nice!
my boss is thinkin of gettin his own numbers... it'd be nice not to be tethered to landstar's board... there are other brokers, even if LS pays pretty well.
is the numbers worth it? does dot hassle you?
Landstar question
Discussion in 'Landstar' started by 24lizard, Nov 14, 2018.
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Northeasterner Thanks this.
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With Landstar I'm clearing around 8-9/mo before taxes. I run 2500-3000 mi/wk. I know I can better with my own numbers ...just waiting for a few things on the home front to settle down so my wife can help with bookkeeping and dispatch. I ran my own ten years ago and found myself working 24/7 to keep it all going doing everything myself including my own repairs.
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Two working together can accomplish more than two working alone.
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miszel Thanks this.
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OR do you wanna try and capture more of the load % by pulling off their carrier board, and hoping you can find good freight and fuel discounts elsewhere?
Landstar comes with a lot of strings attached, but on the right lanes you can make $$$ and strategize to get home plenty.
I pull 4 days a week, home 3 right now... northeast to midwest and back, 2000 miles a week and bringing slightly over 4k to the truck per week. the gross is more like 5.5 but then landstar takes their cut and so does the broker. and no, I use my own trailer. that's 1k to the truck per day that I'm out!
that guy who gets 100% of 850 prolly is paying full price for fuel, and payin' up the butt for insurance, and that 850 a day is nice, that's 4250 a week if he pulls five a week... but I make that same amount in 4 days!
protip: a reefer gets 3% more, and that's even if it's for a dryvan load! must be negotiated with broker first tho before confirmation. never run my reefer unit, and it's a heavier trailer, but lovin' that extra 3%!
So yeah IT'S NEVER THAT SIMPLE GUYS! trucking has taught me that much, at least! -
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Otherwise, if you bring your own trailer they take 25% for Reefer, 27% for Flatbed/Step, & 28% for Dryvan.
If you rent a flat or stepdeck from them, and there is a waiting list, they charge 600$ a month but only take the 27% as if you owned it.
Power only isn't a great deal, tbh. And they take 35% even if you're pulling linehaul for UPS or FEDEX and it's a fedex trailer! Even though they pay NOTHING for maintaining, registering, and/or insuring a fedex or ups trailer!
My boss and me have spoken about this a lot as we're looking for another driver right now and unsure whether to have them pull power only or flats or our own dryvan, and it's a headache when landstar takes so much. Of course, they pay more per mile than the 1.40$ guys.
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