Picking my own freight baby! My journey to & of being on Schneider choice, the Adventure & Numbers!

Or just take loads that incorporate those 4 "free" hours and space your planning out accordingly. I bet you wouldn't see any loss of revenue.

Eh. I'm not really interested in arguing...although your argument has flaws....the biggest being that while you are going on trailer hunts you are burning your 70...for free...but you aren't burning that time up sitting in a dock....and getting detention if you sit more than the allotted time.

And if I can take a 10 on site and arrive the night before....even better.

 

The main difference between Schneider and Landstar is... with Schneider, it's basically a level playing field. All ICs have the same opportunity to haul the same available freight. It's us and the load board. With Landstar, there is an opportunity to make inroads and develop personal relationships based on performance and salesmanship. Both good. What's best depends on the individual.

 

ok, daddy......how much you think LS guys are getting for detention???? Second, 30 minutes to an hour to hunt the mty vs. untold hours to live unload (especially if they know you're not covered by a big company).....they see Schneider or anyone of the bigs on the side of that trailer or on the bill, they know they have roughly 2 hours to get you unloaded or pay the detention. They see Bob's Trucking company on the the bill, and you're gonna be last up because they really don't care if they ever see you again. There's strength in numbers and size ......jus' sayin'

 

Good info, thanks. I know you researched them too so I value your opinion.

 

I'll check them out, thanks!

 

Thing I don't like is competing with company trucks for freight. With LS it's all o/o, so you just play the agent game. I think if you're somebody who has an end goal of being truly independent, then LS would be the way to go.