Landstar

JohnO

Veteran Expediter
For those considering LEAM


LEAM Owner Operator Minimum Requirements:

23 years of age

Class A or B CDL with HazMat (H) or combination (X) endorsement.
No more than two at-fault accidents and two motor vehicle violations within the previous 36 months, or no more than one at-fault accident and three motor vehicle violations during the previous 36 months. No involvement in a preventable DOT recordable accident in the past 12 months.

Operators must have six months of verifiable over-the-road driving (including snow and ice) within the past three years or three years verifiable experience in the last 10 years, of which six months must be within the previous 48 months, with a Class A or B CDL using the type of equipment similar to what you will be operating at Landstar.
No felony convictions within the past seven years, and not more than one in your lifetime. Misdemeanors are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

No positive drug or alcohol test including refusals and pre-employment results.

No suspensions of more than 30 days for moving violations in the last 36 months.

Proficient enough in English to understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, make entries on reports and records, and converse with the public.
Provide and maintain proper levels and types of approved insurance during your lease with Landstar including:

Unladen Liability and Occupational Accident coverage or, in some cases, statutory Workers' Compensation coverage are mandatory. If you do not participate in the Unladen Liability and/or CPP (Occupational Accident insurance) programs, you must show comparable Unladen Liability coverage and/or Occupational Accident coverage through acceptable insurance carriers.

If statutory Workers' Compensation coverage is required and you do not participate in the fleet workers' compensation plan (FWCP) program, coverage must be provided by licensed carriers with acceptable interstate coverage.


These are minimum operator qualification standards subject to DOT requirements, and Landstar may impose more stringent requirements at its option. The decision whether to qualify an operator will be made by Landstar in its sole discretion and on a case-by-case basis.
 

hedgehog

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
>remus, while I was at Panther today taking care of truck
>business I looked into your situation and why you only
>received 3 offers in 15 days as you told us. This isn't the
>place to go into what I found on load offers. It isn't the
>place for being unprofessional either and your post starting
>this thread is definitely unprofessional. Just because you
>didn't find a match at Panther doesn't mean they aren't a
>good company for some. They aren't perfect and aren't right
>for everyone. News flash, Landstar isn't perfect and isn't
>right for everyone. News flash number two, you can
>substitute any company name and have a true statement.
>
>Leo Bricker, 73's K5LDB
>OOIDA Life Member 677319, JOIN NOW
>Owner, Panther trucks 5508, 5509, 5641
>EO Forum Moderator
>----------

Your post speaks volumes about a driver's privacy and the integrity of P2 !!

Shame on you, Leo, for trying to discredit the driver and invading his and/or anyone's privacy.

Be safe.
 

davekc

Senior Moderator
Staff member
Fleet Owner
Hedgehog,

I don't see where actual personal information is provided. He does provide his run count etc. which would be available to anyone.
I have called numerous carriers in the past when contracting to someone, and that information is readily available.
It really has little to do with Panther.
In this case and others, he is a independent contractor, not an employee. I wouldn't call someones acceptance and declining of loads a personal revelation.
Liken it to checking the performance of another business.











Davekc
owner
23 years
PantherII
EO moderator
 

LDB

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
Not that I'm obliged to answer to specific individuals here but part of my obligation as a council member is to act as intermediary for drivers in problem situations. If I find out Panther is in the wrong, based on my expectations, I attempt to intervene on behalf of the operator. I couldn't even say this individuals correct name. No personal information of any sort was asked for or shared. As already mentioned, acceptance ratio and load numbers are not privileged information and can be obtained when evaluating a potential driver. Some of you people need to follow the good advice in another's tag line and stop looking for ways to be offended.

Leo Bricker, 73's K5LDB
OOIDA Life Member 677319, JOIN NOW
Owner, Panther trucks 5508, 5509, 5641
EO Forum Moderator
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Support the entire Constitution, not just the parts you like.
 
