why does landstar pay alot more

65%? THAT is considered GOOD? Heck, I've never pulled for less than 75%, and it's been several years since my percentage was that low...

 

Who did you pull for to get 75%?

 

I pull at 87%.

 

While % is usually better than mileage pay it's percentage of WHAT that matters.
You could be at 90% with a carrier that gives you all cheap freight for example.

 

I run mileage rate mostly from terminal to terminal loads with the option to run broker freight at 94% first non terminal, 88% second consecutive non terminal and 80% third consecutive non terminal load. But like was stated 90 percent of a dollar offered is crap.

Things will be better after the election so long as no new wars break out or martial law is not declared.

 

I'll say this about LS compared to an mileage lease O/O job...

1. Some weeks I can have 1700 miles with 150 mile deadhead and a hell of a week in terms of a net profit

2. Someweeks I can have 1900 miles with 600 miles of deadhead a so so week of net profit

3. And then there's someweeks I could have 900 miles and no net profit what so ever....

But I've had plenty of the 1 & 2, not so much in the last 6 months but my first year in the half here it was like that. Majority of the mileage companies you gotta turn 2300-2600 miles to turn a profit. Rather be able to call my own shots then a nimwit in Green Bay or Arizona....

And can tell you this, that percentage chest pump don't mean a thing if your company is already hauling a load below what another company is hauling it for... I'm not a blue Kool drinker by any means but there's been quite of few times where I've been loading with guys and they get to talking about what a load pays and it's considerable low compared to what I got it for....

 

Can you explain 94% non terminal does that mean like to warehouse? And second consecutive non terminal what does that all mean? Sorry newbie.

 

He is talking about percentage of his loads originating at his company truck terminals.

 

At Roadrunner you are paid percentage on loads that are not to and from their terminals. The percentage drops for each consecutive non-terminal load you haul.