Loadboards and Landstar loadboards?

This begs the age old question? Why do drivers talk about what their loads pay at all? I know what I will run for. Don't give a rats ### what other guys get or 'say' they are getting. if someone asks me they won't get any correct answer. I keep my business to myself and there would be so much less drama in this industry if everyone else did the same.

 

No, the board that bco's see is different from the one you see.

 

I brought this up in a different post. Not sure why,.. but almost any conversation with a Landstar O/O the topic of rate almost always comes up.

What confuses me is that people here on TTR that obviously know more about Landstar than I do,.. tell me that they are compensated better than what the guys I talk to tell me in person. So who to believe? Its not like I am going to put my truck on with LS just to find out.

Hurst

 

That's because in any given group Landstar leased operators, and everyone else - you have a very select few who know wtf they are doing. And the rest who don't and piss/moan about everything. The latter are more prevalent than the former and that's why you always meet them more often than not.

 

My understanding is when leased to Landstar they do most of or all of the back office stuff for their BCO's this is one reason why you might be able to get a better rate.

 

The question is. When considering all the extra expenses you have versus what that Landstar BCO has did you really make that much more than him even though your rate was $200 more than his? Of course this was only one load so not even close to any sort of big picture but you get the idea. It's such an apples and oranges comparison with no clear cut answers and lots of variables. Kind of like when guys come on here and ask should they lease to Landstar or Mercer. I mean there really is no answer for a question like that.

 

That is a true statement. I meet more people in this business every day that don't have a clue how things work. I just hope they didn't mortgage their house or use their retirement funds to get started.

 

Seemed like a great idea at the time...