any new drivers will even be offered a spot.
@@heavyjr1 unfortunately, my health required me to take a break from trucking! I’m trying to jump through the hoops and hurdles to get my medical card now though
@@MrUniversal357 thank you! I’ll tell any driver to stay on top of their health and limit the intake on that low quality truck stop food! It also wouldn’t hurt to get out and exercise.
What’s up bro I watched your videos, I’m signed on to a carrier that pays 1.50 per mile plus fuel surcharge and drop pays(all drop and hook) running 2800-3200 miles after all fuel expenses and ins I’m grossing 3200-4000 I think I’m doing pretty good, especially bc I have a dispatch I don’t have to pay and also don’t have to rent trailers. You have O/O with a handful of carriers should I stay where I’m at? I’m pretty happy but they don’t have the best trailers but all drop and hook and I’m making what I listed above and no issues with home time in fact I can switch to local anytime I want with about 20% less miles of course
Bro remember $1.24 is your break even ( Cost per mile is big calculation with conservative numbers on variable and fixed costs per month assuming you run 2500 miles/week). So its safe to assumed $1.24/ mile is your breakeven. If you got $1.8/mile, your doung $0.6/mile profit. If you are running $2.5/mile then $1.25/mile profit. Now you can find your breakeven by how many miles you run per month on average and "add your variable and fixed costs". Then divide the costs/miles ...that right there wil gie youyour breakeven.
100% correct. There's plenty of reasons "their favorites" get the best freight, usually because they've developed a history of delivering damage free on time, every time, no excuses, no accidents, no tickets, etc.
You rather give 35% of 100 or 10% of 50%? Yall sound stupid on the percentage, guys with thier own authority.."I'm leased to a company they only take 20%? 20% of what and no support and no freight... NoTY
@@Therealdeal_23you statement has no sense ,35% out of 100,10% out of 50?tell your break even point at both situations? If you work with landstar your break even 1.77 ,if you work with 10% your break even 1.88,listen again carefully and make some math on it
@oscargirin Sse your not a business person. Please go back to being a company driver... if LS take 35% but that's it. others take 20% but you don't know how much the loads pay and other doesn't have the support behind thier driver.(higher insurance... not fuel discount )for starters. Now go back to Swift class and be happy
@@Therealdeal_23 been driving my own since 2006 boy😎,2008-2012 worked with Landstar .so from this point I can tell you which is good which is bad ,put over here numbers now ,let calculate your statement regarding landstar .if you are right about all,promise you I will donate my 3 trucks to you ,hey big business man
Landstar makes no sense to work with. I have seen guy's on some consistent hazmat and doubles who do well. Can you post your contract or agreement with them. I would like to see whats printed
@@MrUniversal357 No but I’m looking for a trucking company to actually get my experience with. I haven’t decided who I want to go with yet, but my end goal is to get my tankers and drive tanks. But any event I do want to become a owner operator. How do I build contacts?
@browser37 the only way to build contacts is to have a truck and just talk to brokers as you go! Want to many brokers talk unless you already have equipment
Those are not good calculations! The fuel surcharge is almost never discussed in the rate. Call a commercial broker (not a Landstar agent) and start talking to him about the fuel surcharge; 99% of them won't know anything about it and they do not care! Landstar is taking the fuel surcharge out of the actual freight rate and then adding it after the 65%. That 65% should be calculated on the actual original freight rate and then the fuel surcharge should be added! Landstar knows that the fuel surcharge is a non-issue to brokers! They know that! This is just another manipulative strategy to steal from the guy who has all of the expense! All these damn companies manipulate the fuel surcharge! Prime doesn't even pay the entire fuel surcharge; the last I heard is that they only pay 72% of the total fuel surcharge! Under those conditions, Prime is even worse than Landstar! They are continually stealing from the people who work the hardest! This is absolute bullshit!!!
@pwhitetransport2949Whats the time requirement to lease my truck onto landstar being somewhat a new Authority, I've seen JB hunt wants 1 year for new Authority. Thanks in advance
When you have a good lane, you will know not to talk about it … YT and tickcrapers steering wheel holders already messing the market up with every thing else going on by posting I made this an I made that….. this is why people at LS will keep there mouths shut. Keep trucking driver
