Judge - Reviews
- Pros
- Can make money, some good people and knowledgeable about the job
- Cons
- Mack trucks, always asking to work weekends
Typical dispatchers who know nothing, some good managers, some bad, depends on terminal, a lot of Mack trucks, they are changing but slowly, mine has lightning bolt and check engine light on now for two months, still not been taken to Mack shop
- Pros
- Safety First, good tanker training if you need it
- Cons
- Dispatcher/DBLs don’t care, don’t try to keep you loaded after being there 6+ months your loads decrease to 1 maybe 2 with restarts after each
Trucks were in great shape, trailers not so much, They got rid of a good dbl for some guy with a degree in art, thought keeping drivers on his board wasn’t his job
- Pros
- Pick your freight, run when and how you want, go home whenever you want. No one calls and checks on you or micromanages. Tips, knowledge & experience to start your own company
- Cons
- Lots of double brokered loads if you have to use the board to get back to your area. Laredo. Days waiting on a tray to be loaded and brought across border, then will have no glad hand rubbers, carry a lot with you. First week is hard on some guys, 2 day orientation for vans, wait on trailer utilization 3-5 days more, you go into negative balance for insurance, as it starts when they call you and set your orientation date.
I enjoyed my time with Landstar, could easily do 4k/M-Thursday and be home Fri-Sunday. Only left because I got my own authority.