I wish I could say that many things good about them. I was raised in trucking and I was leased to Landstar for nearly a year when I was hauling covid hit. I was doing a lot of deadheading and was hauling caterpillar equipment to Arizona from Georgia. I stopped in a rest area in the and fell off my trailer and broke my neck and subsequently had a stroke. I finished my load to Arizona that trip and thought I had just pulled a muscle. When I got unloaded I realized something was messed up. Long story short I finally got hooked up with the partial workman's comp. I had got through the company and it all went to hell after that. I ended up losing my truck and filed bankruptcy to keep my home . The insurance company said they didn't believe that my stroke had anything to do with my fall and cut me off and sent me to their Dr and it was a joke. I have finally got my disability after a 2 year battle and I'm about to go crazy just sitting here. Doing nothing is the hardest thing I have ever done. Worked all my life and had about 3 million miles in a truck. Hopefully this won't happen to anyone else and I pray it doesn't. God bless you and yours Jeff
Really good advice here. Trucking can be a very good jumping off place for a different career if you treat it like a business by knowing the numbers. As a high school drop out, I spent the first 16 years of my working career (68' to 84') running my butt off hauling cars. Saved enough to open my own HVAC, plumbing and electric business. After 35 years, I sold that business in August of 2020 for 14 million dollars.
That’s a problem everywhere unfortunately which is why I tried to run direct freight only at Landstar and tried to run as many high profile company loads as possible. Wasn’t an issue after that
Landstar agents sit at home and watch lnternet truckstop and other load boards. Take freight from them then put them on load board. Double and triple broker it. Witch is not legal.
I was ON TOP of everything- It took them 1 1/2 months to get me leased on!!! But due to several issues while there... I am no longer running for them. They treat their AGENTS with a LOT more respect than they do their drivers.
I dont have any interest in being a trucking business owner op, but I'm interested in learning about it. I like being company and focusing my effort on personal investments not trucking business. I do appreciate you teaching more about the industry, and would like more classes on it.
Well done. I had 19+ yrs experience 5 1/2 yrs as an owner op. I was in the process of applying for my own authority and had enough of company B.S. but decided to first give Landstar a shot albeit with a lot of skepticism and a willingness to walk out the door if I found things they said not to be true. That was in the fall of 2009. Well, still there 13 yrs later.They aren’t perfect but the freedom they give you is immense compared to other carriers and the money is good. There are other perks that you may not know about and that I won’t mention as I am sure that kind of financial assistance is based on your reputation and longevity with them and wouldn’t be offered or even mentioned to new hires.
@@secondamendment573 Does Landstar care? I don’t speak for them but I imagine if you were dumb enough to ask them and put them on the spot they would tell you they do but in reality I am sure a number of there leased on owner operators (BCO’s) have trucks with emissions systems deleted. They don’t ask , why should they? There is no age requirement on your equipment. It just has to be in safe operating condition. The inspections they require every 4 months that they pay for and must be done at one of their approved locations doesn’t check or ask about emissions. Unless you have an obvious exhaust leak, cracked flex pipe, etc then you get that fixed. Otherwise their inspections are the usual, tire tread, brakes, lights, etc.
Landstar taught me to always run your own license plates. If they fire you while on the road you're stuck until you get new plates. But they are a great learning platform become a better OO and how to run different trailers. Then step out on your own MC. I liked running their board as an independent.
@@Itspaigeytv you register it under your company name and get the plates. When you lease on to a company you’ll have the “Landstar” on the side and then operated by and your company name. I had my company name on my fuel tank and Landstar on the bunk door.
@@kanys3564 Expedite outfit in Detroit area, there are a few around Detroit and Toledo. I can tell you we are not hiring, things are slowing down like 2008 and Covid, I see it getting much worse, 1970's worse as the economy collapses. Nothing like going from a republic, to a democracy and finally the communistic state. Almost there.
Well said my friend I’m a BCO at landstar with 4 trucks there !! Surprised u didn’t talk about the 35 percent everybody seems to frown on !! Mabe another video to let be understand what u get for the 35 percent
Agreed. It sounds like a lot at first glance, especially when other carriers boast higher percentages, but most people don't truly understand why that's the case and where most of that money actually goes. Also, there's a huge value proposition to factor in. I can tell you, right off the top about 10% goes directly to the agent/agency. It varies slightly depending on the agents performance metrics, but 10% is a good average for our purposes. They too are independent contractors and most work their butts off behind the scenes to make your experience as streamlined as possible. Don't think they work hard? Try spending a little time talking to some agents, get to know them a little, find out what it's like for them. Once you do talk to them you'll both get a better understanding of their role and cultivate better working relationships that are mutually beneficial. Even some of the agents who don't work with direct freight are working hard to get good loads. Many of them work hard to cultivate relationships with certain brokers or 3PL's to get loads that would otherwise not be available to BCO's. Bottom line, any agent who wants to earn at least a decent living will be working hard behind the scenes and their percentage reflects that. Now you have a trailer. Bring your own and you get an additional 6-8% depending on equipment type. Now, for those who own a trailer this number may sound high, and it can be. But when people are dealing with equipment that isn't theirs they (usually) don't take as good a care of it. There's also the drop and hook aspect that can only be realized by having more trailers than drivers and the additional costs associated with this model Bottom line here is that they know the average cost FOR THEM to provide company trailers and that's where this percentage comes from. You are free to buy or rent your own trailer and manage it's expenses more efficiently while collecting the additional %. As a flatbed hauler I do just that. I rent/lease a trailer and the additional % I earn is greater than the costs I incur. I lose out on drop and hook, but I also don't incur the additional expense of multiple trailers for a single power unit. So, right there we've seen where roughly half of that 35% goes. The rest basically goes to corporate to run the company and pay for all the services and conveniences that you enjoy. Think of it as outsourcing parts of your business to another company so they can handle the things YOU don't want to deal with as an individual. The MAIN reason why you are leased to a carrier instead of being a carrier. This can be broken down into 3 main categories: Paperwork, Liability and Convenience. Paperwork includes dealing with all the government regulations and requirements, processing freight bills and handling billing and all the other odds and ends that would otherwise have you driving a desk instead of a truck. Liability should be pretty obvious. It includes insurance but also goes beyond that. Lawyers cost money. Dealing with freight or damage claims costs time and money, even if they are bogus and denied. These may not be frequent things most OO's have to deal with, but when they do occur they usually aren't cheap to address. And if you're handling them yourself then you're not behind the wheel earning revenue, which makes everything worse. Finally there's Convenience. Can you put a price tag on your time? You absolutely should! Every moment spent working is time out of your life that you don't get back. Work, while important both personally and to society as a whole, isn't everything. So, in an attempt to preserve as much of your freedom as you envisioned when you decided to get your own truck you need to balance your work and personal time. Sure, you COULD do all these things yourself and some people do. But for most of us we either can't find the extra time or maybe we just don't want to. And for that convenience, that service, we pay someone else to do the work for us. It's a simple business reality in managing your workload. This is a normal cost of doing business that most individuals overlook until it is forced upon them. One person can't do everything, but spreading out the workload among multiple people also means spreading out the money. Whether you give that percentage to Landstar or you hire your own employees or contract with other companies, the work needs to be done and someone needs to be compensated for their work. So, how much is your time worth again?
