Being an O/O under a Carrier's Authority

Absolutely.

 

My buddy just did a search for me and he said it's plenty of loads above 2.50 per mile gross out of AR. (Most in the 2.70 range) My advice for the OP is to jump ship to a carrier that lets him chose his own loads if he's up to the challenge.

 

This thread has a lot of valuable info for the OP
http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...-company-driver-to-independent-thread.265975/

 

What load load Board? I am not seeing but 2/3 loads on IT at the 2.50 level.

Is he using something like LS internal board for their BOC's?

 

I'm not seeing van loads at those rates either. 2-2.5 is what I see and that's inline with his $1.56 TTT in my opinion. I'm sure there may be better.

 

Yup that's van rates for the blue star. Personally if I had to pull a van I'd go there. They don't have back hauls. Every thing you take is a head haul. Some good some bad but way more consistent considering if 2.17 is the best his carrier has to offer from their customer vs Landstar agents pulling 2.50+

 

I have found over the years that most small carriers operate this way. They have what they consider good head hauls out of the local area, and will haul dirt cheap back hauls to get back. Lots of furniture haulers in my area, they will haul freight 700 miles for $500 just to get back for another load of furniture that doesn't pay great in my opinion.

 

All this is true. But ask yourself. Are you happy being average? Or are you the guy that's willing to put in the effort and work to be a top tier operator that far surpasses the fleet average?

Using mercer and landstar as an example: while the fleet average may only be 1.48 (i would dispute that number but it's really not the point) that number includes all the bums that can't get out of bed before noon. The number i want to see is what the top ten percent are doing. That's the peer group i would be doing what it takes to be in.

Basically, don't concern yourself with a companies average. Look at their top tier operators. Is your current company's top tier operators on part with mercers and landstars? From the posts you've made of how they operate. One step from forced dispatch, I'd say absolutely not.

 

Misesian Q1 is finished do your #'s for the quarter?