Landstar Questions

What kind of income do you think the average driver could produce?

 

I've been reading some of this thread. My impression, from lurking, was landstar was mostly flatbed and you'd see most flat beds pulling for around 1.50 per mile + fuel surcharge (around 30 cents, depending).

 

Wow, are you off.

 

gee, thanks!

 

Landstar does have flats, rgn's, etc., But, I think that you will find that they still have more vans than anything else. Rates are all over the place. I have no idea what they average since the rates will vary from one owner operator to another and one agent to another. The way Landstar operates you could have one owner who averages $1.30/mile and another that could average $2.50/mile. If you want an over all average you might want to call their recruiting department and ask them.

 

F/S is around the .40-.50 CPM range. Depends on the current cost of it.

 

okay, all these questions is outdated currently im in process in coming to landstar, and im interested how really it is i heard good news and not so good news, does it pay well, can u make the money a owner operator trully deserves or will it have the repo man at ur door please respond and tell me the truth, i have two options landstar, or jb hunt intermodal and i dont wanna make any wrong decisions, i heard that landstar was a awesome company to work for but ive talked to some thats no longer driving at ls and they gave negative reports so before i get im my truck and roll for orientation will someone please give me the scoop this day 2012

 

My personal experience with Landstar is several years old, but I will relate some of my own experiences. I did well with Landstar. I had a friend who also did well with them. I met a few who did not do well with Landstar. It is not a company where they will hold your hand. You are responsible for your own success. Landstar doesn't have dispatchers. They have agents. They operate pretty much like brokers. It is up to each owner operator to find those agents that have the best paying freight. You will find those who have cheap as well as good paying freight. You will need to be a good manager and a self starter. I don't have any personal experience with JB Hunt, so I can't offer you any personal experience with them. If you like being independent and running your own business, you may like Landstar. It is about as close as you can get to running your own authority without actually doing it. If you want a dispatcher, then you may want to look elsewhere.

 

Generally, those that give the negative reports don't like to look in the mirror, either. It's what you make of it. I've been here 15 years, 13 as a BCO.

 

thx for ur responses