@@JimTomatore Your comment is almost better than the video. I worked for a truck shop here in town for a few months and the owner there needs to read your comment because he tries to do everything himself and ends up losing out. This is Grand Rapids Michigan so everybody here tends to think in terms of dollars and cents ( cheep dutch) but the fact of the matter is, you need food and water not dollars and cents to survive and a living breathing human being is worth far more than any pieces of paper with letters and numbers or metal coins! Convenience is definitely something to be factored in, my time (AND BRAIN SPACE) is very valuable!! Brain space is getting even more valuable as technology gets more advanced😳
You have taught a lot of opendeck information on your channel soooo glad you are back on RUclips missed you brother 👍🏾 I'd love to get information directly from you some how
Many years ago, i signed on with what was Mayflower Transit Company, they took about a month or more to get you going, if you needed truck driving experience they put you through their crash course of driving and helped you get a License in Indiana, and they use their address for your home address till you get home and took the test in your home state, but the company wasn't to bad to deal with, but they pushed you a lot and wanted you to keep moving.
I made $250,000 gross last year after Landstar’s cut and I’m on track to make more than that this year it’s a great company just have to be smart about the way you run. Book ahead and build relationships with direct shippers
Thank you for this video. I'm new to LandStar and I got off to a bit of a rough start but they've been there every step of the way. I have goals and I'm determined to reach them.
I've heard so many guys that worked at Landstar, with completely opposite experiences. Some guys love it and are still there, others left soon after being hired, and swear they were the worst company out there. I think that just proves there is no such thing as the perfect company.
Wow things has really changed over at last star I was over at last star inway and it took only a few days at the most and I was out on the road but this was back in the 90s.And yes when I was there they were older guys that told me at the time how to do it use only a few agents and when they know you by name your in the loop 👍🏾
It's not the endorsement of hazmat that you Need to worry about it's the stupid freight and how it comes out and how you need to watch it and if how dangerous the freight is the move
I'm specialized in hazmat with a hazmat carrier and it's funny when I see normal guys pulling hazmat.they thinks it's simply put a placard and go.someone at my company got fined 3500 each for 2 placards that flew off.9k ticket in ohio.knuclehead just place placard in slot and go with no tape.
Landstar provides some nice clear cover plates that prevents that. They offer them for free just by asking the Hazmat Dept. Also, always checking with same dept. when loaded at customer, really keeps you legal...
Great video!! I’ve specialized in hazardous waste for the past 7 years, and I’m thinking about buying a truck and going to Landstar and doing hazmat there
Check with LS before going forward. Not sure of the details, but I’ve been with LS for three years and it seems to me there is a prohibition of hauling HZ *waste* as a solo driver. Lots of HZ freight available for solo drivers, though.
Can't see why they fired you they should have paid you. Thanks for your honest directness, this business isn't for the faint operated. BCO is better than o/o😁
I followed you since you were at Mercer,. I learned a lot from you. I just left landstar after 2 1/2 years. I done really good my first year I done everything you talk about in this video. Now I realize the trucking business the last year or so has been crap and that's not landstars fault. But the way they manage this down turn sucks. They just hire more off shore agents who cut and paste loads they don't look for direct customers. The agents that have direct customers stick with the drivers that have been loyal to them which you can't get mad at them for that but you won't get in with them now. What I ended up doing was signing on with a company that pays 90 percent there expense to me is not as good as landstar but it's not even close to 25 percent worse. My equipment is paid for I don't owe anybody so I don't need to make as much money as some drivers to live. This allows me to be picky with what I haul and sometimes sit for a day for a better load. Keep your expenses low it will make a big difference. I wish you were still around making videos because you really helped me and I'm sure a lot of drivers also. I hope everything is going good for you and stay driven.
Landstar cancelled my contract after 3years of running coast to coast, I parked in front of my house while off duty bobtail. I was performing my own maintenance 🤨
@@alfredcolvin69 Landsrar has a zero tolerance of parking on the street. And approximately 30% of my loads were unloaded to the customer on the street because trucks were not permitted on customers location
You make some good points. I’d love to pick your brains on a few things. I have a trucking company and feel you’d have some good info to help me improve what I do. If you read this, let me know how to get I touch with you.
I don’t think they call them that but new drivers receive a phone call from at least one experienced driver. Wouldn’t surprise me if this doesn’t always happen.
What do you say about this plan. I am trying to get my CDL and looking at doing prime inc school. So basically after I get my CDL it would be: Prime inc lease > Prime inc lease to purchase > Landstar owner op > my own authority
Glad to hear I’m in the upper crust…. Started with my own authority as a hot shot now driving a W900. I’m still thinking of going to Landstar to reduce my operating costs. Also I’m not running full time and the owners I’ve personally talked with seem to like this company…
Thanks for great informative video, I am planning to go get the truck and be an owner op and really want to do lease on to Landstar but they require at least one year of OTR experience I have 4 years of experience but just local, do you think they will let me in? Thanks
I never worked OTR before going to Landstar. I only worked locally (home every night) but convinced the qualification center that I basically worked regionally because of the area I traveled. It probably also helped that two of the companies I worked for fell into the mega-carrier category. Ultimately I think they only go by what you tell them plus any publicly available information about the carriers you worked for. So even if you were always local, if the carrier had some regional or OTR operations then you'd be fine putting that on you application. On the other hand, as I learned very quickly, there's certain knowledge/experience being OTR that you don't get from being home every night. Some of it has to do with different operations in different states, some is the interactions with shippers and receivers that differs from local guys, but the biggest is just the reality of life on the road, how to plan ahead, manage your hours, plan your routes, anticipate delays and avoid problem areas. It's the type of thing you don't really learn until you experience it yourself. This is why all companies ask specificity about OTR experience instead of just plain old driving experience. Physically driving the truck is only a part of what you need to be able to do.
