The driver side of the site — notes on going independent, not a sales page. Here to move freight? Capabilities ›
The Logbook · for drivers and owner-operators
What the first year actually cost.
A numbered record of going from company driver to Landstar owner-operator — what it cost, what I got wrong, what I'd do again. Framework numbers you can put your own figures into, never my settlements. A new entry every other week.
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Sep 19, 2026 · 4 min read
The Road to Landstar Five years from a dry van to a Landstar BCO — the training, the specializing, and the mistake I made getting here.
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