Landstar questions

Can a current CPM driver of over 7 years OTR who is an efficient runner come to LS and given the limitations of having zero agent contacts still be able to pull roughly $7000 gross per month starting out? I can't afford to be behind the curve so much that I eat it hard trying to get off the ground if I make this change.. Thanks

 

$7000 gross to the truck over a month?
Does that number even break even for costs over a month?

 

Honestly, I don't know.. All I'm doing is factoring what I make now in addition to expected costs for a truck note and monthly payment for insurance etc.. My base for home expenses runs around $2500, I figure I have enough padding there that the $7000 figure keeps everything stable.. In other words I can can get by on roughly $7000.. I realize I'm in business for myself, but I'm trying to be realistic about what I need minimally in contrast to what I can expect until I get the hang of running at peak performance with LS

 

What about truck costs, fuel costs, insurance, maintenance?
Those run thousands of dollars a month of itself.

Just to give u an idea i have a 2015 kenworth I'm paying for.
If i ran 10,000 miles in a month my costs would be around $7,500 for everything.
Of course my mpg would change that a little but still you get that idea.
Any newer truck will cost a lot.

 

Can I ask, do you work for Landstar?

 

No, I'm lease onto Schneider.
Kinda similar to Landstar in someways like there's a load board with rates posted.

 

Yes. Easy!!

 

Ah ok.. Not sure how they run over there, Landstar covers 100% fuel surcharge..

My dude.. So you run with Landstar?

 

No, have many friends that do and I pulled many loads for Landstar under my own authority.

 

Ah ok.. Yeah man, I'm full blown green on this whole O/O thing.. Trying to make sure I don't fall flat on my face after signing a truck lease and leaving my safe cushy but deadend company job only to find out I'm drowning before I start.. I know a lot of getting your your wheels really turning has to do with making nice and proving myself to agents, but I might have to eat it watching load boards until I can get the hang of this.. So just need to know I can at least make enough to survive till I really get going