A question about LS Agents

Lol approved carriers is what I think you are referring to. I ran for a landstar agent for 2 years. What I can tell you is that as an approved Carrier you get less than the landstar o/o. But it might average out after landstar does all its deductions I never had an o/o that I could ask the rate. As far as rules to follow if you got your own authority they don't have any additional rules for you. I'm gonna assume landstar is just the broker that they work under.

 

That looks like the Agent's website. A LS agent is like a Freight Broker using LS's Broker authority and bond. Sort of lick a OO that signs on to use LS's to use their Carrier authority. Was the add looking for OO to haul freight? or for someone to sell/dispatch freight. Some LS Agents a really successful and might have a staff to help sell freight, dispatch freight, or just do paperwork. Some do it by themselves. I would guess it all depends on the amount of frieght they handle.

If your planning on staying as a OO and are looking to find a new Carrier, you will need to be approved by the LS home office to carry their numbers on your truck. LS also brokers freight to other Carriers. So many LS loads get offered to both LS OO's and other Carriers (have to have your own Authority). The LS Agent has the option to use a LS truck or to broker it to another Carrier. Many times they offer to both and who ever calls in first gets it. At the Agents discretion.

Gross rate to the shipper is the same. ttt rate is complicated to compare between a LS truck and a outside Carrier's truck. The LS OO knows exactly what that Gross rate to the Shipper is. Most of the time the Outside Carrier will not know the Gross rate to the Shipper.

 

Guessing they are looking for someone to become a LS truck, but the decisions will be made at the Home Office on approval. They could be looking for a Independent OO (small local company) to broker excess freight to. Maybe they want a OO that is based in their local area for a specific shipper.

The Home Office also approves the Carriers that haul the Brokered Freight.

I am a IOO (carrier). I have hauled some broker freight from them over the past 10 years. They have always been a good company to work with. Maybe 50 loads, never one issue, they pay fast.