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  1. Greg

    Landstar Indiana Base Plate (Truck Tag)

    If you have not been home to receive it, notices have been mailed out. Feb 2017 we will see an increase of $50 for your truck tag. Whichever weight class your truck falls into (33,000 , 54,000 , etc.) there will be an additional $50 for the cost of the tag. According to the letter, this is the...
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    April Fuel

    Landstar drivers get 10 points per gallon at Pilot/Flying J in the month of April. You must use Landstar Comdata cards to fuel to get extra points. Plus you still get your discount off the pump price.
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    Big Truck License Plates

    Looks like we are getting some spiffy new plates at LEAM/LS this year. Indiana Landstar tag. Just got mine in the mail.
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    Rookie, No More

    Recently. I passed my 1 year mark with Landstar Express America. It has been a very good year. There was definitely a learning curve, but I have acclimated well to my new environment. As a solo straight truck O/O, I logged over 92,000 miles in my first 12 months, and they were very profitable...
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    Comdata Fleet Advance App

    For those unaware, Comdata has a pretty good app available. I've been using it for a while. One kind of cool thing about it is the find fuel button. No more calling TA/Petro ( Pilot, Love's, etc. is a set discount, and easy to compute ) for the cash or discounted price , just hit the find fuel...
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    DOT Conspicuity Tape - Straight Truck

    DOT regs (393.11) state that straight trucks are NOT required to have the same rear door markings as trailers. However, Landstar does want/require the top, rear doors to have the "L" markings. According to Compliance, they want uniformity with the fleet. Be safe Greg
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    BCOs Only

    There is a forum just for BCOs. It is www.BCOForum.com You must be a BCO and get approval before you can access the site. It seems to be geared toward flats, SD and LB, but here is a lot of good info there.
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    Welcome to August

    It's new month... Don't forget to download your logs! I hope everyone has a Safe and Profitable month!
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    BCO days

    It looks like there will be 2 BCO days next year. Once in April @ Ft. Worth,TX and once in September @ Rockford, IL. Hope to see y'all there!
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    Log Time Again

    It's the start of a new month. Don't forget to download your log reports.
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    Pilot/ Flying J new fuel discount

    As of March 18th, the Landstar discount has increased from $0.20 to $0.25
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    Log compliance call

    According to an automated call I just received, effective immediately, the 1-5 am portion of the 34 hour reset is officially suspended until Sept 2015.
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    Def

    Important Announcements DEF Can Now Be Purchased With Your Comdata card Landstar is making it even easier to save time and get back on the road. Effective Dec. 8, 2014 you will be able to purchase diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) at the pump using your Comdata card. The goal is to provide a more...
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    Express vs Carrier Group

    For an Express BCO, when looking at the loadboard, we know the weight of the load and our limitations as straight truck drivers, but dimensions can be the deciding factor. Will it fit in the space we have available? Carrier Group agents, not Express, generally post trailer loads. And they don't...
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