Roadrunner

wow..........take on some air......what was your question???

 

Please revitalize this section, I am interested in Roadrunner or one of their sister companies.

 

Check youtube.com for more info. A fellow named Casonova has some videos I found helpful regarding Roadrunner. He said they were a lot like Landstar, only better. You run under their authority and select broker loads much of the time. He seemed to be doing well.

 

Been fair so far done three turns for a sister company .,made great money first two weeks this week rates seem a little soft leaving the left coast.......gonna try running east this week.....
Pretty laid back no qc no check calls just i,m loaded i,m mt whatcha got usually followed by where do u want to go

 

Are you sure that's b4 the FSC?

 

I drove with Roadrunner for awhile. They are ok. Much better if you already own your truck. They don't have dispatchers as most companies do. You are responsible for where and when you run. You will get a load from the Detroit terminal to Dallas and may have to wait a day or two to get a load out of the Dallas terminal. If you don't want to sit, you will need to get your own load from a broker. They have a department that is supposed to help with that, but they never got one load for me. Once you've been there awhile, it's easier to get better loads out of the terminals because they know you. You will only be able to run 2 loads a week terminal to terminal and it's tough to make a check each week if you have a lease payment on only two loads. Three loads a week will be better, but you will have to get one of those loads from a broker.
You will have to lease the truck from a leasing company if you don't already own one. Best to do it before you go to orientation since you will need to handle that yourself. They have companies they work with but giving you the contact info is about as far as they will go.
Their pay schedule is murky because it is based on the lanes you run. The lanes with the easiest freight pay the least and the ones with no freight pay the most. For example, you'll make $2 plus surcharge to go into New York, but will have to find a broker load out of New York that will barely cover costs. Many of the loads out of terminals don't go to another terminal. I took a terminal load from Detroit and had 3 drops in Reno. Had to deadhead to Oakland terminal to get another load. Had a load to Miami that paid really well, no freight out so I had to deadhead to the Atlanta terminal to get a load. You work more on averages than load by load on this type of pay scale - the load to and from New York averaged out ok - the one to Miami did not. They don't pay for deadhead.
When you get a load from a terminal, they load a percentage of the load onto your fuel card. This is the money you use to fuel and cover expenses. Anything left over is yours, any shortage is yours to cover. Never had a problem being short. If you get a broker load you need to make sure they send you an advance so you can cover expenses.
Their system takes a few months to get used to. They aren't a bad place but like I said, it's easier if you already own a truck. I didn't leave Roadrunner because I was unhappy with them and, I was unhappy with the truck I leased and the leasing company. You will also need to lease a trailer at Roadrunner - they don't own any equipment. If you have someone who can help you get loads it helps too - it's hard to drive and call brokers and terminals at the same time. They are good practice for transitioning into becoming an independent owner operator. Hope this helps - good luck.