Taking the plunge. My journey as an O/O.

I am recommending @Midwest Trucker
You guys can PayPal me the finders fee

 

All I know is company and Landstar. Been at Landstar a year now. Talked to a lot of Landstar guys before making the jump, both current and former. Could find no one that told me it was a bad place to be (contrary to disgruntled internet chatter). Yes, some had complaints, but they didn’t want to be anywhere else. That includes 3 different people that had their contracts cancelled over the years, and hopped around and couldn’t wait to get back.

That’s really all I have to offer. 65% of the load sucks if you look at it just from that perspective. I’ve parked my truck for weeks at a time. Could be months at a time if I choose. Which is really my only problem here...discipline to run harder. I could actually benefit from forced dispatch.

Everyone of your markers hits, except “strong %”. But that’s a matter of perspective. Weekly settlements. TRANSFLO app. No real competition of fuel discounts. I don’t use any service discounts. I choose not to involve them when I don’t have to.

I know Dave will want to punch my dog for promoting Landstar, but I can’t help.

Love my decision to come here.

NO REGERTS!

 

If your pulling off major load boards it shouldn’t make a difference if there are company drivers in the fleet or not. Check out M.A.G Carriers in Dearing, GA if you want total freedom with a decent package. Some of the best carriers you’ll ever run for are the smaller operations. Like 20 trucks with a shop. Then again anything will be better then what you’ve been doing...

 

Which Yokohama tires did you have?

Schneider, Mercer, and Landstar all use in house load boards. Mercer and Landstar day they allow you to pull from public load boards but they don't allow you to use their MC# to gain access to the load boards. I have used all 3 of those load boards and the public boards and I prefer Landstar to all of them. I haven't ran a load off the Landstar board in 3 weeks. The load board at Landstar will get you started and fill in when needed but you'll make more money as you get to know agents and pull their freight that never hits the load board.

 

I have not the slightest idea where you got that from my post. lol. I do believe it’s a in house load board for Schneider. I also believe you should opt for a smaller carrier in your area or at least open the option up. You’re a owner operator with a paid off truck. Why deal with the politics of mega carriers. You also have reefer experience.. I know this may be hard to swallow but the last year it’s been extremely easy to crush $8,000 gross weeks and even hit up to $10 or $11 thousand legally on elogs for reefer. Something I also thought was completely impossible and truck stop diner talk. Look around bro.

 

You can do the same in dry van. Just have to know how to work the boards.