Landstar Questions

I get 73% and have to pay to rent the trailer. As Autocar stated, the guys pulling the company owned van's get 65% but pay no rental fee's.

Here's an example from my last pay statement.

My truck made $4,300
My trailer made me $418
My trailer rental is $170

So i made an extra $248 pulling the platform trailer

 

Looking at jumping into the world of O/O after 17 years in the industry. I have looked into company after company but keep coming back to LS. Started out working for smaller family companies where the drivers did a lot and I mean a lot of looking for their own loads and self dispatching so I figured that out early on. Have an impeccable driving record "knock on wood" with over 2 million miles accident free. Am slowley getting all my ducks in a row here and am currently shopping for a truck. Looking to pay cash so there will be no payment burden but need to know what age requirements LS has on tractors. Guess I could just go ahead and contact LS but dont want to go thru that process until all is lined up. With the lane, and times I run I rarely see LS drivers to chat with and spend very little time in the truck stops. Any help or advice would be greatly appriciated.

 

No age limit as long as it has an electronic engine to hook up to the mandatory EOBR.

 

Well that worries me. I start orientation next week and have been told that I'm good to go. Has anyone else gotten held up in orientation? I was under the impression that LS wouldn't have me come unless they had already sorted everthing out. Also can anyone tell me if the load board that i get on on landstarbrokers.com is the same as what the BCOs use. Just wandering if it was a indicator of what I will be searching loads for? thaxs

 

Thanks fourtycalglock, my weopan of choice by the way, that will make the truck decision a lot simpler. So many companies want you in a newer truck with a massive payment then want to pay a buck a mile. Run enough miles and you can make the payments and go home every now and then with a few bucks in your pocket. Learned a long time ago its not about the number of miles you can run but the amount you can get for the miles you do run. Being an ex mechanic with a buddy who is a Cat mechanic, the truck I buy will most likely get the minimum of an inframe before it ever sees its first load. Once again thanks.

 

The broker board only shows about a third of the loads that are on our board and ours shows the rates.

 

Hey, why did you leave SNI?

 

Yes.Ropester just got screwed at Orientation..Cover your ###

 

Ok Latasha in Florida verified mgmt will override that emp verification so all we need is out term date... This friday. I pray LS is great!