2nd Truck At LS

You would have to give a driver a pretty ''cheap'' wage for it to work..I do not think drivers will be happy in the long run running for a BCO...

 

Tough call, you can see the boards. Does any of your agent base do van freight as well? Are you planning on buying a box or taking 65% or whatever your contract says? Is his plan to switch to platform after he gets his 6 months in? Being a lazy Ranger driver, I've thought about pulling a box in the winter, but never saw any freight to make it worth while. The paid for truck is a huge plus as you don't have much to lose. Good luck

 

If he wants to go platform anyway, try to sweet talk LS and tell them you'll mentor him and see if he can go to securement in St Aug from the start. Having at least a couple agents will be helpful either way.

 

i myself am looking for this set up. been driveing for 11 years and want to learn the O/O side of it to eventualy be on my own but start as low risk as i can.

 

I keep an eye on the loadboards for van work, and I've found in the midwest, if you run about a 5 state radius (IN/IL/OH/WI/MI/KY) you can do pretty well with 1 load a day and avg rates are around $800 a day to the truck if you work it right. The problem most guys have is that they see loads for $3k going to dead freight zones and jump on it. I don;t feel that LS is a good place for OTR or coast-to-coast van work. Some do well, but not most.

And remember that van lanes are usually the complete opposite of us platform guys.

 

Every single driver i talk to that is working for a ''BCO'' IS GETTING ripped off...There is just no way to satisfy a driver with the wages left over...Landstar need to give us a RAISE and stop being greedy PIGS...And that they are..

 

Hi Ranger Bob,

I would like to interview you for an upcoming feature on economic models for a CDL. Would you please contact me at: Luisa@longhaulmagazine.com.

Kind Regards,

Luisa Nims
Editor and Publisher, LHM

 

Oh my! Were you having one of those LS days?