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guest

Guest
I believe I'm a professional and I prove it...what really ##### me off was 2 runs I was asked to do...One in Chicago when a truck broke down...and this truck has to be an example without brakes an older than me..and the next one in Detroit another truck broke down..I get myself a new truck just to be safe me and the others on the road...I was never late no tickets no insurance claims...everything is clean in my file..in the last 20 yrs...what you expect from an O/O..I hope when I came in this country to be different but I seen something else...I'm disapointed...I did better I cannot complain but I worked hard to get here ..You'll never understand how hard is to start from the beginning in a new country
 

dieseldiva

Veteran Expediter
“This whole mess about emotional distress and slander is bs.â€

No one said anything about either one of these. There’s such a thing as the expectation of privacy and I think when one contracts with a company, they should be able to expect that their business records be kept private. If a company has a problem with a friend of a friend of a friend leaking information then that needs to be addressed and sometimes companies will listen only when the threat of getting into their pockets is present.

“He does provide his run count etc. which would be available to anyone.â€

Are you claiming that any contractor of Panther can “look into†the load acceptance rates of another?? I find that hard to believe and would be very disappointed to find that to be the case at my carrier.

“Liken it to checking the performance of another business.â€

Can you remind me of why you would need to “check the performance†of my business?? And if so, you would seek that information from my carrier instead of from me because……..

“part of my obligation as a council member is to act as intermediary for drivers in problem situationsâ€

TOOT TOOT. I don’t recall reading anywhere above where remus asked for your divine intervention. Now I could be wrong, perhaps he asked you in private but my suspicion is that he didn’t ask you at all and that you took it upon yourself to “look into†his situation. That doesn’t make you a “real nice council memberâ€, it makes you a SNOOP! Oh wait, you did say that this information could be obtained when evaluating a potential driver so we’re to assume that you’re considering remus as a potential addition to your fleet??

“stop looking for ways to be offendedâ€

No expectation of offense here and none taken. Just a member making an observation, the last time I checked that’s part of what this forum is here for.
 

x06col

Veteran Expediter
Charter Member
Retired Expediter
US Army
Diva, this is about like your complaint about getting hosed for two cents in Canada a while back. Give em a break. The original typer is either an idiot or, a ...... So watca tink?
 

dieseldiva

Veteran Expediter
>
>
> Diva, this is about like your complaint about getting
>hosed for two cents in Canada a while back. Give em a
>break. The original typer is either an idiot or, a ......
>So watca tink?

Me tinks you need to look again. Idiots have rights to privacy too!!



;) ;) What you tink of dat??
 

easyrider2697

Expert Expediter
too bad its against the law to shoot em', but the way I look at it...if everyone went to Harvard, who would pick up the trash??
 

cheri1122

Veteran Expediter
Driver
Then said "idiots" shouldn't complain (several times) on a public forum about sitting for 10, 12, 15 days in Detroit without any "decent" offers. I'm sure LDB felt it his responsibility to look into whether the truth was being told here, both as a Driver Council Representative, and an EO Moderator. He's that kind of guy: decent - and entirely undeserving of being attacked.
Leo: I appreciate your efforts to see what's what, and if I complain about something, you have my blessing to investigate my story, ok?
 

davekc

Senior Moderator
Staff member
Fleet Owner
Ok....I will give some quick answers.

“He does provide his run count etc. which would be available to anyone.â€

Are you claiming that any contractor of Panther can “look into†the load acceptance rates of another?? I find that hard to believe and would be very disappointed to find that to be the case at my carrier.
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Better get disappointed if your at the Fed. Obtaining that kind information is not difficult whether there our at many other carriers. Keep in mind, I am not talking about one actual personal information.

ok...next one
“Liken it to checking the performance of another business.â€

Can you remind me of why you would need to “check the performance†of my business?? And if so, you would seek that information from my carrier instead of from me because……..
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Simple. I am a fleet owner and if I am looking at one to drive my truck, I want to know who I am hiring. Several of our current/past teams have come from the Fed. Some are members here at EO.
As Ronald Reagan says "trust, but verify"
If you bring the right people in from the beginning and treat them right, you have very minimal turnover.
Sorry to disappoint, but there is a method to my madness.


