Landstar So Far

Time to harass the load planner.

Year to date compared to last year:
revenue to the truck is 43% of last year
Dead head miles are 43% of last year
Dispatch miles are 41% of last year.

Unfortunately deadhead as a percentage of miles remains too high at about 15%.

Guess I can't yell too loudly or shrilly because I took most of Dec. '17 and Jan. '18 off.

I think 10% less total miles and the same revenue as last year is still an obtainable goal, If he gets his crap together.

 

L.A. market seems kinda hot. After yesterday's load canceled this morning (whoopy a tonu)..... the phone started ringing with about 50/50 load alerts and Agent cold calls.

Booked one around the corner. Now this shipper is telling me 17:30 after agent supposedly confirmed load was ready. Shipper says "yep we have the stuff ready just need to pull the order". Trying to get this load Canceled.

 

That’s government speak for ‘ready’.

 

So after pissing off the broker, agent, and a bunch if other folks up the chain. They have the load ready and they seem to think the d.c. on the far end will reschedule to a sane hour.

May end up bringing it back........

 

Cancelled load was $5k Ontario to the HomeDepot around the corner from the house. Had an up to 10 drop at the store. I'm going to take off the rest of the month so free trailer storage! Rumor has it Snider stole the loads from CHR.

This one is $4600. Was sold as pick Thursday. Receiver is 24/7. WT 42k.
Get to shipper-- Appt 17:30. (They did hustle and got it done in a timely manner for a blindside (13:00))

Bills showed over 44K gross. Confirmed at scale. Good thing I was half tanks......

Have not heard back from anybody on rescheduling the dc receiver 03:00 appointment. Guess they missed the part where I told them the load will be late before they pressured me to put it on the truck. I'm betting I take it home for a couple of days.

 

$200 to be charged back for being late? I said go for it. Dock light turned red..... And we be Rocking!

Saw the receiving guys incoming sheet for today, Of the 13 loads visible, Four were marked "No Show".

 

I had calls this week to haul loads out of L.A. to Seattle for up to $6,000 on the desperate broker high side for dry van. There were 390 posted spot loads from L.A. to Portland/Seattle on DAT Friday morning.

Not interested in going down there this summer though. Been staying in the PNW and running regionally. Lots of home time, good grub & coin being made. I've decided that as long as I'm able, I'm staying out of California.