@@JimTomatore once again Mr Soul Man, excellent comment. I have about 6 experience years off and on with a temporary company and had local Regional and some otr. I drove 4 months last spring OTR and there was about a 2 to 3 month learning curve for me to get settled in. It is a different Beast. Thankfully the guys I was with were fairly patient. I'm glad I did it.
Working with any company is okay, but have your own authority license and insurance, and work with anyone you want, leased on to a company and being in Florida and your company doesn't have a good load, your screwed, can't look for a different load, your neighbor wants you to move something on the weekend, you have to run the billing through your leased company cause you legally can't do any billing cause whoever has the authority does the billing, put on your big boy pants and go to work, your not stupid, hire a permit service to help, hire an CPA to help, but don't hire someone who knows about trucking and give them your books, they will run you dry, don't give anyone access to your checking account or credit cards, be smart if you're willing to work people "customers" will be over joyed to work with you, stay strong and pray without ceasing
I try to confine my posts to just one topic at a time. So, haz=mat. Gave mine up years ago when I found out that re-taking the test was the reason I couldn't renew my license thru the mail. Nobody at the time paid extra for it, so I didn't suffer financially. Only over the last few years have companies starting paying more for jobs that require a haz-mat. But you should realize that Haz-mat, together with TWIC, is not just an endorsement, it is a type of security clearance. Both come with expiration dates and have to be renewed every few couple of years, at a significant cost. Unless you are hauling placarded loads ALL the time - like a fuel tanker i.e. - the haz-mat endorsement is for the carrier's benefit, not yours. The only reason to get a haz-mat, or TWIC, is if your job specifically requires it. If that is the case, demand more money. If your company refuses, walk. A haz-mat is valuable, and deserves to be compensated as such. Be sure that, specifically as an O/O, you don't fall into the trap of only getting higher rates for haz-mat loads, but not for non-placarded loads. You either are haz-mat qualified or you are not, there is no in-between. You cannot put it on like some type of special equipment, and then take it off when the job is done.
@@MG-ks1qg Let me clarify. I won't spend "$100-$300" for nothing. The money is an investment, and it has to give me a higher return. I found there are sectors in the trucking industry that pay better than others that require these credentials. As long as I make money in these sectors, why bother??
Yeah I agree with most of What you're saying Hello I'm Daniel Hansson, I've been at, Landstar since 2008 , That's right the GFC Started, and it kicked off an era of pathetic Freight rates, and pretty much the end of an era. While I agree with most of what you're saying here you do sound like a paid advertisement, let's get real, and talk about phantom loads on the board charge backs on your settlements all the freaking pay outs we have to make and yes my friend just how do these various business cycles play out including how to adjust you outlook per the Macro Financial environment at any givin time ! Plus since this is a rather easy business to get into we should address just how unhealthy it is over a long term to be out in the truck , I mean it is devastating if you don't take proper health measures, even that it's still a Very Unhealthy thing to do for a living, put together with all the risks, and payouts as a business,( yes the way I approach it , I am Daniel Hansson President of Hansson Farm, and Transport LLC, and Landstar BCO,) It's a pretty shitty Business compared to many others ! My friend I keep hearing phrases like getting Hired Landstar, or being fired by Landstar, but there is no such a thing I am Pleased to Landstar, as an independent business, and as such I am tasked with all the decisions regarding how I operate my business! I am the one who generates the revenue that Landstar makes there profit from as such I approach my thought process that Landstar works for ME ! Let me state again clearly my name is Daniel Hansson, I am President , and Chief Operating Officer of Hansson Farm, and Transport LLC, that is my Employer !!
I am an owner operator for hazmat. Looking to jump ship from a buddy's bs. I have been driving for awhile. As an owner operator do I have to go through the month long hiring.
Customers that are actually Landstar’s like GE or even one of the brokers actual customers so it would be shipper>broker>driver instead of shipper>broker>broker>driver…sometimes additional brokers even
Truck driving is not a job,IT IS A WAY OF LIFE. Plan on staying out 4-6 weeks at a time,to make any money.As a o/o you call the shots.Want to see the country,do it in a truck.. you get payed to go there ,write the expenses off of taxes ,and payed to leave .. my wife and i did this for over 10 yrs.
It ranges, it's not fixed like it was for Love's which I believe was 25 cents but it was anywhere from 60-80 cents on average but I filled up for 50 cents off as well as up to $1.10 off. And Cali was my worst discount by far. Hope this helps.
Today’s Landstar has absolutely nothing in common with the real Landstar (starting with Ranger in ‘87, then the Landstar System Inc / carrier group 1991-2004, after he purchased Inway, Ligon and Gemini) under Mr. Jeffrey C. Crowe ! Ever since Henry Gerkins took over in ‘04 Landstar became a revolving door corporate crapshoot just like any other trucking company out there. No better under Jim Gattoni, well, maybe even worst for the BCOs ! I was there when Mr. Crowe was in the big chair till 2022 and I don’t miss any of it that followed after 2004 !
I have my own equipment and step deck, what is the percentage split? I hear a lot of guys say they're making money. I was doing the same load as another landstar driver and he was getting $600 more for the same run. Then I was thinking he has to pay landstar. Our is the money taken out first?
Currently it's 65% of the linehaul to the tractor, 7% or 8% of the linehaul to the trailer, 100% of the fuel surcharge to the tractor. Beyond that there is a list of accessorials (fees not included in the linehaul, like Fuel Surcharge) that are either paid 100% to the tractor or 65% to the tractor, depending what they are. For example toll surcharge is 100% to the tractor while hazmat surcharge is 65% to the tractor and I think 7% or 8% to the trailer. Different trailer types pay different %. Dry van is the lowest, flatbed, step deck and reefer is the next and other specialty trailers like RGN, heavy haul (additional axles, extendable, etc...) being the highest tier. I think it's all available on their website, somewhere. If not recruiting can probably give you the info.
The Landstar driver sees the rate charged to the customer and all their pay is based on that rate. If it's direct contact freight then the price usually isn't negotiable. Loads brokered out to approved Independent Carriers are billed to the customer the same but the rate the Independent gets can be negotiable within the total revenue. The Landstar Agents are themselves contractors like the drivers. They usually get about 10% of the rates that are not paid 100% to the truck. And of course Landstar itself gets a cut from a brokered out load. I would say the loads brokered out pay about 15-20% less than the contract rate with the customer, while the BCO (with their own trailer) walks away with about 70-75% of the contract rate, after deductions. Of course Independents have some overhead costs that BCO's don't because it's handled for them by Landstar. My opinion, either way, BCO or Independent, the business ends up with nearly the same net revenue once all expenses are figured in. The real advantage to being a BCO is the simplicity or convenience of letting (ie: paying via %) the carrier handle some tasks as opposed to paying yourself extra to do that same work.
