3yrs experience in day cab not good enough for landstar

Well I'm not saying I don't want landstar because of their 65% rate. Remember, they were my first choice for many reasons. I'm trying to look at the positives here because I got turned down by them and that was worse than a kick in the nuts. Doesn't help with your negativity and put downs on my thread. If you have advise you can say it. After all, that's why I am here, to get information and advise. Now leasing on with my friend has its advantages. I can do anything an independent can, except I'm on his authority. I can book my own loads and do my thing and pay him a small percentage on this. down fall is waiting for brokers to pay. But that's what I saved money for. I'd like to get my own authority but can't get a tractor financed unless you've been running for at least a year under your own authority. I'm sure my buddy will have conditions and may only want me to use certain brokers which is ok by me since he's been doing it for a while he has those connects, and also he's contracted with a shipper that pays real good.

 

Listen, I am very knowledgable about this because I have done a lot of research and talked to a lot of successful independent drivers.. Then someone try's to correct me for information I have correctly stated and then he says I'm showing my inexperience lol. Like I said, I'm looking at the bright side of things here, I never said landstar sucks, their pay rates too low, I'd never go their. I want to go their and still do but in life sometimes things don't happen the way you plan so you have to go a different route. Now I have seen what my friend does because I have talked to him a few months ago when I decided I was going to go through with buying my own truck. He told me and SHOWN me what he does and what he makes on loads. So I know what I'm getting into here. I'm still going to apply at landstar because that was my first choice but if that fails, then I'm going to do this as long as the numbers come out to what I need to make it.

 

How do you know I got my license at a school.. Like I said you judge before you even know me. I went to a driving school only to do a refresher coarse of 10hrs just because that was the only way to get my license. I was already taught how to drive tractor trailer at a construction job I had prior to this because they needed me to get my cdl, but got laid off.. So I decided I still want my license because I did enjoy driving those rigs, so I had to go to a school so I can use their truck and get the classroom time done. I only spent $1500 on my "schooling"

 

I think I just need some sleep, I am way over tired right now and the only reason I'm not in bed is because I don't have to work until later tomorrow so I just wanted to have some relaxing time. Oh and the fact I'm not in the best mood today because of this for one, and the fact that I live in Connecticut and they just passed some bulls**t laws today that I'm against. Calling your reps doesn't help btw lol.