CRST Malone L/P from the beginning

I guess I made a mistake who do you drive for Les2? And 4,000 post 1,000 a year is normal ? and the my daddy and my uncle said is normal for a grown man Yeah right! this is a baby that has no job! If you do Les2 I am sorry and will retract my post so again who do you drive for?

 

Les2, 25% of the gross isn't bad, what's wrong with the company making some money? Schneider National will charge you 33% to pick your own loads. By the way, it would be nice if Les1 would teach you to be alittle more respectful. Maybe you should spend a little less time "kicked back in your LAZYBOY" and go out and get some exercise.

 

Actually yes. They want anywhere from 2-5%, most of them anyway. Don't believe the no recourse crap, because its just that, crap!

What you don't understand, is there is a lot of paperwork involved in owning a truck, period. You don't know this, yet. CRST handles everything for you, IFTA, plates, and HUT.

BTW I didn't lease on to CRST, my dad did, against my advice. I told him what was gonna happen and it did.

First off I never said daddy, I did say dad and uncle, what do you call your father and uncle?

Well personally 25% seems like a lot since things have been simplified over the years, but it is the norm. With Schneider you also pull their trailer and pick from their loadboard, not an internet load board that you have to call and get a ton of info on your own, then broker it thru the Co. that you're leased to. A lot trailers are also preloaded, not all but most. Landstar is the same. But like I said, if I'm giving up 25% they better be earning it.

You've been in this business a while I see and you know how things used to be. Back then 25% was an ok amount to take but now, its a little too much IMO.

As for respect, that is something that is earned not just given. I'll give gravdigr credit for his go get em attitude, but it also can be a major downfall.

 

son I pay my own primary liability cargo and physical damage insurance so yes I do know what it costs. I also file and pay my own IFTA taxes along with my base plate and heavy vehicle use tax. I do not get paid every week or twice a week like a lot of people do,I haul direct for a shipper and they pay on the 1st and 15th of each month. I have no fuel discounts tire or repair discounts and I pay cash for almost everything can you do the same? My point was the best way to go is to lease to a large carrier you will find out someday if you ever get in a large lawsuit that by being leased to a large carrier will be able to afford a much better team of defense lawyers than one man on his own can. Remember this Justice has its price it just depends on how much justice you can afford.

 

I think Gravedigr is doing the right thing by being agressive,and making things happen. Myself I am aginst lease purchase but it does work out for some.I think it is gonna work out for him because he does not sit around and whine.I am no big fan of CRST_Malone but i will say this they do not torture you I sat at home one time many years ago for 6 months and 3 days before they called to see what I was up to how many trucking companies will let a man get away with that?

 

dont be in any big rush to get authority it just might be better to stay leased to a company . I have friends at mercer ,packard CRST_Malone Kaplan Mawson and Mawson and Allegheny plant services ( which just got taken over by Bennitt) and they all do just fine.On the other haND i HAVE FRIENDS WITH AUTHORITY and they struggle one of them has six trucks and trailers and steady runs to Seattle and back to the Philly area and has been doing the same thing for 25 years and he is always cash starved, At any given time he has 250000 dollars owed to him by his steady customers He is always the last one to get paid,He will bill someone 8000 dollars and recieve a check 60 days later from them for 1500 and a note saying we will send more next time. It is not all that easy

 

Hey gravdigr
What did the log test at orientation consist of? any trick questions? I think you are on the right path to doing what you want. Will power and drive will get you a long way.

Thanks

 

les2 is listed as a wanna be trucker, that kind of tells the story does it not?