I really appreciate the info. Like you said it pays the same at the end of the year . Myself, I over the back office work and landstar will help with that. I'm looking to grow a fleet is that possible with landstar?
I like what you have to say it's good teaching it sounds like a lot of great tools but the fact that matters is you said you would be unbiased I've not heard you say anything bad you sound like you're being paid by landstar what is the whole truth
I mentioned a couple of things I didn't like, for me it was an excellent company but that won't always be the case. I mentioned I don't like the hiring process, I talked about how there's not a huge amount of "support" most are used to like a dispatcher ( not those exact words but that's what I was eluding to,) also mentioned the 120 day inspections. Overall, I think they're an excellent company but nobody is perfect. i can assure you though, I was absolutely not paid by them but i can see how it looks that way. I think my track record throughout my channel shows whether I'm honest or not. I'm sure there are more negatives but I spoke about what I thought was important in a video. Also, hard to cover every single thing in a 20 minute video. I appreciate the honest feedback, thank you
Is this a multi level marketing scenario? Everyone is selling the Landstar system but nobody is is giving the nitty gritty. The sales pitch smells like Amway…🤷♂️
U ain't an independent contractor if u leased to landstar and ppl believe u are but under law u ain't u are a highly payed employee and till landstar and other companies realize that u are getting shafted by that company
Worst company I have ever worked for rates are really low and on top of that 35 percent of each load plus they charge you for permits every week and also insurance I was getting broke in landstar don’t recommend to anybody work better with another company
I see this all the time on RUclips. People talking shit about the company and DM's/agents that pay them. Then wonder why they can't get miles. Well it's probably because the company DM/agent watched your videos 😂
@@DrivenTrucking You need to get back in the truck and just drive...You have a perfect rig ( drop deck) to make money in these times... in your satire, you have flip flopped on every subject you try to be the expert on... You are not a teacher...
@@zeeezeee123 the satire for me is unadulterated opinions for which I did not ask or care about as well as comments that start with what I “need” to be doing 😂 thanks for the laugh
@@DrivenTrucking Play this video... Listen carefully________ Your first sentence you use in this video, is the phrase, "you need"....to do so and so... Trying to help you.... You are never gonna make "Trucking Money" from RUclips... Some will, you will not...not unless you make this a channel about Trucking. I am pretty sure you already know this.
Thank you for the video brother. My old man retired after spending his last 10 years as a BCO with Landstar and he's passed me his truck so I can get on with them. I'm 2 months shy of my required OTR time to join Landstar due to being a fuel tanker yanker for Pilot for nearly a year. He pulled Landstar direct freight from El Paso to Laredo and back for his last 3 years and was paid very well for it. You've pretty much described what he's told me about the company and is a smart move to make good money and experience.
My carrier was blessed in by landstar corporate due to the nature of the load and the equipment requirements. We now have access to move the high value loads in less than a year. Love Landstar...
I was a 1099 handled as a W2 employee. I wish the guy I was working for watched this video. This guy worked exclusively from the load board and he would take a new load each and every day of the week, so we were stuck with whatever we got for six days out of the week. I tried my darndest to set him up with customers I was networking and I was getting good feedback too but the guy had a weird obsession with keeping his trucks on single day loads so he could micromanage the driver's times. Don't think I'll ever talk to that guy again, I made okay money with him, but the way he would dispatch you would spend half your off time at a shipper each and every night and if there was ever a problem with the load you missed out on the good weekend load which paid half your check.
I wish I could say that many things good about them. I was raised in trucking and I was leased to Landstar for nearly a year when I was hauling covid hit. I was doing a lot of deadheading and was hauling caterpillar equipment to Arizona from Georgia. I stopped in a rest area in the and fell off my trailer and broke my neck and subsequently had a stroke. I finished my load to Arizona that trip and thought I had just pulled a muscle. When I got unloaded I realized something was messed up. Long story short I finally got hooked up with the partial workman's comp. I had got through the company and it all went to hell after that. I ended up losing my truck and filed bankruptcy to keep my home . The insurance company said they didn't believe that my stroke had anything to do with my fall and cut me off and sent me to their Dr and it was a joke. I have finally got my disability after a 2 year battle and I'm about to go crazy just sitting here. Doing nothing is the hardest thing I have ever done. Worked all my life and had about 3 million miles in a truck. Hopefully this won't happen to anyone else and I pray it doesn't.
God bless you and yours
Jeff
people like you are the reason youtube needs character limits in the comment section.
Really good advice here. Trucking can be a very good jumping off place for a different career if you treat it like a business by knowing the numbers. As a high school drop out, I spent the first 16 years of my working career (68' to 84') running my butt off hauling cars. Saved enough to open my own HVAC, plumbing and electric business. After 35 years, I sold that business in August of 2020 for 14 million dollars.
Trucking is freedom.
Hell yeah! Good for you!
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@@arisk.ramosbautista1283 🤣🤣
Fantastic 🎉😊
Landstar has a ton of double brokered freight, using foreign agents over seas. That's the first thing that comes to mind when I hear Landstar.
That’s a problem everywhere unfortunately which is why I tried to run direct freight only at Landstar and tried to run as many high profile company loads as possible. Wasn’t an issue after that
That’s a fact and I’d say more than half the loads you call from those jokers aren’t good loads anyways.
Landstar agents sit at home and watch lnternet truckstop and other load boards. Take freight from them then put them on load board. Double and triple broker it. Witch is not legal.
@@rce8540 and that’s the way they make easy money 💰 😂 …..meanwhile the drivers are on the road far away from family and friends 😬😬
So done with these for sure
I was ON TOP of everything- It took them 1 1/2 months to get me leased on!!! But due to several issues while there... I am no longer running for them. They treat their AGENTS with a LOT more respect than they do their drivers.
I dont have any interest in being a trucking business owner op, but I'm interested in learning about it. I like being company and focusing my effort on personal investments not trucking business. I do appreciate you teaching more about the industry, and would like more classes on it.
You’ll have more to invest as an owner op
Lol if you like being under paid and stolen from sure keep being a company slave
Been with landstar for eight years now… wish I would’ve came over sooner 👍
Well done. I had 19+ yrs experience 5 1/2 yrs as an owner op. I was in the process of applying for my own authority and had enough of company B.S. but decided to first give Landstar a shot albeit with a lot of skepticism and a willingness to walk out the door if I found things they said not to be true. That was in the fall of 2009. Well, still there 13 yrs later.They aren’t perfect but the freedom they give you is immense compared to other carriers and the money is good. There are other perks that you may not know about and that I won’t mention as I am sure that kind of financial assistance is based on your reputation and longevity with them and wouldn’t be offered or even mentioned to new hires.
