Best Owner Operator Company? Landstar, Mercer, Bennett, Schneider, or Prime

Описание: Comparing money, freedom, & support network at Landstar, Schneider, Mercer, Bennett, and Prime. The 3 most similar are Mercer, Landstar, & Bennett, so I compared those 3 before bringing Schneider & Prime into the comparison. I looked at pay percent, pay frequency, equipment requirements, trailer types, leasing & renting options, drop & hook availability, load securement & tanker training, inspection frequency & locations, OSOW availability, Heavy Haul tier levels, and there are some personal examples of experiences I’ve had them as well.

Chapters:
00:00 - Money, Freedom, & Support: What Owner Operators Care About
01:00 - Percentage Pay - Mercer, Bennett, & Landstar
03:23 - Fuel Surcharge 100%, but Negotiable?
04:00 - Settlement Deductions
05:12 - People & Company Culture
05:53 - Finding Loads: Dispatchers, & Load Boards
06:51 - Accessing Spot Market Freight
08:05 - Owner Operator Trailers
08:25 - Asset-lite vs Zero-asset
10:14 - Drop and Hook trailers
10:41 - Trailer Types, Specialized Opportunities
11:59 - OSOW market tangent
14:05 - Truck Age Requirements
15:48 - Securement Training (switching to platform)
16:41 - Oversize Heavy Haul Progression
19:44 - Hazmat Loads & Requirements
20:54 - Jr vs Sr Owner Operators
22:15 - Company Truck Competition
22:32 - Inspection Locations & Frequency
23:43 - Pay Frequency: They're Your Factoring Company
25:39 - Respect for Bennett
28:25 - Schneider & Prime
28:53 - Prime Pays Best Percentage
29:36 - Corporate Vibes
30:12 - Schneider Choice Board, but Company Trucks
31:20 - Prime Dispatch
32:15 - Schneider Owner Operator Trailers
33:06 - Time Off, Home Time
34:20 - Schneider & Prime Truck Age Requirements
36:30 - Prime & Schneider Securement & Tanker Training
38:13 - Schneider Inspection Frequency
38:45 - Prime Governed at 65mph
39:27 - Knight-Swift
41:18 - Summary: Key Points

My Equipment:
Peterbilt 379 w/a 550hp Cat 6NZ C-15
53' Doonan 3-axle low pro step deck

About This Channel:
This Owner-Operator specific channel focuses on the business side of trucking, things that most people would find extra boring, and any overflow content that doesn’t fit in with my OTR Trucking videos on the Main Channel ‪@Todd_Blankenship‬

About Me & Contact:
I'm a single truck owner-operator experienced in transportation with the following industries and commodities: OS/OW, Oil & Gas, Robotics, Commercial & Military Aerospace/Aviation, Wind, Nuclear, Solar, & other Electrical Grid projects, Liquid Chemicals (ISO & IBC), Equipment / Machinery, & Cranes. I pull a 53' Step Deck Trailer with 12' on the top deck, 41' on the bottom deck, a lower deck height of 36", rated for 80K lbs or 60K lbs concentrated in a 10' span. If you would like a quote or bid on freight you need moved, you may contact me at [email protected]

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