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Re: 1st post: any companies give you complete choice over when, where, if you take a Fair enough. I don't know aobut this segment of the industry, that's why I'm asking. Might sound crazy to you, but there are O/Os who get away with it. I do drive the north in the winter, but given a...

Re: 1st post: any companies give you complete choice over when, where, if you take a Now this here, this is a great post, thank you. Sounds like your friends are happy, Landstar is happy, everyone is happy. Morality has nothing to do with it, good people/bad people, quality of life and...

Re: 1st post: any companies give you complete choice over when, where, if you take a I'll start with this one here. We just closed on our trailer today and are heading back to Michigan. So, my internet time will be limited for a couple days. What I don't want to deal with is a bunch of...

Re: 1st post: any companies give you complete choice over when, where, if you take a I've spent a lot of time reading so far and I'm aware they want you to read before you post. And, I'll continue to read. This is the newbie forum, however, I kept my questions off the general forum. At some...

Re: 1st post: any companies give you complete choice over when, where, if you take a By asking questions before signing the contract, you can try to find the best fit. Some jobs suit you better than others, some niches, too. Just trying to understand this niche. And I'm sure, there will be...

Re: 1st post: any companies give you complete choice over when, where, if you take a I think I'm starting to like this less, having to make a name for yourself and all. That is, if making a name includes staying out for a couple months taking cheap freight taking loads into dead areas...

Re: 1st post: any companies give you complete choice over when, where, if you take a I'm not sure what point I'm missing, I already wrote about keeping the dispatchers happy. I understand the spectrum somewhat. On one end, my job with ATS, their truck. You get back to the house...

Re: 1st post: any companies give you complete choice over when, where, if you take a That doesn't sound good. Even with the semis, agents will sometimes have their own trucks or their own friends and relatives or whatever. Landstar BCOs (O/Os) often talk about all the good paying freight...

Re: 1st post: any companies give you complete choice over when, where, if you take a WOW!!! That would be awesome! So, there is such a beast, huh? A lot of those Landstar guys, they just stay south for the winter. That's my thinking. Run your butt off in the summer when the roads are...

Re: 1st post: any companies give you complete choice over when, where, if you take a Hhhhmmmm....not what I wanted to hear. Again, not to be stuck on Landstar, but it's just at one end of the continuum with regard to how much control you have over your life while still being employed. With...

Re: 1st post: any companies give you complete choice over when, where, if you take a Hi xiggi, Just so you understand, this isn't a moral question- good people/bad people; hardworker/lazy, etc., etc. Landstar is set up with their owner operators so that you enter the system and do...

Hi, I'm Carl. Had my CDL A since 1995. Man, the idea of driving my "vehicle" into someplace like Dallas; not needing a place to drop the trailer; not needing to park at a truckstop; being able to eat where I want; being able to go to a church, a motel or a wifi hotspot like Panera Bread...