@@secondamendment573 Does Landstar care? I don’t speak for them but I imagine if you were dumb enough to ask them and put them on the spot they would tell you they do but in reality I am sure a number of there leased on owner operators (BCO’s) have trucks with emissions systems deleted. They don’t ask , why should they? There is no age requirement on your equipment. It just has to be in safe operating condition. The inspections they require every 4 months that they pay for and must be done at one of their approved locations doesn’t check or ask about emissions. Unless you have an obvious exhaust leak, cracked flex pipe, etc then you get that fixed. Otherwise their inspections are the usual, tire tread, brakes, lights, etc.
Would it be better to go landstar authority are my own having trouble figuring that one out
@@jemac13did you give it a shot ? By any chance
@@mohammadvazin1949 I went Schneider sucked went back to company
Landstar taught me to always run your own license plates. If they fire you while on the road you're stuck until you get new plates. But they are a great learning platform become a better OO and how to run different trailers. Then step out on your own MC. I liked running their board as an independent.
@757 Trucker
Are you saying you don’t have to use their equipment? They told me your truck has to be capable of hooking up with their ELD.
@@fighter4christ7 your truck your trailer they sell you an eld if you don't have one that works with there system.
You should always have that and your own insurance
Could you explain how you run your own license plates?
@@Itspaigeytv you register it under your company name and get the plates. When you lease on to a company you’ll have the “Landstar” on the side and then operated by and your company name.
I had my company name on my fuel tank and Landstar on the bunk door.
I like to be in business for myself but not by myself. Landstar is the perfect fit for me.
Welcome back! We were a bit worried about ya. Glad you're alive man!!!
Welcome back! Still wearing the hat, went through the box of Rotella. Sweet! Happy to hear your insights again. Best content available, hands down.
I was at LS for a bit during Covid, it was not worth it, found a small local carrier and doing much much better.
That time period was ROUGH for all, congrats on your new found carrier and happiness!
What's that small company pliz?
@@kanys3564 Expedite outfit in Detroit area, there are a few around Detroit and Toledo. I can tell you we are not hiring, things are slowing down like 2008 and Covid, I see it getting much worse, 1970's worse as the economy collapses. Nothing like going from a republic, to a democracy and finally the communistic state. Almost there.
Well said my friend I’m a BCO at landstar with 4 trucks there !! Surprised u didn’t talk about the 35 percent everybody seems to frown on !! Mabe another video to let be understand what u get for the 35 percent
Agreed. It sounds like a lot at first glance, especially when other carriers boast higher percentages, but most people don't truly understand why that's the case and where most of that money actually goes. Also, there's a huge value proposition to factor in.
I can tell you, right off the top about 10% goes directly to the agent/agency. It varies slightly depending on the agents performance metrics, but 10% is a good average for our purposes. They too are independent contractors and most work their butts off behind the scenes to make your experience as streamlined as possible. Don't think they work hard? Try spending a little time talking to some agents, get to know them a little, find out what it's like for them. Once you do talk to them you'll both get a better understanding of their role and cultivate better working relationships that are mutually beneficial. Even some of the agents who don't work with direct freight are working hard to get good loads. Many of them work hard to cultivate relationships with certain brokers or 3PL's to get loads that would otherwise not be available to BCO's. Bottom line, any agent who wants to earn at least a decent living will be working hard behind the scenes and their percentage reflects that.
Now you have a trailer. Bring your own and you get an additional 6-8% depending on equipment type. Now, for those who own a trailer this number may sound high, and it can be. But when people are dealing with equipment that isn't theirs they (usually) don't take as good a care of it. There's also the drop and hook aspect that can only be realized by having more trailers than drivers and the additional costs associated with this model Bottom line here is that they know the average cost FOR THEM to provide company trailers and that's where this percentage comes from. You are free to buy or rent your own trailer and manage it's expenses more efficiently while collecting the additional %. As a flatbed hauler I do just that. I rent/lease a trailer and the additional % I earn is greater than the costs I incur. I lose out on drop and hook, but I also don't incur the additional expense of multiple trailers for a single power unit.
So, right there we've seen where roughly half of that 35% goes. The rest basically goes to corporate to run the company and pay for all the services and conveniences that you enjoy. Think of it as outsourcing parts of your business to another company so they can handle the things YOU don't want to deal with as an individual. The MAIN reason why you are leased to a carrier instead of being a carrier. This can be broken down into 3 main categories: Paperwork, Liability and Convenience.
Paperwork includes dealing with all the government regulations and requirements, processing freight bills and handling billing and all the other odds and ends that would otherwise have you driving a desk instead of a truck.
Liability should be pretty obvious. It includes insurance but also goes beyond that. Lawyers cost money. Dealing with freight or damage claims costs time and money, even if they are bogus and denied. These may not be frequent things most OO's have to deal with, but when they do occur they usually aren't cheap to address. And if you're handling them yourself then you're not behind the wheel earning revenue, which makes everything worse.
Finally there's Convenience. Can you put a price tag on your time? You absolutely should! Every moment spent working is time out of your life that you don't get back. Work, while important both personally and to society as a whole, isn't everything. So, in an attempt to preserve as much of your freedom as you envisioned when you decided to get your own truck you need to balance your work and personal time. Sure, you COULD do all these things yourself and some people do. But for most of us we either can't find the extra time or maybe we just don't want to. And for that convenience, that service, we pay someone else to do the work for us. It's a simple business reality in managing your workload. This is a normal cost of doing business that most individuals overlook until it is forced upon them. One person can't do everything, but spreading out the workload among multiple people also means spreading out the money. Whether you give that percentage to Landstar or you hire your own employees or contract with other companies, the work needs to be done and someone needs to be compensated for their work.
So, how much is your time worth again?
@@JimTomatore
Your comment is almost better than the video. I worked for a truck shop here in town for a few months and the owner there needs to read your comment because he tries to do everything himself and ends up losing out. This is Grand Rapids Michigan so everybody here tends to think in terms of dollars and cents ( cheep dutch) but the fact of the matter is, you need food and water not dollars and cents to survive and a living breathing human being is worth far more than any pieces of paper with letters and numbers or metal coins! Convenience is definitely something to be factored in, my time (AND BRAIN SPACE) is very valuable!!
