Landstar and rates for independent carriers

Noticed it too. Can usually negotiate up, but I prefer to just use the competing brokers. Haven't been impressed with Landstar in general.

 

Interesting. Subscribed.
Where is the other $460 going and why - and why the hang-ups?

 

I bet the shipper got a lower price from the $1800 broker. That is why Landstar got kicked out.

 

Well , if Landstar had trouble moving them at 2500 bucks, the new broker is going to have more trouble covering tham at $1800.

 

I've also seen LS be cheaper on their own loadboard than having it listed on ITS thru LS. Go figure. That's why I check all loadboards looking at the same load.

 

Most likely the Landstar agent is taking a bigger cut,,
When a Landstar agents loads a Landstar truck he gets 7% of 98% of gross revenue from the load as commission,when he brokers the load he get 50% of the difference between the revenue and what he agrees to be paid to the broker truck

For example Widget Inc ships a load and pays Landstar $1,000 the agent gets $68.60 the Landstar truck gets $735.
Now if the agent brokers the load he can pay what ever the broker truck will agree to,,if he brokers it for $600, then the agent gets $190 commisision,,
General rule of thumb with most agents is broker loads pay 80% OF 98% of the revenue,,more pay to the broker truck than the landstar truck,
I had a couple agents always paid me 85 to 90% no dickering,,and then some who always offered on 50% of the revenue

I had an agents pass word to their load board for a few years,,
Their board for their drivers always shows the gross revenue,(have to do this to keep agents from cheating landstar drivers)
Know how much landstar was getting on the load I was always able to get a better deal,,Agent hated it when they offered me $3000 and I would tell them I knew they were getting $8000,,,the most dishonest agents of all companies and brokers I dealt with were Landstar agents,,had a few good honest ones but most were no good,,
Watch the load boards many landstar agents get their loads off load boards,,try to find the broker they get the loads from and many times you can get more than they were offering the loads to landstar for,,Landstar is not a good company,

 

Majority of the Agents at Landstar don't have contract freight or direct freight. Quite a few are "copy & paste" agents. Usually on our board we'll see the load posted 2 or more times for different amounts.

My guess is your dealing with a copy & paste agent over here. I see it alot as well too. Majority of our direct freight stays intact with the same rate & all, FSC sometimes flexs but overall stays the same.

And I've had two different agents have a bidding war over my services for a load that they didn't even have yet so I doubt if LS sent out a memo of any sorts

There's one agent who flexs the rate up and down for Coke loads outta Hattiesburg. It's not a direct load and he just flexs it week by week. Is he bidding? Idk but he does every week.

You gotta a agency code?? I could tell you off top if they're a real agency or a home agent?