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It was tolerable until it became fundamentally unfair. And I like your use of the word "tolerable." There was a lot of unecessary beeps that we did not appreciate but put up with anyway, because taken as a whole, the carrier choice was the right one. One of the things that I enjoyed there, and...

As I said, we did well at our former carrier until things changed. When things changed, that's the point where it became flawed and undesirable. Someone asked me just yesterday if I wished we had moved to Landstar sooner. I said no. What I wish is that our former carrier had not changed. We...

In our case, a 45 mph schedule and extended winter vacation does not mean we are not working. The three weeks we spent at home in December were spent in training for our new business and in deep study of the materials given there. Time out of service on the road, or worked in between preplaned...

The key words are "busy as you want to be." Add the fact that we made more money in that week's loads than we typically made in a "busy" week at our former carrier. That has become the norm. We run a load or two a week now and make more money than we did before. If we were not developing a new...

Let me comment on one of the features that makes Landstar different and more pleasant. It does not happen all the time but it happens every now and again that we have a great deal of flexibility on how and when we pick up and/or deliver the load. This is with the same customers (or same kinds of...

After some time off, we went back in service on Monday morning, May 13 in Humble, TX (Houston). Later that day we received and accepted a load offer to pick up on Tuesday in Austin and deliver on Thursday or Friday (our choice) in Seattle. On the way to Seattle, we got pre-dispatched to pick up...

Landstar invade privacy? Respect for carrier? Where did that come from? I have talked numerous times with drivers who wanted to know more about the company and were referred to me by Landstar Express America Operations. In each case, the operations people contacted me first and requested my...

If you call Landstar's main recruiting number (885) 578-7226 and ask to speak to Landstar Express America Operations, people there can give you names of van teams. The LEAM ops people are the same people who staff Landstar tables at EO events.

If that were so, thousands of drivers would make repeated trips to the buffet, intent on earning a failed physical and collecting the check at taxpayer expense.

We are at the peak of regulatory events right now as we set up the new business. The answer to your question is, never. All businesses are regulated but few are regulated more than trucking. Owners of hospitals and nuclear power plants may disagree, but for the ordinary Joe wanting to start a...

That ain't the half of it. As a self-employed independent contractor, it has been a long, long time since I have applied for a job as an employee or hired an employee. Now gearing up to do some hiring, I am shocked and dismayed by how the government has turned employers into mini government...

I'm thinking about drivers with borderline blood pressure. You can be fine in the morning but over the limit in the afternoon, or fine all day long until you suffer from White Coat Syndrome, where your anxiety and blood pressure rise when you are undergoing the physical exam. One number too high...

FMCSA proposes rule to immediately transmit medical exam results to state licensing agencies Excerpt: "FMCSA says the new portion of the rule proposed this week also includes a requirement that FMCSA transmit medical information electronically for all CDL holders to state drivers license...

The answer to that question is best obtained directly from Landstar Express America recruiting. See their ad on EO or call: (855) 578-7226. Be sure to say you are calling about Landstar Express America so you will be connected to the correct people.

We have hauled none and I have no info about rates. The freight came out of areas we were not close to at the time. There might have been some TVAL loads pop up for us but we have had long periods out of service to concentrate on administrative tasks related to our new business. About the...

Ours was the first truck to mapped for Landstar TVAL work. Two more trucks followed shortly after that. There are more now but I have not kept track of how many. TVAL loads have been hauled and a growing number of agents have come on board and become qualified for TVAL work. Landstar is...

How many TVAL service facilities are there now compared to three years ago? I belive the number has declined. Why might that be?

You just said the magic words! :)

This is something for people who are looking at getting into expediting from non-trucking jobs to think about. Almost everything that has been written about the pros and cons of the expediting opportunity is silent about the effect this business can have on one's health and fitness; and in most...

I know about the forever more part. I knew about that before I posted anything. But the more time passes, the less often they will appear in any search results. I'm not trying to obiterate anything I have ever written online. I'm only seeking to become a more neutral and less prominent online...