Leasing to Landstar out of Memphis, Tennessee

Fire away.

 

I don't know if your Van or Flat....Ill assume van. I haven't looked on the van board in years but I know the agent is still here and she/they use to have LOTS of fedex team freight out Memphis.....

 

On the board, there is some reefer freight but not much. That's the kind of freight I guess you gotta know an agent who specializes in that. I know 2 guys who run reefer here and both have been here 15+ years.(OR at least I know for sure 1 of them has) There are a few agents I know who do pharma. reefer stuff and that pays well. I don't know how often it is though. Of course I guess you can always do van freight also with a reefer.

 

As to answer your question about dedicated runs.....that's where your relationship with a particular agent comes into play....

 

My husband & I leased on with Landstar this past November and are very happy here. At first we were a little disillusioned by the lack of team freight on the load board. But we're finding it's working well to have 1 person awake during business hours to book the next load. I basically handle dispatch, customer service, accounting, paperwork, etc. I jump in when we need to get some extra miles in to make PU or delivery. Or to allow us to book a load that we wouldn't have been able to if there was only 1 driver.

 

A friend of a friend over there has a reefer and he works with and handful of agents that keeps him busy m. He basically run TX to the NE and back all month then come back to Florida for home time.