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Let me be the first BCO to Jump in and say WHY WONT THIS GUY SHUT UP ALREADY!!! ....... I wish the Fed had not palmed him off on us. :mad:

Mr. Madeson: As you are no doubt aware my post was directed at other drivers who are considering a change. Why you feel it nessisary to respond to this post is beyond me. But having done so I feel it relevant to point out the context of my post was to urge caution. Your blog and posts...

T those of you following this post, please please take the time to talk to other Landstar BCO's before you consider making any sort of change. I can tell you that I find based on my time at Landstar the numbers posted are atypical. I have six trucks on with them and have run team so I have a...

This is only a framework of the points needed to be addressed under a contract. Obviously the language needs to be crafted in the appropriate legaleze, which I can do as well. I realize everyone doesnt need certain spacific paragraphs, and you could simply strike that paragraph if not...

bruno I am a fleet owner... got 6 trucks... what i am trying to do here is provide the driver with real defined contract rights. Why should I care? It would make it a better industry to give the drivers some uniform rights across the board and use market pressure to weed out the guys that...

Ok I have spent some time considering the matter of a contract that protects the driver. I have thought about it, and due to the nature of the sheer diversity of business models and contract terms utilized, a uniform contract is not really practical. What I have come up with is framework for...

Well Ateam I will allow that you feel that there is some benifit to wearing your uniforms, hey, do what you like if it makes you happy. However If you feel that somehow wearing a makeup uniform in any way equates to sales and marketing I have to say, I simply dont buy it. Sales and...

Well all i can say is what goes around comes around.... I hope the owner gets whats coming to him, I think your wasting money buying a Tval unit anyway. Look at the free classifieds lots of people trying to unload those high dollar units. Running your balls off to make the truck payment...

he is just speaking of the express america side not the ranger side.

Well Ontariovanman, can you tell me what the deductions are out of that money? 1050 per week for a team but what do they have to pay? Workmans comp? Knock off 80 bucks a week for the pair.... other deductions like prepass, advance fees or some other crap? even if it was free and clear 1k...

If in fact that was the series of events, the fleet owner handled it poorly. I am constantly amazed that people have zero compassion for their fellow man when it comes to money. Now its probably true that the owner does have a big nut to crack on the tval truck, and we all know what has...

Got to chime in again, Turtle your a card! I thought you were quite right in your analysis of the drive-by blow ES post. Part of the purpose of this forum is to educate, and as well we all know, no deal is wonderful, they all have warts. I see it as a recruiting spam as well. So this...

I am always wondering about the psycological implications of a uniform, or the need to create one, in an environment where none is required? Not picking on you, but is part of the reason you feel the need due to the absence of the over regulated atmosphere you just exited? You started...

Well I can tell you we are not uniform people here at landstar. Landstar sells its brand thru service, not uniform appearance. Clean and personable gets the job done. I personally always got a giggle at the fuel isle when the matching hubbie teams climbed out of the Fed truck. I represent...

Landstar has some nice apparel you need to look at the Lcapp website. Last long enough and they give you some nice shirts. Also at BCO days you can buy a ton of logo apparrel. I think you got something fruedian going on there Ateam, listing yourself in your caption as with the Fed for 8...

I have to say that if you feel you need a jock strap to carry yourself around more power to ya. Especially if you need a jockstrap to put over another jockstrap i.e. Fedex and ES jesus, paying good money for other people to tell you what to do. How much of a safety net you need there...

Fleet owners aside from training the new expedite driver, also provide a welcome service to the older driver. All of my drivers are older and simply dont want to go through the bs of owning a truck. They feel that in this stage of their career, the investment in a truck may not be wise, due to...

Greg334 your incorrect call corporate they will tell you its the same for st8s... and most brokers break it out that way as well. It is important cause thats what i pay my drivers.

Greg you must drive a cargo van... the fuel surcharge at landstar is 47 cents, it was this week and it was last week, the week before it was 46. Of course you could agree with the broker to accept less but if you look at the load board you will see it is 47 cents on up for trucks. I dont...

I have a hard time swallowing that you eat up 20 percent of the revenue in tolls and dh fuel. In my example you would have to deadhead 500 miles in order to eat that money up. If the deadhead is that horrific you as a business person better have made sure you got compensated for it somewhere...