a few questions

You can run one from them or bring your own. 65% to pull theirs with drop and hook opportunities, or bring your own for 72-77%. You pick your own loads, so you dispatch yourself. You work as much or little as you want.

 

Just book the load off of the board. As time goes on you can establish relationships with agents and get loads directly from them.

 

The cost of running your own authority and the business contacts you don't have/customers. Plus they cover all startup costs and insurance they pay for it. Many oo's reducing their headaches dropping their own authority and going on with companies like landstar. Many benefits to running with them. Especially if your moving from a company driver or l/p operation

 

So you get experience and practice booking your own loads. It ain't as easy as you may think. You can book a load from a broker and its gone. Yes Land star takes a big cut, but you have to look at their benefits. They have a large freight base with many customers and you can find loads just about anywhere. You have a large company with discounts on fuel, parts, tires, cars.
And again, you get your feet wet. It is a whole new ball game going from picking up your dispatch sheet (or the info on a qualcom) to have to do it yourself. Reading up on the land star sub thread will provide you with information. Its also better for insurance because you get time to get experience and when you go independent you get a better price. honestly, don't do the prime lease. Go and the year long Schneider lease and run their choice board. It is essentially what landstar is but a different company. If you struggle there, they put you back on mileage so you don't go bankrupt.
http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ce-saga-sadwar-continues-184.html#post4500940
here is a link to the one of many threads about running a lease and choice board. the people there are willing to explain the board and how it works.

 

All the back office support.

Lower operating costs because of fleet discount pricing.

Direct access to one of the better paying load boards and broker/agent networks