I never doubted he is a great experienced driver, Landstar doesn't take just anyone. However, driving is just a fraction of owning a successful trucking operation. That's the stuff that you two don't know yet, and it can be costly to learn. You guys have to be open minded to learn what will work for you. Picking up and utilizing tips, like in my above post, can easily score you one great paying load a month, or more. Here is another. Use lane match to see who is booking loads delivering or picking up in the vicinity of your house and call and introduce yourself. Chat them up and call or email them weekly to try and get some freight from them. This is what separates you from the BCO hitting refresh waiting for a load too come to them. This year, a good 70% of my freight never hit the load board. I was first call or email. Always get your rate sheets emailed from the agent. Now you have their email address for status updates, as well as an easy way to let them know your truck will be back in their area and your looking for another load out. You do this as soon as you book the load going to the area, which gives them time to come up with something.
Please explain this to me... Landstar rates
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I have a question for you, though. Is it okay for me to call the agent when I find a load? I found a load earlier this morning that would have been a good one, if they would have just bumped up the pey enough to cover tolls. I thought we should call... the broker is from here and I know his family, so I thought we should give it a shot. I am forward like that and I am a huge fan of following up and status updates, etc., where my husband is less so. I just don't know if it's frowned upon, or if it's okay for me to contact them. I work from home and have the time, so it's almost easier for me to do it, as I am not going down the road. I don't want to overstep my bounds, though. -
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As far as Mrs desert skies you could always make me an offer,shes is kind of high maintenance but I will throw in my two youngest as a little bonus just for you my friend.landstar8891 Thanks this. -
My wife doesn't ride with me but she is and knows the load board better than me, she gets aggressive with finding loads and making us money. She also controls my settlement card???????? hmmmmm not sure about that! LOL
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I am out of here...
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