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leasing to landstar

Discussion in 'Landstar' started by bameyi, Sep 28, 2008.

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  1. Oct 7, 2008 #41
    poptop

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    thx
    ill check them out
     
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  3. Oct 7, 2008 #42
    Brickman

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    Unlike most other companies LS doesn't pay a set rate. Their loads are all over the board as far as rate goes. You get a % of the gross.
     
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  4. Oct 7, 2008 #43
    bameyi

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    thanks guy i did not expect to get this kind of positive respond and i have been even more informed than what i got from calling landstar. but dont stop keep the info coming appreciate it.

    bameyi
     
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  5. Oct 8, 2008 #44
    Brickman

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    Thats why you are a member of the best trucking forum in the world.

    Even a LS recruiter will BS you. Ask any questions you might have, there are several current or former LS O/Os on the forum.
     
    Brickman, Oct 8, 2008
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  7. Oct 8, 2008 #45
    poptop

    poptop Light Load Member

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    can anyone driving for L/S give me an average $ per mile?

    thx
     
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  8. Oct 8, 2008 #46
    Brickman

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    Its pretty hard to do that!!


    Their rates vary and there are no requirements on how many miles a yr you drive. You can run general freight and barely make by all yr. Or get lucky and find a niche that pays well and only run a few miles per yr but make big coin.
     
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  9. Oct 9, 2008 #47
    Redwolf

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    I was told by one of Landstar's recruiters that they go off of 100% now. Said dry van was 65% of 100%. True or not?
     
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  10. Oct 9, 2008 #48
    Brickman

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    Yeah they changed the stupid 75% of 98% or 65% or 98% nonsense.
     
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  11. Oct 10, 2008 #49
    Redwolf

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    She told me it was because no one understood it anyway, so they just changed it. I'm sure they are getting their 2% somewhere.

    This still seem to be a good time to go with Landstar? The freight at my company job is really good, but we are kind of a niche industry that does good when the economy is down.
    My goal since I got into a truck was to be an O/O and LS seems to be one of the better outfits.
     
    Redwolf, Oct 10, 2008
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  12. Oct 10, 2008 #50
    Native Dancer

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    When is this going to start? As of Monday it was still the 98%. I made phone calls and after the run around it seems they dropped the % by 2 and did away with the 98% so it ends up close to the same. The 2% was startd in the late 80's as a temporary insurance surcharge. Like a temporary tax it is the closest thing you will ever see to eternal life on this planet.
     
    Native Dancer, Oct 10, 2008
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