Any one have experience with Landstar

There was someone on here who was at one point. @mudflap77 maybe?

 

I can share this short info exchange that I had with a BCO working with Landstar.
Our interaction was brief. Maybe 1/2h max. I was proud of my Q1 results and I tried to brag. Just a little. Then he showed me what he made in Q1, on his little I-Pad and I almost choked.
Exactly 2X.
I asked what was his dirty little secret.
This is what it was.
His location.
Upstate NY, close to NY City.
Single op. Power only. A cheap Prostar. Leased. Low monthly pay. Low, low insurance.
Low price on tires. Low price on fuel.
Paid 65% of really nice rates. 100% fuel surcharge. Paid extra.
Never Laredo. Non-stop moving. At 62mph except CA at 55mph. Light loads.
He was running preloaded dry vans NY-KS/MS, Lower rates by around 20%.
Preloaded dry vans KS/MS-CA. Higher rates. All moves to CA/NY were paid higher.
Then return to NY state. 500-600 USD fuel surcharge per move. 2000+ per rounder.
After expenses, before truck payments 72k USD Q1 2016. Done in 12 weeks.
And 1 week home after that much work.
Now, for a Canadian BCO the story will be different.
The insurance will be a disaster. The loads will have a border crossing for every load.
Waiting time to get a good load going SB. Most are crap rates.
Total different story. But the good news. Your truck age don't matter as long as it passes a DOT
inspection and allows an ELD connection.
I don't have updated information for 2022. I expect a lot of changes, probably.
If I decided to pull the plug and work for them, I would give them a call first.
Take it for what it's worth. Maybe not that much value today.
Good luck.

 

I looked into Landstar. Not many loads in the prairies.

 

Are you saying these were return loads? What would you do for outbound? Isually that is peat moss, furniture and things that pay very little. There is a company o Winnopeg thst clsims to be a Landstar agent ( or whatever they are called).

 

I left landstar last Sept. You generally make your money coming back to Canada. Last year the rates and freight into Canada dropped significantly at LS. I have heard that LS freight to Canada has improved since i left, but I can't confirm that.
I live in ontario but spent the majority of my time at ls out west. 1 I love western Canada 2. I made more money running western Canada 3. I hate automotive freight for the most part.
I was pulling my own dry van.
The prairies have limited out bound freight so be prepared to deadhead. Most of it is cheap but quick an easy.
There is a couple of different agencies out of manitoba. The one out of Winnipeg is a fair sized agent, they are a little funny to Deal with sometimes.