Brain space is getting even more valuable as technology gets more advanced😳
You have taught a lot of opendeck information on your channel soooo glad you are back on RUclips missed you brother 👍🏾 I'd love to get information directly from you some how
Glad to see you're back. Missed your videos. Was surprised when the notification bell rang
Many years ago, i signed on with what was Mayflower Transit Company, they took about a month or more to get you going, if you needed truck driving experience they put you through their crash course of driving and helped you get a License in Indiana, and they use their address for your home address till you get home and took the test in your home state, but the company wasn't to bad to deal with, but they pushed you a lot and wanted you to keep moving.
I made $250,000 gross last year after Landstar’s cut and I’m on track to make more than that this year it’s a great company just have to be smart about the way you run. Book ahead and build relationships with direct shippers
💯 facts
What type of trailer you pull?
Thank you for this video. I'm new to LandStar and I got off to a bit of a rough start but they've been there every step of the way. I have goals and I'm determined to reach them.
I m thinking to work with them is it right decision or not can u guid
@@usmanaslam2939 they have some good benefits and discount programs for drivers. I think it would be a good decision.
This is why I (subscribe) always on point never giving bad info.
I've heard so many guys that worked at Landstar, with completely opposite experiences. Some guys love it and are still there, others left soon after being hired, and swear they were the worst company out there. I think that just proves there is no such thing as the perfect company.
Wow things has really changed over at last star I was over at last star inway and it took only a few days at the most and I was out on the road but this was back in the 90s.And yes when I was there they were older guys that told me at the time how to do it use only a few agents and when they know you by name your in the loop 👍🏾
Pretty good info glad to see your back putting out videos again.
Thank you for the insight and the honesty brother.. God bless 👍🏻
It's not the endorsement of hazmat that you Need to worry about it's the stupid freight and how it comes out and how you need to watch it and if how dangerous the freight is the move
I'm specialized in hazmat with a hazmat carrier and it's funny when I see normal guys pulling hazmat.they thinks it's simply put a placard and go.someone at my company got fined 3500 each for 2 placards that flew off.9k ticket in ohio.knuclehead just place placard in slot and go with no tape.
Landstar provides some nice clear cover plates that prevents that. They offer them for free just by asking the Hazmat Dept. Also, always checking with same dept. when loaded at customer, really keeps you legal...
Great video!! I’ve specialized in hazardous waste for the past 7 years, and I’m thinking about buying a truck and going to Landstar and doing hazmat there
Check with LS before going forward. Not sure of the details, but I’ve been with LS for three years and it seems to me there is a prohibition of hauling HZ *waste* as a solo driver. Lots of HZ freight available for solo drivers, though.
@@jesseostone386 thanks for the info!!
Can't see why they fired you they should have paid you. Thanks for your honest directness, this business isn't for the faint operated. BCO is better than o/o😁
I always hear something useful here, thanks
I followed you since you were at Mercer,. I learned a lot from you. I just left landstar after 2 1/2 years. I done really good my first year I done everything you talk about in this video. Now I realize the trucking business the last year or so has been crap and that's not landstars fault. But the way they manage this down turn sucks. They just hire more off shore agents who cut and paste loads they don't look for direct customers. The agents that have direct customers stick with the drivers that have been loyal to them which you can't get mad at them for that but you won't get in with them now. What I ended up doing was signing on with a company that pays 90 percent there expense to me is not as good as landstar but it's not even close to 25 percent worse. My equipment is paid for I don't owe anybody so I don't need to make as much money as some drivers to live. This allows me to be picky with what I haul and sometimes sit for a day for a better load. Keep your expenses low it will make a big difference. I wish you were still around making videos because you really helped me and I'm sure a lot of drivers also. I hope everything is going good for you and stay driven.
100% agree with everything you have said
Landstar cancelled my contract after 3years of running coast to coast, I parked in front of my house while off duty bobtail. I was performing my own maintenance 🤨
I forgot about the sitting duck BS, definitely a big negative.
What??? Why would they fire you for that when it's your truck
@@alfredcolvin69 Landsrar has a zero tolerance of parking on the street. And approximately 30% of my loads were unloaded to the customer on the street because trucks were not permitted on customers location
Trucks could not travel to the customers location
How do they find out? They must have one of those Geo locator things or whatever that they are constantly monitoring?
Good to see ur back
Good to see ya it’s been a while !!!
Hey buddy are you still driving? I don’t see any new driving videos.
Great content and information. You look so different without you goatee
great video so landstar is best company to lease on
You make some good points. I’d love to pick your brains on a few things. I have a trucking company and feel you’d have some good info to help me improve what I do.
If you read this, let me know how to get I touch with you.
Never heard of a mentor at landstar. Must be something new
I don’t think they call them that but new drivers receive a phone call from at least one experienced driver. Wouldn’t surprise me if this doesn’t always happen.
@@DrivenTrucking never heard of that! Neither any of my drivers. Like i said it must be for certain people who needed it.
What do you say about this plan. I am trying to get my CDL and looking at doing prime inc school. So basically after I get my CDL it would be:
Prime inc lease > Prime inc lease to purchase > Landstar owner op > my own authority
I really doubted that you were not being paid by Landsar
Perfect breakdown 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I am doing my research
Like Smy always. Says; the most important load is the one you set up next.
Glad to hear I’m in the upper crust…. Started with my own authority as a hot shot now driving a W900. I’m still thinking of going to Landstar to reduce my operating costs. Also I’m not running full time and the owners I’ve personally talked with seem to like this company…
Thank you man…thanks how i think
Thanks for sharing your incite, definitely helps .
What experience are you talking about, that they give you…that you need to have before you get your numbers?
I love this video but it leaves me with a question. So why did you leave landstar?
Thanks for great informative video, I am planning to go get the truck and be an owner op and really want to do lease on to Landstar but they require at least one year of OTR experience I have 4 years of experience but just local, do you think they will let me in? Thanks
I’m not sure, I think they do require OTR experience but I’d give the recruiting department a call and ask. Worst they can say is no 🤷♂️👍
@@DrivenTrucking thanks man
I never worked OTR before going to Landstar. I only worked locally (home every night) but convinced the qualification center that I basically worked regionally because of the area I traveled. It probably also helped that two of the companies I worked for fell into the mega-carrier category. Ultimately I think they only go by what you tell them plus any publicly available information about the carriers you worked for. So even if you were always local, if the carrier had some regional or OTR operations then you'd be fine putting that on you application.
On the other hand, as I learned very quickly, there's certain knowledge/experience being OTR that you don't get from being home every night. Some of it has to do with different operations in different states, some is the interactions with shippers and receivers that differs from local guys, but the biggest is just the reality of life on the road, how to plan ahead, manage your hours, plan your routes, anticipate delays and avoid problem areas. It's the type of thing you don't really learn until you experience it yourself.
