November: 7,251 miles; $13,000 gross. Good or bad?
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09-17-2011Well, looks like I'll have to start December with some deadhead. I'm stuck in this Idaho and hardly any loads go east. It's 1881 miles to my home from here, 1100 miles to Des Moines, IA and 1,437 miles to Chicago IL. The Landstar load board shows 2 loads in IL that go to ON but they have to be picked up today 
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xcarsalesman , 12-01-2010 07:09 AM
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Are there any job opening there!! I will relocate to OH. LOLOriginally Posted by Steel Horse Cowboy
Well, I have been doing it since 2009. Every week, dedicated lane. I just got back and now get to sit at home for 3 days till I leave out again Saturday morning, so it still exists for me
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Steel Horse Cowboy , 12-01-2010 09:11 AM
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I know.. took me 7 years to get it, now they will have to blow-up my truck for me to stop LOLOriginally Posted by solo379
Than shot up and drive! A lot of folks would kill for such gig....
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Steel Horse Cowboy , 12-01-2010 09:13 AM
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HAHA. I am the only guy on this run. My dispatcher gets calls every week wanting to get on the run, but it's a one-a-week deal and she has to listen to them bitch-n-moan.Originally Posted by xcarsalesman
Are there any job opening there!! I will relocate to OH. LOL
Oh btw, I run from IL to TX and back, I dont go anywhere near Ohio LOL
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Steel Horse Cowboy , 12-01-2010 09:15 AM
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OUCH!!!! It really has to be tough only being able to p/u loads back to Canada. I couldn't imagine the PITA it would be. Hope something pop's up for ya soon.Originally Posted by tracer
Well, looks like I'll have to start December with some deadhead. I'm stuck in this Idaho and hardly any loads go east. It's 1881 miles to my home from here, 1100 miles to Des Moines, IA and 1,437 miles to Chicago IL. The Landstar load board shows 2 loads in IL that go to ON but they have to be picked up today
Have you thought about just running Chicago to ON and back? I know a few brokers here in CHI have lots of loads going back-n-forth. I know it's not the big lump-sum pay like you like, but it would be steady work and home at least everyother night.
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Have you thought about just running Chicago to ON and back? I know a few brokers here in CHI have lots of loads going back-n-forth. I know it's not the big lump-sum pay like you like, but it would be steady work and home at least everyother night.
That's why I'm not a big fan of short runs: I'd have to cross the border every second day. But because few American drivers want to go into Canada, we do get some good opportunities. For example, just a few hours ago there was a legal size load in CA going to Canada and it paid $9,400 on 3,200 miles. I didn't take it because it was 800 mi from me and loaded tomorrow + they wanted 8 ft drop tarps.Originally Posted by Steel Horse Cowboy
OUCH!!!! It really has to be tough only being able to p/u loads back to Canada. I couldn't imagine the PITA it would be. Hope something pop's up for ya soon.Have you thought about just running Chicago to ON and back? I know a few brokers here in CHI have lots of loads going back-n-forth. I know it's not the big lump-sum pay like you like, but it would be steady work and home at least everyother night.
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specialkay , 12-01-2010 10:58 AM
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Example:
Load 1 pays $3,000 and $300 of this money is FSC. I would get the entire $300 plus 72% of the $2,700. The agent gets 7% of $2,700 or $189. Compare this to:
Load 2 pays $3,000 and $500 of this money is FSC. Now I as driver (BC) get $500 plus 72% of $2,500 and the agent gets 7% of $2,500 or $175.
It's not a big difference but it affects both Landstar and its agents, and when you do 1000s of loads a year and you have 1,000 agents and 10000 drivers, it is a lot.
Which is why I'm still thinking of my own authority down the road
Thats a polite way of saying that LOL It sucks when brokers start playing games with the fsc. It seems to me that customers will pay the higher surcharge with outfit too much hassle but as you see the broker doesn't like that as much as you do.Originally Posted by tracer
One good thing I can say about my former employer - MacKinnon Transport out of Ontario - is that the fuel surcharge that they paid to flatbedders on a percentage pay was much higher than the 'cents per mile' FSC they paid to owner-operators on cents per mile pay. I often saw a $300 FSC paid to me where a van guy (paid cents per mile) would get $50 bucks. This would happen often with shorter runs. Unfortunately, at Landstar agents ('freight brokers') are motivated to cut the FSC part of the freight price to the bone: the smaller share the FSC takes of the line haul amount, the more money they will make.Example:
Load 1 pays $3,000 and $300 of this money is FSC. I would get the entire $300 plus 72% of the $2,700. The agent gets 7% of $2,700 or $189. Compare this to:
Load 2 pays $3,000 and $500 of this money is FSC. Now I as driver (BC) get $500 plus 72% of $2,500 and the agent gets 7% of $2,500 or $175.
It's not a big difference but it affects both Landstar and its agents, and when you do 1000s of loads a year and you have 1,000 agents and 10000 drivers, it is a lot.
Which is why I'm still thinking of my own authority down the road
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Steel Horse Cowboy , 12-01-2010 01:22 PM
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You and them damn tarps LOLOriginally Posted by tracer
That's why I'm not a big fan of short runs: I'd have to cross the border every second day. But because few American drivers want to go into Canada, we do get some good opportunities. For example, just a few hours ago there was a legal size load in CA going to Canada and it paid $9,400 on 3,200 miles. I didn't take it because it was 800 mi from me and loaded tomorrow + they wanted 8 ft drop tarps.
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heavyhaulerss , 12-02-2010 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Steel Horse Cowboy
I know.. took me 7 years to get it, now they will have to blow-up my truck for me to stop LOL
and where did you say yo park your truck?
