LRT, Landshark, or Errands 1st
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idtrans
Expert Expediter
Better search the boards about the companies. I can confirm stay away from Landshark "bad checks and very slow pay", LRT " owner loves yelling at drivers many reports of him treating drivers very bad".
I know nothing about Errands 1st must be a new company getting into the huge world of expediting !!
wvcourier
Expert Expediter
Errands 1st located in Maumee Ohio.Ive read good and bad about all of them. I see alot of animosity with alot of the startups..im just trying to figure out if its the Big expediting companies upset about losing business or if they are legitimate claims..are thier any current drivers.
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LisaLouHoo
Expert Expediter
You name it. You will have the potential to haul it. Egg McMuffin mix. Rolls-Royce jet engine parts. Hubcaps. Lumber for the military to build a prototype pallet (yes, a pallet of pallet lumber). Plastic beads for injection molding. Powdered flavoring for coffee creamer. Industrial stove rangehood. Fluid control valves. Spongebob Squarepants costume. Three spools of empty Lay's potato chip bags. Custom exhaust systems. Anything from 2 oz to 3,000 lbs. You never know. In expedite, it's whatever someone needed the day before.
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Wow....somebody that doesnt even know what he will be hauling and hasnt even done enough research to find a thread as recent as the Landshark thread ...... and he figures we're just upset about losing business...lol
If I were you, I would lease to all 3 of them....nothing like just finding out on your own. Then, you can come back and tell us all about your bad self and how you "got er done"!
If I were you, I would lease to all 3 of them....nothing like just finding out on your own. Then, you can come back and tell us all about your bad self and how you "got er done"!
Yep these type of carriers get the overflow from the big carriers and the crappy loads nobody will run....and if it is slow..there is no overflow...and they have a hard time on load boards because a carrier with a 4 or 5 star rating will get it first....and the kicker...the lower the rating the lower the price..so you'll be lucky to see anything more then.90 all in...and that 150 mile DH it'll be on you....better go with 3 carriers just so you can make what we do....
chefdennis
Veteran Expediter
LOL, i was goin to post almost that same stuff...lol has no idea how to equip the van..has no idea what he might be carrying..has no idea where he should be and then ask which carriers to sign wth....but figures that "we" are upset because the "little guys" are taking the business...
Yeap, you might want to sign with all 3, then you will have 4 and have us all covered!! Oh and when you make your 1st $100 grand in a Cargo Van running for all those carriers, let us know...in the mean time, most of us will continue to run for just 1 good professional carrier and enjoy life and the business....
Preacherrich run for quite a few different carriers and for my company and he does better than I ever did out there. You can make money with the multiple carrier deal - but you have to be really organized to do so. My cargo van is on with 3 companies and is doing about 5k miles a month. I have had to load it twice myself through my own company - but the other companies are also coming through for my driver. Right now as it stands, i'm done with cargo vans as far as owning them. Once my driver quite or my van takes a crap i'm going to be done with owning anything that small. It's a really tough gig to get into right now.
I own the company and I'm struggling to get a dollar a mile on cargo van loads. It was really good in 2009, but right now it's bad. I'm gearing myself more towards straight trucks because the rates for those types of loads are still pretty high. Just be prepared to break even for a while in the van, and if you have a payment, you better plan to be on the road 24/7. Good luck. If you need to add another company please send me a message and we can talk some more and I can give you some really good advice on which direction to take in this business!
I own the company and I'm struggling to get a dollar a mile on cargo van loads. It was really good in 2009, but right now it's bad. I'm gearing myself more towards straight trucks because the rates for those types of loads are still pretty high. Just be prepared to break even for a while in the van, and if you have a payment, you better plan to be on the road 24/7. Good luck. If you need to add another company please send me a message and we can talk some more and I can give you some really good advice on which direction to take in this business!
LisaLouHoo
Expert Expediter
Not to sound mean, but really: research the forum for every aspect. What it actually costs to operate. How to equip the van, and not just e-track, tie down straps and flooring, but insulation, bedding, clothing, inverter, auxiliary batteries (not necessary but highly recommended), generator. As we hang now in Phoenix wearing shorts and t's, where it is sunny and 83 degrees at 11 am, I look to the back of the van and see our spring and winter coats on hangers. We never know, we could be in the UP of Michigan in 3 days. Pack light but pack for all climates. We carry 2 large gym bags each. In those we manage to pack 2 weeks worth of underclothes, warm and cold weather gear, toiletries, medications, first aid. A few things on hangers, coats and jackets, that can hang from the interior side rails of the cargo hold.
Remember, when you pack, you must allow for freight, because that is what you will be out there for. A couple of loads, all of our personal stuff was piled between the seats and on the passenger floorboard. It just had to be.
It helps if nothing you carry is wider than your wheel wells. Rarely does a skid have to be broken down to accomodate all freight, but it happens now and again, especially in a standard cargo van. If you are going solo, you may want to remove your passenger seat to allow yourself more room for your personal belongings.
More questions will crop up as you go along. Everyone here was a newbie once. No one was born knowing how this business works. Good luck getting started...it will not be easy, never be 100% smooth, it will at times be the lesser of other evils.
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Remember, when you pack, you must allow for freight, because that is what you will be out there for. A couple of loads, all of our personal stuff was piled between the seats and on the passenger floorboard. It just had to be.
It helps if nothing you carry is wider than your wheel wells. Rarely does a skid have to be broken down to accomodate all freight, but it happens now and again, especially in a standard cargo van. If you are going solo, you may want to remove your passenger seat to allow yourself more room for your personal belongings.
More questions will crop up as you go along. Everyone here was a newbie once. No one was born knowing how this business works. Good luck getting started...it will not be easy, never be 100% smooth, it will at times be the lesser of other evils.
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