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Landstar expediters are part of only 250 or so trucks in Landstar's expedite division, Landstar Express America.

I agree with your point about not taking it personally when someone criticizes your carrier of choice. When criticism is directed at your carrier, it is not directed at you, unless you so closely identify yourself with your carrier that it is impossible to distinguish between the two (as in...

Here is a live shot, of sorts, that illustrates the trade-offs and also illustrates how cloudy the reefer/no-reefer question is. It is Monday morning. We are in Tacoma, WA where we delivered freight yesterday. Tacoma is not a good freight area. For purposes of this discussion, set aside how and...

There is a difference in how you and I are using the term "TVAL." By TVAL I mean a very specific service that requires certified equipment on the truck and a huge amount of back-office support that the customers demand and audit. As for the rest of the reefer market, I'm sure opportunities are...

I know nothing about your business plan or goals but will suggest that you narrow your scope. "Everyone" is a broad class of people. Instead of trying to be the company that everyone wants to drive for, be a company that specializes in a particular kind of driver, or in a particular kind of...

I do not know that number. I could go back and run a report to see what it was for our truck but that number would not be meaningful. It would vary greatly among trucks, and even more so in the last year when FedEx began to give preferential treatment to company-owned reefer trailers and...

The review period may continue for a long time. Just when I get to thinking that dropping the reefer would be a good idea, we get a reefer load that changes my mind. That said, it is important to note that our reefer unit was paid for long ago. If you have a paid-for reefer unit and are...

We are all human beings, as as such, all mixed bags.

A nice overview.

A telephone call with another team who will soon move to Landstar and a face-to-face visit with a team who recently moved gave me more food for thought regarding the emotions of a carrier switch. While changing carriers is an emotional event, to one degree or another, depending on the person...

If by satellite tracked you mean having a Qualcomm unit in your truck, the answer is yes. Diane and I signed on with Landstar Express America at the end of June and one of the first things they did was install a Qualcomm unit in our straight truck. Qualcomm units are required in all trucks at...

CVSA has on the its web site a news video about Operation Safe Drvier. I think it is wonderful how CVSA is using its resources to enhance the image of truck drivers in the public mind (NOT).

Our tires wear less in winter because we spend several weeks of it parked in Florida. More seriously, heat degrades tires so tires that run cooler in the winter may be that much better off. Exactly how much I do not know. The effect may be minimal if you run the right tires and keep them...

Yes it can, but consider the alternative. We could have office jobs. I'll take the weather work any day. I hate winter but would rather be in snow than in an office.

The opposition party is correct, I believe, in this case, that the proposed regulatory change will burden carriers and shippers with additional and significant expenses while providing no meaningful improvements in safety. That said, Diane and I would likely profit handsomely if the proposed...

When I look at that pretty, full-color map, it looks like a normal winter to me.

Cars should not be allowed on the road when trucks are near. They are distractions too. So are police cars, come to think of it.

Yes, it is, but that does not mean that Landstar is only for people with white collar backgrounds. It's for business people who happen to also be truckers.

No. While we are pleased to put a dysfunctional dispatch system behind us and increase our revenue, we do not feel more independent. If anything, we feel more burdened because you don't get freight at Landstar by sitting back and waiting for the beep. More effort is required. And if you want...

Open Forum members have commented before about how quiet Landstar expediters are compared to those of other companies. The longer I am with Landstar (all of two months now), the more I understand why. When Diane and I were with FedEx Custom Critical, we felt good about the company most of the...