Landstar reviews

To the reviewer that assumed Landstar gave out free hats & t-shirts, NOPE! lol ...but they do give some drivers anniversary jackets. I say "some" because they will treat some drivers like they don't work for the company at all if they don't run a set amount of miles. Now the conditions upon hiring is that you can set your own hours, home time, etc- so what makes them think it's a fair practice to reward some drivers & not others? Such a joke, but home time equates to still having Landstar expenses being taken out of your account, so you can't afford to sit home for too long. On that, they will hound you on home time repeatedly for this or that, or lock you out of your accounts, like your fuel advances if they want to get ahold of you for their bogus calls. The brokers are basically like middleman thieves here. As fuel prices are going up, they are taking more and more & expecting drivers to haul for less, AND in less of a time frame. Almost always the brokers act like they have a load, but they actually don't...or they undercut and cancel loads if they can get another driver to cover the load for less. Posting bogus rates & not taking already booked loads down from the load boards by these agents is a huge irritating thing too. Such time wasting, and they don't seem to be held accountable by Landstar. If you decide to work here, get your own trailer otherwise they are exactly like Schneider with the games of hunting for an adequate road worthy trailer to haul with. On that- if you take the trailer home for home time & another driver needs one- you will be made to give it up. If you can get your own numbers, that's the best route...otherwise they expect you to continue on paying for permits that you don't ever use, like the alcohol permit for Oregon. Soon because if their bad safety rating they are looking to lose their ability to haul hazmat as a company. As of this year 2022- Landstar drivers are getting pulled into almost every single weigh station. Such time wasting bogus crap, because they seem to be hiring more and more incompetent drivers that don't have a clue. In a CoVid era they also expect drivers to drive to Indiana to a "CABS Class" for "on-going training" & renewal of your hazmat & BCO contract every so many years. This can ALL be done online- but they expect you to drive hundreds of miles, even if on home time- so, personal vehicle to attend this unnecessary time wasting hoopla. The motel they offer is a run down roach motel..but they brag about having their "Crystal Palace" in Jacksonville FL, lol If they actually cared about their BCO's they could be a good company...but like with every other company that puts greed first and foremost, their is always a major decline in the happiness of their "workers" and a drop in having a good attitude. Kind of like my review...you just get fed up with the unnecessary games, greed and lack of care. These people evidently don't understand trucking either because trucking doesn't stop for holidays or weekends- but their customer service seems to not work then of after 5pm. Currently looking to get my own #'s, then out of here!

So I booked a load with landstar yesterday & the rate con sent to me got on-site to the place load was canceled after I’ve droven 40 mins away to pick up,,so today call book a load mark sends rate con now need I remind u I’m 10mims away this time he email back saying the load was cancel this company are double booker I wouldn’t recommend using them at all waste of people time & the money when people are trying to make a living I am going to report there company

For independent carriers they are very poor in paying detention and overall accuracy of their load information. UfC is not a good agency they tell you whatever as long as you pick up their load and good luck on delivery appt. They are not real.

Great owner operator and best rates! Would recommend this company for sure! They care about their employees which reflects on their customers!

Trash!! After awhile working with them you will see…that 35% is way too much to be giving up for the service and treatment you receive from them. But again….most of us have to experience it for ourselves before listening to someone else who’s already been there, done that and got the T-shirt and cheap hat.