Landstar Questions

The thing about the Landstar load board is , when freight gets abundant the rates skyrocket fast , shippers know that’s the only way the freight moves .
Rates are great right now , don’t go taking on big payments yet , I’m worried they can drop just as fast .
Let’s just bank some big checks and hope the rates hold , take it for what it’s worth

 

well it was a new company started with 1 driver then 2 and so on and 5 years later here we are and I was the second driver that started and yes its hectic at times and the my cell not stops ringing

 

It sounds like you can still make a good profit doing Dry Van there even at 65% (using Landstar TRL) . The application approval process takes longer than a lot of other joints, but maybe it will be worth it, eh.

 

HAHAHA Yeah those old fools bring me down, they complain, that's why I don't eat at the country pride or iron skillet. And also the food sucks.

 

I got out of orientation on Thursday. And my first load pays what i use to make in a month at Swift. So far I'm happy

 

You pulling van or open deck?

 

Van. Im not ready for flatbed yet

 

So what I've learned this week is don't book loads within 4 hours of each other or make sure that there is a huge pick up window on your next load. So far every place that I've loaded or unloaded from has taken more than 3 hours

 

Dang. That sucks. 95% of the time I'm in & out in 2 hrs or less.

 

I had a drop & hook that was quick. But i had 10 pallets of chips at the Walmart distribution center in buckeye, az today and it took them 5 hours