Do's and Don'ts at Landstar?

Iowa I drove just over 100k for they year and averaged 2.08 per mile pulling my own van

 

Great number, I am assuming after Landstar cut.

 

that's a little under what i get ($2.17 last year) on percentage at us xpress pulling there van

 

Thats to the truck (after ls cut)

 

How many miles? Where You operate? How long usually on the road?

 

Landstar varies widely depending on where you live and how often you want to go home. I get great freight out but the returns aren't necessarily loads I would choose if they weren't getting me home. People who live in Florida for example have the opposite situation. I go with the mindset of when I am gone I am working. I will take a cheaper load today than wait for a better one tomorrow. I also dh alot to get me home. I have no problem with getting within 350 miles of my house then bouncing empty home.

 

last year (2014)98,640 miles, (2013) running team 144,690
for the most part between I-35/I-85,... a little VA,WV,NC,SC.... NO N.E. of the I-80/I-85 split for me
most times i stay out about 3 weeks and off 10 days plus 3 weeks in jan, 3 weeks in july. and 2 weeks in oct.

 

Great number, since You leased to megacarrier.

Do You pull their regular freight or some king of special deal/commodity?