DOING WHAT?????? Is the 64 thousand dollar question? Is the vanner, chasing JIT trips, or doing dedicated routes? Is the vanner you talked to an expediter or a courier? Two of the drivers (1-expediter, 1-courier) that do my over flow runs, make from $1200 to $1600 a week. Then I have another driver (courier) that only makes $500 to $700 a week. The first 2 do dedicated routes and will take anything that even smells like it's going in their direction, along with their regular routes. The other driver also does a short dedicated route, but is set on cruse and running in low gear. Another words don't add too, or make any changes to his little hustle.
So now getting back to your question. Yes if you are a hustler and know all the ins and outs, then add the luck of the Irish to that and a driver can make a nice bit of change at this. As for doing broker loads!!! One would have to be a very well known, and trusted broker, and have work all over the country, or that person you talked to is doing a whole lot of deadheading bouncing from load to load BUT!!! It can be done. And I would have to guess if the van is doing 1K then a bigger unit should pull in more, unless the broker only handles van loads.
