The journey begins - purchased a truck.

and I would add, considering all that , I do think landstar would be a better fit for you.

 

Hey waiting over a day with over 100 trucks in front of you wasn't THAT bad….LOL

 

the pizza joint sure got a workout!!

 

that's not quite how the first in/first out works.

you have access to the load board, you can pick and choose whatever load you want, you can deadhead 500 miles to the next load if you wish. the process from start to finish of a load running the board is 8 minutes. but you can( and I do ) book loads in advance, I quite often am booked for 2 weeks at the time.

the misconception about being the 15th truck in line, is you wont have to wait til all 15 trucks ahead of you have a load or turn it down, quite often none of the 15 ahead of you even want the load, that's where the coordinator helps, they are constantly calling to see if ya want loads if ya don't , you are marked refused. so in reality although you might be showing 15th you may be one only three that are still matched to the load.

it is not nearly as complicated as it sounds, to me it gives a bit of order and you aren't constantly having to answer or look at load alerts or stay on the laptop or phone looking at the load board. whereas at landstar it basically every man for himself.

 

not not being sarcastic one bit, from the way you posted your attitude and feelings about things, you wouldn't be a good fit for mercer, its not the mentality here. guys here tend to be totally opposite of that. just stating facts not being sarcastic.

but I will say for someone buying their first truck, for someone who hasn't had a lot of experience picking and choosing their own loads, not knowing what are good flatbed lanes , etc. Mercer might be an easier transition for many.

 

I've heard of the Mercertown koolaid....