Landstar Owner Operator Pay and Loadboard Pittsburg PA - Flatbed, Van and Reefer. Week 8

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[@Slots-Mania]

So basically if you had a family (kids) and rent or mortgage you would have lost everything already.

[@hankhill3263]

Whew... no offense intended my friend but you have ALOT to learn, 1 thing - you gotta stop looking at them Cali loads to run all weekend, take something shorter that pays well, and get your reset, you're only gonna struggle to get anything paying worth a shit out of Cali anyways plus you'll still need a reset either way I don't think its worth it by the time you haul a load to Cali for 2 bucks per mile, then buy roughly 2000 miles worth of fuel, then sit for a reset, then the load out isn't gonna pay shit - you are gonna be better off taking a 1000 or 1500 mile load for more money per mile AND get your reset. 2nd thing - when I bought my APU, I could get warranty work done anywhere at a thermoking dealer - why are you making sure to go back to Vegas to get work done on it? For being leased onto somebody and having them shoulder some expenses, some of their rates looked decent - look not only at the pay at the end of the run, look at the total PROFIT per run, you need to be able to see the profit right away in a load

[@Carlos-ce7qg]

Dont take anything under 2.50 bro, your lowballing yourself if you do.

[@MC-mj2lj]

I may not be using the spreadsheet currently, but I'm looking at your numbers on the videos like a hawk. I build my own spreadsheets for projections but your actuals are invaluable. Please keep sharing. Best data on UA-cam.

[@phil42]

So glad i left landstar and jumoed off the truck i was struggling to pay for a year ago. Not thriving now but not drowning either. Just floating till the market gets better. Best of luck out there

[@agentnuget]

I notice you don't like taking those weekend hold loads (the ones where you pickup Friday and drop off Monday for example) My opinion, grab those loads and time it so you're doing your reset during the weekend. Then you can run all week without having to take a reset.

[@bmhtransportllc]

I find my sweet spot is on those 400-500 mile loads

[@coreykallmbah7580]

I would be running the piss out of them short runs . I seen a cpl where you could’ve done 2 short ones a day and made bank .

[@jaysand380]

so for starters your cpm is incorrect because you have to add in truck depreciation even if your truck is paid for these plastic ones don't last decades. Also in 8 weeks even with 0 maintenance cost and if I give you an extra 5k that's 15k which is company driver money....... Not looking like its worth it at all.

[@fighter4christ7]

Also take into account that California will cost you $1.10 per 5 miles driven. That’s their road tax if you do not buy their fuel. If you plan on cheaper fuel out of state make sure it’s more than $1.10 less (which should be easy). And I believe Oregon is something around .30 cpm for road tax. You want to figure your heavy use road taxes into your rate per mile.

[@alejandrosotelo5176]

I’m rooting for your success dude times are not easy specially business owners but here’s where you prove yourself right and work as hard as it takes to make it work

[@jk6854]

I left a Landstar trailer a Year ago in a Pilot lot, it’s still sitting there.

[@GuyCodeThing]

Appreciate your service sir, speaking to Landstar recruiter and gaining tons of insight from your vids. Best of luck out there

[@truckingrealestatetheg2ejo764]

Thank you for unlocking the spread sheet.

[@kengreskamp]

Your spreadsheets rock!

[@NotchNate]

I’m hot and cold on apu’s, especially running reefer. That’s 3 engines one needs to worry about. They are nice on a 34 though.

[@danf6975]

Owner operator versus lease operator is Based on title of the truck. It's based on the MC authority

[@MS-oz2wu]

Great to see the loads. Thx

[@raykrv6a]

Solid video. APU using less fuel should have the running expenses. Looking forward to next week with the long loads. Maybe the numbers will look a lot better.

[@412hwc]

goood lookin ouuuuut brooooski💪🏼💪🏼