This is why all companies ask specificity about OTR experience instead of just plain old driving experience. Physically driving the truck is only a part of what you need to be able to do.
@@JimTomatore thank you so much for the information, I appreciate, hopefully they approve it 👍
@@JimTomatore once again Mr Soul Man, excellent comment. I have about 6 experience years off and on with a temporary company and had local Regional and some otr. I drove 4 months last spring OTR and there was about a 2 to 3 month learning curve for me to get settled in. It is a different Beast. Thankfully the guys I was with were fairly patient. I'm glad I did it.
Update please 😎
For an O/O who comes in with my own truck, how much do they charge for leasing on to them ? Also do they offer flatbed/reefer trailer rentals ?
They will charge u 27 % on flat and 35 on dry van
Working with any company is okay, but have your own authority license and insurance, and work with anyone you want, leased on to a company and being in Florida and your company doesn't have a good load, your screwed, can't look for a different load, your neighbor wants you to move something on the weekend, you have to run the billing through your leased company cause you legally can't do any billing cause whoever has the authority does the billing, put on your big boy pants and go to work, your not stupid, hire a permit service to help, hire an CPA to help, but don't hire someone who knows about trucking and give them your books, they will run you dry, don't give anyone access to your checking account or credit cards, be smart if you're willing to work people "customers" will be over joyed to work with you, stay strong and pray without ceasing
I try to confine my posts to just one topic at a time. So, haz=mat. Gave mine up years ago when I found out that re-taking the test was the reason I couldn't renew my license thru the mail. Nobody at the time paid extra for it, so I didn't suffer financially.
Only over the last few years have companies starting paying more for jobs that require a haz-mat. But you should realize that Haz-mat, together with TWIC, is not just an endorsement, it is a type of security clearance. Both come with expiration dates and have to be renewed every few couple of years, at a significant cost. Unless you are hauling placarded loads ALL the time - like a fuel tanker i.e. - the haz-mat endorsement is for the carrier's benefit, not yours.
The only reason to get a haz-mat, or TWIC, is if your job specifically requires it. If that is the case, demand more money. If your company refuses, walk. A haz-mat is valuable, and deserves to be compensated as such. Be sure that, specifically as an O/O, you don't fall into the trap of only getting higher rates for haz-mat loads, but not for non-placarded loads. You either are haz-mat qualified or you are not, there is no in-between. You cannot put it on like some type of special equipment, and then take it off when the job is done.
Buddy. If the $100-$300 is a "significant cost" to you, then you need to reconsider your career choice.
@@MG-ks1qg Let me clarify. I won't spend "$100-$300" for nothing. The money is an investment, and it has to give me a higher return.
I found there are sectors in the trucking industry that pay better than others that require these credentials. As long as I make money in these sectors, why bother??
Sorry Sir I’ve stopped watching you & truckin with Kev …. Good luck on your journey Sir !! I like my info from the road …. GOD bless!!🙌🏼🙌🏼💯❤️🇺🇸🙏🏼🙏🏼
Landstar is a mega carrier. Nuff said.
Yeah I agree with most of What you're saying Hello I'm Daniel Hansson, I've been at, Landstar since 2008 , That's right the GFC Started, and it kicked off an era of pathetic Freight rates, and pretty much the end of an era. While I agree with most of what you're saying here you do sound like a paid advertisement, let's get real, and talk about phantom loads on the board charge backs on your settlements all the freaking pay outs we have to make and yes my friend just how do these various business cycles play out including how to adjust you outlook per the Macro Financial environment at any givin time ! Plus since this is a rather easy business to get into we should address just how unhealthy it is over a long term to be out in the truck , I mean it is devastating if you don't take proper health measures, even that it's still a Very Unhealthy thing to do for a living, put together with all the risks, and payouts as a business,( yes the way I approach it , I am Daniel Hansson President of Hansson Farm, and Transport LLC, and Landstar BCO,) It's a pretty shitty Business compared to many others ! My friend I keep hearing phrases like getting Hired Landstar, or being fired by Landstar, but there is no such a thing I am Pleased to Landstar, as an independent business, and as such I am tasked with all the decisions regarding how I operate my business! I am the one who generates the revenue that Landstar makes there profit from as such I approach my thought process that Landstar works for ME ! Let me state again clearly my name is Daniel Hansson, I am President , and Chief Operating Officer of Hansson Farm, and Transport LLC, that is my Employer !!
I am an owner operator for hazmat. Looking to jump ship from a buddy's bs. I have been driving for awhile. As an owner operator do I have to go through the month long hiring.
Yes
Does Landstar have great consistent refer loads
Does landstar care if your truck is deleted?
What do you mean by direct freight
Customers that are actually Landstar’s like GE or even one of the brokers actual customers so it would be shipper>broker>driver instead of shipper>broker>broker>driver…sometimes additional brokers even
Thank you what do you do at landstar
Just started with landstar having a hard time need some advice
Are you flatbed at landstar?
Don't know when this video came out now u gotta do a class to get haz. Mat
So your new career is promoting landstar?
Uhhh, sure
The online practice tests are nothing like the test I took. Spend 5 bucks get the state study guide and you’ll pass.
Truck driving is not a job,IT IS A WAY OF LIFE. Plan on staying out 4-6 weeks at a time,to make any money.As a o/o you call the shots.Want to see the country,do it in a truck.. you get payed to go there ,write the expenses off of taxes ,and payed to leave .. my wife and i did this for over 10 yrs.
How much of a fuel discount does Landstar drivers get at TA/Petro?
It ranges, it's not fixed like it was for Love's which I believe was 25 cents but it was anywhere from 60-80 cents on average but I filled up for 50 cents off as well as up to $1.10 off. And Cali was my worst discount by far. Hope this helps.
Today’s Landstar has absolutely nothing in common with the real Landstar (starting with Ranger in ‘87, then the Landstar System Inc / carrier group 1991-2004, after he purchased Inway, Ligon and Gemini) under Mr. Jeffrey C. Crowe ! Ever since Henry Gerkins took over in ‘04 Landstar became a revolving door corporate crapshoot just like any other trucking company out there. No better under Jim Gattoni, well, maybe even worst for the BCOs ! I was there when Mr. Crowe was in the big chair till 2022 and I don’t miss any of it that followed after 2004 !
Woah he posted again almost a year later?
I have my own equipment and step deck, what is the percentage split? I hear a lot of guys say they're making money. I was doing the same load as another landstar driver and he was getting $600 more for the same run. Then I was thinking he has to pay landstar. Our is the money taken out first?
