why is it so hard to get the truth?

If you signed on with someone else you will be giving up about 5% off the top. In hopes of getting a few more pennies per mile on contract freight? Just because it’s contract freight doesn’t mean that those rates aren’t declining also..

I would personally just look for ways to run more efficiently. Cut out what isn’t necessary like factoring, dispatching services etc. Find loads that aren’t sitting on your truck longer than necessary, think about daily revenue and not the rate per mile.

Do you have the best possible fuel card? Run a lot of toll roads?

I’m only responding because I have considered what you are thinking about but my calculator says it’s a bad idea.

Lastly, don’t get to the point that you are robbing Peter to pay Paul…it won’t end well.

For many of us o/o’s it’s becoming a losing battle. Recognize when it’s time to shut it down and go be a company driver until this all blows over.

 

35% off of 153,846 is 100k.

Another way of viewing it is if landstar makes you 4$/mile vs 2.50$/mile on your own, theyre the better bet

 

The problem with leasing on to a medium sized company I found is the truck utilization is very poor. You pay less fuel and insurance but they just won’t/don’t dispatch you to get enough work and the miles are low.

I’m still doing only spot market freight. It’s rough but building relationships with good brokers goes a long way along with knowing locations and lanes to haul in. Currently grossing about $7200-7500 a week.

 

35% is 35% no matter how you justify it. If landstar has loads paying 4/m so do lots of other shippers. I highly doubt that landstar always pays 1.5/m above spot market rate on every load.

but hey, you wanna give someone 35% of your money have at it.

 

Is landstar seriously taking 35 percent dispatch fees? That's a kings ransom gesus ####

 

If you use their Van trailer yes.

 

Yeah 7% less if you have your own trailer. So 28%

 

If you do that though you supposedly lose out on their drop/hook freight they offer.

 

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