Mike, help me get through all this. Or, at least comment on anything that looks significant to you:
Downside
- somebody else dispatching you, never know where you are going next, you go places you prefer not to go
- heavy freight, mountains
- you pay the PA pike, NY thru way, etc
- need to lay out about $3k up front
- may not be able to just dodge the hazardous winter driving (as in stay South or stay at the house)
- two weeks of downtime to change companies
Upside
- somebody else dispatching, saves you all that time
- high rates and all the work that's legal
- nice terminals?
- it's a sports car compared to a dry box
- shippers and receivers who treat you well and pay you for waiting
- add, hometime would be a lot compared to what I'm used to and currently need (if I meet some fine chicky like Pepe has I may need a little more
- high rates and all the work that's legal
- high rates and all the work that's legal
- high rates and all the work that's legal (it just needs to be said more than once)
- any
real choice in the loads you take?
- What happens if you just decide you want two weeks off? Are you treated like a company driver or an O/O when it comes to your preferences for how much you work?
- So what would I do? Show up for orientation and get everything ready to go and just call Landstar and tell them to close me out? I'm not too familiar with the process especially since I have their plates and permits. Somewhere in here I've got to get these jakes fixed so I can get down off the mountains. Maybe I could go down to Cummins in Bristol, PA and see if they could do it.
Be