My other thought is if someone complains, why jump on Leo. If you complain in public, then why not publicize the solution?












Davekc
owner
23 years
PantherII
EO moderator
 

dieseldiva

Veteran Expediter
We're not talking about hiring drivers here, we're talking about a contractors business records and yes Dave, I do mean "one actual person's information". Are we reading the same thread here??

It's been said that the best defense is offense. Don't try and throw this back on me, I'm not the one that went out of my way to snoop into someone else's business!If you have no problem defending those actions.... there's something to be said about like minded people. I'm sure you'd feel different if it was you.
 

dieseldiva

Veteran Expediter
> Leo: I appreciate your efforts to see what's what, and if
>I complain about something, you have my blessing to
>investigate my story, ok?
>
Have another glass of kool aid, dear.
 

davekc

Senior Moderator
Staff member
Fleet Owner
No actually not. I don't consider someones accept/decline or in service numbers a personal issue. Asking about someones health for example would be.
If I was to buy a business, I wouldn't feel too guilty about obtaining the records.
In this case, he made a public disclosure. Sorry, but I don't see a problem. If the poster is complaining and wanting an answer to sitting for 15 days, then there shouldn't be a complaint when it is answered.









Davekc
owner
23 years
PantherII
EO moderator
 
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guest

Guest
I believe when you sign a contract regarding your personal information stays there ... or when someone check something in your file don't throw any information on a public place. If you where there with some trucking business mind your own business..If you can have personal information because this is personal...don't throw it on a public place.
 

dieseldiva

Veteran Expediter
>My other thought is if someone complains, why jump on Leo.
>If you complain in public, then why not publicize the
>solution

We all complain/whine/vent, is that to say that by doing so we give up our right to privacy?? If there was a solution written then it eluded me . Maybe a pm or email would have been in order instead of bragging in the thread that he had checked into someone's situation without being asked to do so.

Can I not disagree with something someone says here without being accused of "jumping" on him? Jumped is what happens to you when you publicly disagree with any or all of the moderators here....come on....give me a break.
 

dieseldiva

Veteran Expediter
>In this case, he made a public disclosure. Sorry, but I
>don't see a problem. If the poster is complaining and
>wanting an answer to sitting for 15 days, then there
>shouldn't be a complaint when it is answered.
>

Where, in making his public disclosures did he ask any one of us to go to Panther and inquire on his behalf??

What the heck makes you guys think this way....that anything and everything you say and do is ok and the rest of us dumb azzes just ask for it?
 

davekc

Senior Moderator
Staff member
Fleet Owner
>What the heck makes you guys think this way....that anything
>and everything you say and do is ok and the rest of us dumb
>azzes just ask for it?
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Don't be so hard on yourself.
Just take a rest and enjoy the holiday.
Happy Thanksgiving

Davekc
owner
23 years
PantherII
EO moderator
 

Dreamer

Administrator Emeritus
Charter Member
There's a big difference in posting someone's personal information, and a member of the driver's council asking "Hey, a driver on our forums said he's been stuck in Detroit for 15 days, and probably passed over..... have you guys really had a van sitting in Detroit for 15 days?"... and them saying 'yep, but that van turned down X type of runs, what are we to do?"

As a duly ELECTED member of the drivers council, and an EO moderator, I'm sure Leo was trying to help.

Let's not try to blow it up into something more than it is. No personal info was disclosed, and no harm done. simply people trying to understand someone who has been complaining about no runs for almost 3 weeks.. while others around him were running.

This is part of the driver council's job, correct? To bring issues to their attention?

Happy Thanksgiving folks .... be thankful you're not someone else.. they're thankful they're not you :)



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hedgehog

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
Leo:

In all honesty. Were you investigating the poster's situation, or merely trying to embarrass the poster for your own personal gain with P2 ??

It is outrageous that any individual would inject themselves into another's opinion for their own personal gain.

Do the right thing. Resign from your P2 "appointed" position and as moderator as well.

And, while on the subject of resigning moderators, I ask that that if there are any Bolt recruiters here on EOL posing as moderators, do the same as well.

Be safe and do the right thing.
 
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