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Landstar vs Schneider Choice ( Comparison )

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Jar-Head, May 9, 2014.

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  1. May 10, 2014 #51
    Jar-Head

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    do you lease from SNI or you have your own unit .

    Myself I have my own unit
     
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  3. May 10, 2014 #52
    Jar-Head

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    send me me a PM with your info for all the help your giving here if I go with SNI I will put you down as a referral . I know your not recruiting .. But I appreciate your info here so I'd like to do that for you if I decide to join SNI in the end .

    Havent made my my choice yet but will soon
     
    Jar-Head, May 10, 2014
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  4. May 10, 2014 #53
    Jar-Head

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    I'd like to hear some info off the LS van side or a agent on here if possible .

    Dip - I may have some additional questions for you soon as I think of them
     
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  5. May 10, 2014 #54
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    kinda both....I'm buying an '09 Cascadia from them. Got about a year and a half to go on it. They welcome folks that have their own stuff too....so long as it's under (I think) 12,000 lbs.
     
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  7. May 10, 2014 #55
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    Another difference is LS you can find freight on any other load board and as long as the brokers credit is good you may try to obtain that load, as long as you run the load through an agent you can trust or know.

    Spot market freight is something you won't get with schneider if you run choice. I don't care how much freight SNI,JB,Werner, etc. The fact is those companies COMBINED haul around ONLY %5 of the freight. I run a particular lane and I won't say locations but the broker is SNI logistics and I've ran that run for as much as $6 a mile(580 miles). Come to find out the consignee that I run the freight for SNI logistics does all of their freight. So I've done plenty of freight for SNI logistics the past year.

    I took a load from knoxville to charlotte this past week. I delivered in the afternoon and said IM just gonna rest, when I received a call agent who was trying to move some loads out of charlotte to philly for 3k…it was tempting but I was too tired…...
     
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  8. May 10, 2014 #56
    Jar-Head

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    I'm not sure I know what spot market freight is compared to other freight
     
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  9. May 10, 2014 #57
    Jar-Head

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    http://www.automotive-fleet.com/fc_images/news/m-trendlines-trucks-ashx-21-1.jpg

    Rates on one of the nation’s largest spot freight markets are fairly stable amid lower freight levels.


    DAT reports total spot market loads available fell 4.6% April 20 through April 26 compared to the previous seven days.


    Rates for both flatbeds and reefers were unchanged, coming in at an average of $2.35 and $2.28 per mile, respectively, while vans fell 1.5% to $2.03 per mile. This compares to big increases that were seen during part of the late Winter and early Spring.
     
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  10. May 10, 2014 #58
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    Spot market is where the money's at when capacity gets tight. Think loadboard freight, CHR, TQL, yes even LS broker and SNI logistics. Little disappointed to learn negotiating as a BCO is frowned on, did not know that one. My pick of the 2 would be LS. Guys think connecting with good agents is a game of playing favorites. Nothing of the sort. If you're business minded professional who gets things done with no fuss you'll make the right connections in time with the right people. To make the best money in the trucking business it has always been and will always be about the relationships you build with others. SNI just seems like a locked in take it or leave it sort of thing. And from what I've heard in comparison with spot rates in hot markets right now their comparable rates are really low tells me they take full advantage of the captive nature of their lease operators. At least there is some negotiating at LS.
     
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  11. May 10, 2014 #59
    Jar-Head

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    But what exactly is Spot Market Freight
     
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  12. May 10, 2014 #60
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    Is it freight that is sitting and needs moved kinda like JIT or hotshot ?
     
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