I have looked into Landstar and they basically have their own board that you can pick up loads off of or you can work with their agents which are basically brokers. You could get your own numbers and do the same thing and keep 100%. Why does anybody lease on to Landstar and give them 30%? I can see the point if you have to use their trailers but if you can afford your own I would think you would be shooting yourself in the foot every day that you paid them a 30% cut.
Why pay Landstar over 30% of the load when you can have 100% with your own numbers?
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I don't hear too many good things about Landstar anymore. I'm leased onto Leonards Express, and make 72%. I feel like I'm getting a lot for my money
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Well it depends. @Old Man has solid thoughts on this.
Pulling a company van at 65% - in times where the rates are down, I think it's a struggle. Right now they're doing fine - a van guy I know is pulling Amazon freight 4 days a week at $2.40/mile to the truck after the cut. Good for him. Last couple of years - I would have advised a top paying company gig.
If you own your own trailer - platform, at 73% - you give up 27% or less. Better option in my opinion.
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Because you don't have to chase the money, you get paid no matter if they collect or not.SavageMuffin, 77fib77, sawmill and 5 others Thank this. -
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