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hi guys thinking of leasing to landstar my question is do i need to get a truck first before putting in my application of put in my application get pre-hire/hire then get the truck.

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hi guys thinking of leasing to landstar my question is do i need to get a truck first before putting in my application of put in my application get pre-hire/hire then get the truck.

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When I attended the GATS show in Dallas. I spoke to a landstar rep. They will preapprove you but you have 30 days to get a truck. If you go beyond the 30 days, you have to start the process ovcr again. Hope that helps ya...........
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I thought about Landstar, but seeing as it's my first truck, I figured I'd get a little business experience under my belt before I hopped out there completely on my own.
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Start the process and start looking at trucks. Like was mentioned you don't have a lot of time to buy once they approve you.


HOW EVER you do not want to have a truck sitting around that you need to make payments on and no lease to be working to pay for it.
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Are drivers for landstar actually making money when they take as much as 35% off the load offer? Even at $2 a mile, 35% is a huge chunk of pie.
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FYI: landstar requires 2 years driving exp. to lease onto.
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FYI: landstar requires 2 years driving exp. to lease onto.


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Operators must have one year of verifiable over-the-road driving (including snow and ice) within the past three years or three years verifiable experience in the last 10 years, of which six months must be within the previous 48 months, with a Class A CDL using the type of equipment similar to what you will be operating at Landstar.

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thx. for the update, i knew when i looked it said 2, heck i.ll be eligible come jan.
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I'm looking very hard at Landstar, once I'm in the position to lease a truck on with someone (Hopefully sometime after the new year). Heard a bunch of good feedback so far, here and out and about.

One really silly question, though.... do they accept power-only leases or shall I wait until I have both tractor and trailer? This is for flat or step, I'm not partial to vans.
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they have trailers you can pull but they charge you pretty hefty for them. you are much better having your own if there is any way you can swing it
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