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$Former Employee - Jan 24, 2023
Pros
Cons
Current Employee - Jan 17, 2023
Pros
Awesome fuel discounts, Tire discounts, oil change discounts, discounts on Right Weigh scales and numerous other equipment. As much freedom as anyone with their own authority without all the headaches. (Hence they’re 28% if you have your own trailer)
Cons
Too many barely English speaking agents operating in other countries with only broker freight. TOO many agents fighting over the same load resulting in multiple postings of the same load screwing up the daily load count. These same agents to lazy to take down covered loads off the board.. More agents need their own accounts.
Former Employee - Dec 17, 2022
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Cons
Current Employee - Dec 2, 2022
Pros
Free Ukrainian emergency whistle if you encounter any stranger danger
Cons
I prefer not to deal with the Russian mob to get loads, but that's just me.
Current Employee - Dec 1, 2022
Pros
You can paint your truck any color you like.
Cons
The landstar today is a completely different company than the years I've worked for them. Focus on recent reviews only, not years ago.
Owner Operator - 5+ Years CDL Experience
Surveyed in Roanoke, VA on Jan 17, 2023
Current Employee
Yes
Owner Operator - 5+ Years CDL Experience
Surveyed in Joliet, IL on Dec 2, 2022
Current Employee
Yes
Owner Operator - 5+ Years CDL Experience
Surveyed in MN on Nov 28, 2022
Current Employee
Yes
Owner Operator - 5+ Years CDL Experience
Surveyed in Montgomery, AL on Nov 17, 2022
Current Employee
No
Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience
Surveyed in Florida on Nov 7, 2022
Current Employee
Yes
speedyk
Aug 25, 2016
Well at Landstar it's all about safety. As long as your safe, stay out of trouble, and pass your 120 day inspections there will be no recourse of your time off. That's your business to run as you see fit. Take a few weeks off, and get back on the road covering loads when your ready, true self dispatch.
speedyk
Aug 25, 2016
I
regularly take ten days or two weeks off. Thing is, if you do that you have to
be prepared to make up for it when you go back out...the fixed expenses like insurance keep going
even if you're at the house, just like if you had your own authority. It's
funny to me how some guys get all the way through the process of coming on
board to LS and still don't get that they have to be in charge of their
business...they fail to understand that as long as the safety rules are followed
then LS will never call...not to check on you, not to help, they call for
nothing...until you screw up.
On the other hand sometimes guys who are curious about LS and who have been
beaten down by years of working for a 'hold your hand' nanny company think
you're BS'ing them when you tell them they can make all the decisions for
themself with no intervention. They think it sounds like utopia. You have to be
self disciplined here. It's very easy to get in a rut of sitting at home if
you're accustomed to someone telling you when you need to go back out...one day
turns into two or three and into a week very quickly.
Bro_Dave
Feb 26, 2016
I
seem to be averaging 4 loads per week. What do you mean by percentages?
For example, the load I am on now was 368 mi and paid $2.43/mi. The line haul
was $840.00 . So I get 65% of that or $546.00. Plus I get 100% of the fuel
surcharge which is $54.00.
My gross (1099) revenue this week is $3200 which I am happy with. That's on 2500
miles (hub miles). I would say it's a little low but right now its survival
mode so I take what I can get and am not too picky right now.
I have a philosophy. My last carrier paid roughly $1.00 a mile plus fuel
surcharge and I was making money so I know that if I can do that then I'll be
good. (Now they paid on short miles and only paid $0.85 for deadhead miles
unless the deadhead was over 150 mi then I got FS. Now at Landstar I pay myself
on hub miles all miles).
Next week will be $3700 gross to the truck.
So I feel like I'm doing fine and looking forward to when rates pick up. It is
pretty rough out there but I look at it as a challenge.
That's what I like about Landstar is the challenge. I really don't want a job
that's easy. I want to be challenged.