Business Building Tasks

That's a sharp looking picture there Mr. Landstar BCO!

 

By far this is my favorite thread on this forum. Great advice, actually printed the list and posted it on the wall. We plan on filing for our own authority this january and rollin fwith 2 trucks from there, will definetly keep at these forums for more knowledge. Kudos to everyone for all the great tips!

 

hi bill. i just registered for the forum. ive been browsing on and off for years. I've read a bunch of threads RE: o/o, brokers, rates etc. and noticed you're a regular contributor and seem to be more knowledgeable than most. been driving 14 years and i/c for 10. just got my authority, have a truck and 53' van paid for and signed up to haul for ch robinson . going to a meeting at nastc and taking advantage of their fuel program. i'm sure there will be a significant amount of trial and error as i start negotiating rates, although i've learned the basics of most areas of the country. angling toward purchasing a reefer within a year as i like what i see on the fresh fruit/ vegatable rates on the usda website. but i know i can make a decent living in the meantime. been 1.4 million miles, and pulled van, reefer, and food grade tanker. saw you own a company and you offer a training program. i'm interested in more info and any advice you might offer. thanks.

 

He doesn't come by TTR much any more - really busy running the company. Shoot him an email with some of your details and a cell # to [email protected]

 

Thanks rollin coal

 

You're welcome.

 

Good post Bill. Something everyone that wants to grow should be doing. Speaking of which, we scaled back, sold some trucks and now our dedicated customers have ramped back up. We have loads for Home Depot in the midwest that we could use a good dry van carrier for. I just got back from meeting with Costco and they are more interested in the midwest region for our loads as well. We are only running the western 11 out of L.A. so if you're interested, let's chat. Call or PM me.

Glad I read your post, I was going to start searching for a carrier in your area and didn't think to contact you.

 

Tom,

I sent you a PM. Alot of the drivers for Farm2Fleet are self-dispatched. Not to say we don't have things with Bill. Rollin Coal is down in Tennessee, I am in Minnesota.

 

Wow...really???? I would love to be a fly on the wall when Bill reads that