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January is a typically a slow month and this is where patience and knowing freight lanes is beneficial. Do you have any other drivers you can talk to that run the same operation as you? We found that talking to others that were a team and had the same or less endorsements as us could offer the...

Just bought fuel discounted at $2.158 State Fuel Tax .17 bringing our cost of fuel down to $1.99 FSC is .34 cents this week and our fuel cost is .20 a mile Have a high MPG truck benefits you even when the price of fuel is this cheap.

Bob found the following information out when researching this blog: Truck Length

I agree on the generic question and you know how difficult those questions are to answer. Is is better to ignore the generic question, give them a flippant reply, or to ask them to read and come back with a question we can answer? How do we answer someone who asks what company is best, if they...

You walsh16 are the one that is assuming we think you are stupid. For all I know you have a masters degree and are a practicing veterinarian. I believe you and every other newbee are probably very smart and do not have a lot of time. You are wanting to make a life changing decision you have...

Often a company will ask you to take a drive test in the vehicle you will be driving from a certified school. If you pass this test then you are ready to go. When I had to do this I was told what school to go to and I spent about 20 minutes with an instructor as he told me where to drive and...

Walsh16 consider this site like a room of a lot of people with a lot of personalities and agendas. Every personality imaginable is on this website along with a lot of good information. As you read the many posts you will quickly see who is helpful, who is negative no matter the question, and...

There is more information about this challenge on the Rolling Strong Facebook page or call in this morning and every Saturday morning to ask questions. One step at a time to success. https://www.facebook.com/RollingStrong

For those of you who remember Broompilot he is doing well and gave me an interesting tip. Each year both of us store our records in a clear plastic bucket with the year written on a card on the end of the bucket. This makes it easy to look at the buckets and see what year the bucket holds and...

We have not been through an audit but from what I have been told the IRS will ask to see certain records or records for a period of time. I used to keep everything by the month until I heard this and realized what a pain it would be to find records for a period of time. I went in and changed...

Roamin I have found it easier for me to scan my receipts and drop them into a folder. At the end of the month I sort the receipts into categories and staple them together. Once I get home I then sort them into their respective folders. Either way have them sorted and filed helps at the end...

Before you buy your first truck you should consider finding a carrier as each carrier has their own preferences. Consider talking to Expedite Services Financial to help you with the rest of your ideas.

This is a nice video from the TA/Petro to truck drivers "TA_and_Petro_Happy_Holidays" - Videos - Viddler

On the Safety Thursday call today a guy called in about a Landstar Fuel Book and I did not know what he was talking about. Can someone remind me of where we need to go in the network to find the discounted fuel prices? He said that we could put in a code and we would be able to see the...

On the Safety Thursday Call this issue was talked about and the QC will be updated I believe they said by 9:30 tonight to reflect the restart. On the call they also talked that we will have to continue to turn in a DVIR until they decide what they will do about going into Canada.

This scares me as all states are not going to recognize this... A ticket could still be issued.

Emergency Cash List of phone numbers Passports When we started going to bases a lot and getting searched I realized my way of stashing some emergency cash in the truck was not going to work. We purchased a lock box that is somewhat fire proof and water proof and will help to protect the...

​Good Luck on your search and keep asking questions

In this past week I have talked to several different drivers with different carriers and on different fuel discount programs and everyone is talking about the discounts. We just bought fuel and received a discount of over .80 cents per gallon and others we have talked with have received even...

Hey Kim it was great seeing you at office in Grand Prairie, TX. Really appreciate all of the tips you shared on getting around the Landstar websites! Looking forward to seeing you at BCO days. Enjoy your fishing trip and cannot wait to hear more fish stories and see pictures.