Currently it's 65% of the linehaul to the tractor, 7% or 8% of the linehaul to the trailer, 100% of the fuel surcharge to the tractor. Beyond that there is a list of accessorials (fees not included in the linehaul, like Fuel Surcharge) that are either paid 100% to the tractor or 65% to the tractor, depending what they are. For example toll surcharge is 100% to the tractor while hazmat surcharge is 65% to the tractor and I think 7% or 8% to the trailer.
Different trailer types pay different %. Dry van is the lowest, flatbed, step deck and reefer is the next and other specialty trailers like RGN, heavy haul (additional axles, extendable, etc...) being the highest tier. I think it's all available on their website, somewhere. If not recruiting can probably give you the info.
The Landstar driver sees the rate charged to the customer and all their pay is based on that rate. If it's direct contact freight then the price usually isn't negotiable. Loads brokered out to approved Independent Carriers are billed to the customer the same but the rate the Independent gets can be negotiable within the total revenue. The Landstar Agents are themselves contractors like the drivers. They usually get about 10% of the rates that are not paid 100% to the truck. And of course Landstar itself gets a cut from a brokered out load. I would say the loads brokered out pay about 15-20% less than the contract rate with the customer, while the BCO (with their own trailer) walks away with about 70-75% of the contract rate, after deductions. Of course Independents have some overhead costs that BCO's don't because it's handled for them by Landstar.
My opinion, either way, BCO or Independent, the business ends up with nearly the same net revenue once all expenses are figured in. The real advantage to being a BCO is the simplicity or convenience of letting (ie: paying via %) the carrier handle some tasks as opposed to paying yourself extra to do that same work.
I really appreciate the info. Like you said it pays the same at the end of the year . Myself, I over the back office work and landstar will help with that. I'm looking to grow a fleet is that possible with landstar?
@@MrDerichilliard sure, plenty of people have a fleet of trucks, I'm writing toward that goal myself. It all depends on your business model
Been gone a while. What are you doing now??
Landstar it’s sack , minimum 35 % going to broker !!!!!!!
Time for some hats!
Murphys law: if you have a plan, it's already planned to fail.
So if landstar was so goid why leave
I like what you have to say it's good teaching it sounds like a lot of great tools but the fact that matters is you said you would be unbiased I've not heard you say anything bad you sound like you're being paid by landstar what is the whole truth
I mentioned a couple of things I didn't like, for me it was an excellent company but that won't always be the case. I mentioned I don't like the hiring process, I talked about how there's not a huge amount of "support" most are used to like a dispatcher ( not those exact words but that's what I was eluding to,) also mentioned the 120 day inspections. Overall, I think they're an excellent company but nobody is perfect. i can assure you though, I was absolutely not paid by them but i can see how it looks that way. I think my track record throughout my channel shows whether I'm honest or not. I'm sure there are more negatives but I spoke about what I thought was important in a video. Also, hard to cover every single thing in a 20 minute video. I appreciate the honest feedback, thank you
Is this a multi level marketing scenario? Everyone is selling the Landstar system but nobody is is giving the nitty gritty. The sales pitch smells like Amway…🤷♂️
They can fired you if they want.
I thought something happened to u omg
He shaved 🧔🏻👈🏻👉🏻🧑🏻🦲
U ain't an independent contractor if u leased to landstar and ppl believe u are but under law u ain't u are a highly payed employee and till landstar and other companies realize that u are getting shafted by that company
You are not an owner operator at Landstar.
Did you like Mercer or Landstar better?
Landstar however I liked them both. I did a video covering this exact question 👍
The mentor is a joke mine told me he wouldn’t help me run loads that he ran
Go inway!!
Worst company I have ever worked for rates are really low and on top of that 35 percent of each load plus they charge you for permits every week and also insurance I was getting broke in landstar don’t recommend to anybody work better with another company
Can’t be worse than Schneider
I see this all the time on RUclips. People talking shit about the company and DM's/agents that pay them. Then wonder why they can't get miles. Well it's probably because the company DM/agent watched your videos 😂
I won't complain about landstar, it's getting tite.
Lol
only thing keeping me from being an owner operator for now is the idiot in the white house ruining the price of fuel and inflation.
FJB LETS GO BRANDON
Dude stroked out. Bet you're back driving in 5 years.
Fuck driving. If he does i can see him going local. Otr shit is miserable
Anything is certainly possible lol, I did love it
Lies
Landstar lol
Little about Trucking,,,,,, lots about Unadulterated______DRAMA
Wrong channel
@@DrivenTrucking You need to get back in the truck and just drive...You have a perfect rig ( drop deck) to make money in these times... in your satire, you have flip flopped on every subject you try to be the expert on... You are not a teacher...
@@zeeezeee123 the satire for me is unadulterated opinions for which I did not ask or care about as well as comments that start with what I “need” to be doing 😂 thanks for the laugh
@@DrivenTrucking Play this video... Listen carefully________ Your first sentence you use in this video, is the phrase, "you need"....to do so and so... Trying to help you.... You are never gonna make "Trucking Money" from RUclips... Some will, you will not...not unless you make this a channel about Trucking. I am pretty sure you already know this.
What a cry baby
Can anybody tell me about panther
Thank you for the video brother. My old man retired after spending his last 10 years as a BCO with Landstar and he's passed me his truck so I can get on with them. I'm 2 months shy of my required OTR time to join Landstar due to being a fuel tanker yanker for Pilot for nearly a year.
He pulled Landstar direct freight from El Paso to Laredo and back for his last 3 years and was paid very well for it. You've pretty much described what he's told me about the company and is a smart move to make good money and experience.
My carrier was blessed in by landstar corporate due to the nature of the load and the equipment requirements. We now have access to move the high value loads in less than a year. Love Landstar...
Hazmat was the easiest endorsement to get
He lives!! Lol . Welcome back
Yes. I’m right here 💁🏻♂️
@@dixiemae5042 hey Mr Mae c'mon 🤘 wooooooooo 🇺🇸
I was a 1099 handled as a W2 employee. I wish the guy I was working for watched this video. This guy worked exclusively from the load board and he would take a new load each and every day of the week, so we were stuck with whatever we got for six days out of the week. I tried my darndest to set him up with customers I was networking and I was getting good feedback too but the guy had a weird obsession with keeping his trucks on single day loads so he could micromanage the driver's times.
Don't think I'll ever talk to that guy again, I made okay money with him, but the way he would dispatch you would spend half your off time at a shipper each and every night and if there was ever a problem with the load you missed out on the good weekend load which paid half your check.