From hauling desks to Landstar's authority Part 1

[Orangetxguy]

Hey Rev......What do the LS loads out of Houston look like..say running east to GA/NC/VA....or NE to MA/NH/ME...and the reverse..loads out of say...Boston MA and Wilmington NC?

Is this for dry van? I can tell you already - the stuff out of Houston probably ain't gonna be pretty.

It also helps if you can give me a geographical area you want to go to, like you just did - that way I can pinpoint the rates going to that particular area.

Heck man...let's make it tough on ya! DV and stepdeck both!


BTW...thanks in advance.

[Rev.Vassago]

I hope you're sitting down for this. Remember - these rates are gross figures (and they really are grotesque). These are dry van:

100 mile radius of Houston, TX to GA: $1.28 - $1.46 per mile
100 mile radius of Houston, TX to NC: $1.12 - $1.42 per mile (and those include FSC if you can believe that)
100 mile radius of Houston, TX to VA: No results found

100 mile radius of Houston, TX to MA: $1.67 - $1.68 per mile
100 mile radius of Houston, TX to NH: No results found
100 mile radius of Houston, TX to ME: No results found

100 mile radius of Boston, MA to TX: $1.43 per mile
100 mile radius of Wilmington, NC to TX: No results found

IMHO, if you want to run Texas or Florida, don't look at Landstar as an option. The dry van rates for both of those states absolutely suck here. You can get some good rates in Florida and Texas running Intrastate (anywhere from $2.00 - $3.00 per mile), but if you want to run Interstate in either of those two states, you'll get hosed.

[Rev.Vassago]

These are gross stepdeck figures:

Houston Texas to GA: $3.05 per mile
Houston to VA: No loads found
Houston to NC: No loads found

Houston to MA, NH, or ME: No loads found

Return trips: No loads found


I could search flatbed and probably find a lot more loads that could be pulled on a stepdeck.


BUT, just to give you an idea of the variation: I was ignoring calls all day that were running from PA out to CT, NY, and MA that were paying in the $2.75 - $3.00 range. The only reason being that I didn't want to go in that direction.

hey phil where you kicking off at in waco? im assuming you're talking texas....I live here but im heading to dfw area to load in the am and will be in jackson mississippi tomorrow evening

Anheuser Busch

[Teal 95 KW]

lol didn't put 1 and 1 together....that's over by baylor university area by the little bar area....nice area and too bad its not summer....some nice scenery when those baylor girls start running again

some nice scenery when those baylor girls start running again

look for the unshaven-fat guy scanning the landscape with binoculars. :twisted:

[BanditsCousin]

As long as you don't go around offering free candy from a 80's cargo van with the back windows spray painted...you should be ok!

[Rev.Vassago]

Well, I'm under another one of my military shipments heading to Michigan. Pay is the same as before:

$1700 gross L/H ($1105 my cut)
$204 FSC
550 dispatched miles (which will be more like 660 with my deadhead)

From there, I am working on booking a load of trees out of MI going to either OH or IL. Several stops, all in the same area. They pay decent, but will be a lot of manual labor tailgating them. Quick turnaround, though - A day and a half tops. Then I can get one more trip in, and call it a week.

It sounds as if the military stuff is going to be picking up even more. The origin warehouse just kicked a bunch of guys out for complaining about where they were being given loads to (one of the things about these militaries is that you have no control over where your shipment is going to - it all depends upon what they have to load when your name comes up on the list). On top of that, the assembly plants that are building these things just got some $100 million + contracts from the military to build more of them. They are predicting within the next few weeks that everything will be at full capacity, at which point my turnaround on these loads will drop quite a bit. Plus, it might make it possible for me to get in on the other end of these trips - delivering stuff to the warehouse in PA. Time will tell, but it looks like it is going to be a busy spring.

[Rev.Vassago]

What a difference a day makes. Since I pulled into the assembly plant at around 1 AM this morning, I figured I'd crash here til morning. The tree loads that I called about yesterday morning were all gone, but they hinted that there might be more of them today. Well, while I was waiting for a call back on them, I got a phone call from the agent who handles the military stuff I haul. She gave me 3 options for trips to get me back to PA for another load. Here's the one I picked:

Load empty wooden axle racks right at the assembly plant in MI, and take them to Arvin Meritor in Maxton, NC. Then grab a load of axles at the plant in Maxton and take them up to PA. Today is a good day. 8)

Total (gross) linehaul: $4000 (my cut comes to $2600)
FSC: $480
Dispatched miles: 1202
Deadhead miles: ZERO

That should put me in PA some time on Friday, at which point I can still snag one more shipment heading to OH or Michigan. At that point, I will likely head back home for the weekend (not sure if I'll do it empty or loaded yet - I'll see if I can find myself a short trip running over the weekend up to WI), and let them know that I am available for one of their trips out of WI or IL heading to PA.

