Landstar Flatbed? One Year Experience.

You'd be better off being company driver than hauling at today's cheap rates and giving up large percentage.

 

Have you talked to LS? You don't need an MC if you lease on with them. You can get a plate with them too. Flat rental is $180 a week. If you rent one, you get an extra 8% for your cut. You need to book $2400 a week to cover the $180 a week.

 

What he said.

 

If you’re looking at 65% of linehaul, and payments on a trailer or dealing with LS trailer fleet - as @Kenworth6969

said - you’re better as a company driver.

Honestly, if you have a paid for truck and flat - I could be more positive about the idea.

I’ve been there 9 years with truck and 2 deck trailers if that means anything.

Right now, leasing a truck and renting a trailer is an unstable idea.

 

You can buy a truck with much cheaper payments.

I don't know why everyone insists on the long haul cheap freight idea though. When staying home working local pays better. And you're not running the truck in to the ground. You do need a trailer though.

 

It's 65% of the line haul if you just use their trailer. If you rent one of theirs or have your own its an "extra" 8% of the linehaul. So, 73%.

 

Call them first ask them there requirements.

Look at ET transportation videos on YouTube. He cover truck auction prices and other things. Auction prices are going down. Buying a Ritchie brothers truck might be a thought. Volvo offers their warranty on used trucks. Freightliner select trucks, does the same I believe. Melton flatbed sells trucks with warranties remaining. Melton the flatbed company.

You need to buy a headache rack, and flatbed equipment too.

 

The idea of staying home and running local is nice so I'm assuming that you have your own customers? When I was running the load boards I didn't see much local freight and I doubt those brokers are paying any better for local runs than they are otr runs.