(BTW, these are the same loads that prompted this comment from DD60

This thread is pretty funny. 19 hours detention unpaid and using the OOS excuse. Using another excuse that the load paid pretty well.

[geomon]

Rev...looks like you've hit a sweet spot for freight with the military shippers. Nice find....keep those LS agents on your're good side. Find out their birthdays and send a small gift...you know, butter em up 8)

[Rev.Vassago]

Does this mean I am a war profiteer now? Should I start preparing for my Congressional hearing?

BTW, the death machines I'm supplying parts for look similar to this:

[geomon]

I suggest a blue or black suit for your "grilling" :P

[GhostCaptain]

I tought I was reading Steve Booth`s tread,but this is just a wannabe imitation

[Rev.Vassago]

I tought I was reading Steve Booth`s tread,but this is just a wannabe imitation

No imitation here. The tread on my tires is genuine Bridgestone.

BYE,BYE no more posting from this GHOSTCAPTAIN

[BanditsCousin]

I tought I was reading Steve Booth`s tread,but this is just a wannabe imitation

No imitation here. The tread on my tires are genuine Bridgestone

Couldn't resist. I've noticed I leave a letter out in my posts too. So, I migth have missed something, but are you pulling a flat now? I haven't followed the thread too closely.[/b]

[DD60]

Easter weekend was pretty busy for me. Apparently no one wanted to leave Dallas that weekend and some brokers were tripping over trying to get their loads covered. Freight out of Houston was busy as well. Several nursery loads were loading out of there. It seems that with the nursery season in gear it has helped boost the rates out of TX.

[Rev.Vassago]

I tought I was reading Steve Booth`s tread,but this is just a wannabe imitation

No imitation here. The tread on my tires are genuine Bridgestone

Couldn't resist. I've noticed I leave a letter out in my posts too.

My way was correct. Tread is Bridgestone. Tread is singular, not plural.

So, I migth have missed something, but are you pulling a flat now?

Nope.

I haven't followed the thread too closely.

You should. Good times.

[trinitron]

Rev - I will be in Pa on Friday and pick up something to Mi or OH. Maybe then run something up to Wi ....... Blah Blah Blah ad nauseum

He lives in Wi (supposedly) and he says to go home for the weekend ? When are weekends in Wisc ? Sounds like a lot of Billy Big Rigger talk from the great bag of wind

[DD60]

What a difference a day makes. Since I pulled into the assembly plant at around 1 AM this morning, I figured I'd crash here til morning. The tree loads that I called about yesterday morning were all gone, but they hinted that there might be more of them today. Well, while I was waiting for a call back on them, I got a phone call from the agent who handles the military stuff I haul. She gave me 3 options for trips to get me back to PA for another load. Here's the one I picked:

Load empty wooden axle racks right at the assembly plant in MI, and take them to Arvin Meritor in Maxton, NC. Then grab a load of axles at the plant in Maxton and take them up to PA. Today is a good day. 8)

Total (gross) linehaul: $4000 (my cut comes to $2600)
FSC: $480
Dispatched miles: 1202
Deadhead miles: ZERO

That should put me in PA some time on Friday, at which point I can still snag one more shipment heading to OH or Michigan. At that point, I will likely head back home for the weekend (not sure if I'll do it empty or loaded yet - I'll see if I can find myself a short trip running over the weekend up to WI), and let them know that I am available for one of their trips out of WI or IL heading to PA.

(BTW, these are the same loads that prompted this comment from DD60

This thread is pretty funny. 19 hours detention unpaid and using the OOS excuse. Using another excuse that the load paid pretty well.

Wow.So the load payed a little more than 2.15 a mile.Big deal. Standard detention pay is 50-75 dollars an hour after the first 2 hours. Deduct that from the time lost and the load isn't all that great.

[BanditsCousin]

Thats a borderline on the "are" and "is". Since it was used to descibe multiple items, I figured it was in a plural sense. I know if it was to describe the brand (B-stone), is would fly. Anyways...

.How do you load the vehicles in the LS trailer? Do they have the logistics posts like the prior carrier?

Also, are you digging it more than HHG?

And should I start a thread on the tradeshows?