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Lease your own truck on · Nationwide
Gross revenue, not take-home. Fuel, truck payment, insurance and repairs often take 60–75% of it.
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- Worker
- Independent business
- Vehicle
- You own or finance the truck
- License
- CDL Class A
- Min. age
- 23+
- Schedule
- Full-time, Flexible / on-demand
- Home time
- You pick your loads
- Benefits
- None (you run a business)
- Paid
- Per load
- Tips
- No
- You cover
- Everything: truck, fuel, repairs, insurance, taxes
- Upfront
- Truck ($50k–$180k+), insurance, permits
Requirements to drive for Landstar (Owner-Operator)
- Class A CDL with experience
- Own or lease a truck
- Business setup and insurance
Experience needed
Usually 1+ year of recent experience
Pros
- Choose your freight and schedule
- Highest ceiling
Cons
- High risk: a bad month can wipe out profit
- You handle every cost
Who it suits best
Experienced drivers ready to run a business
Public safety record
Landstar (Owner-Operator) safety data (FMCSA)
USDOT 241572 · LANDSTAR RANGER INC · data as of 11/02/2026. Inspections and crashes cover the 24 months before that date.
9 fatal · 99 injury · 194 tow-away
How to read this: an out-of-service (OOS) rate is the share of roadside inspections where a truck or driver was ordered off the road until a problem was fixed. Lower is better. Crashes are counted whether or not the carrier's driver was at fault, and bigger fleets have more crashes simply because they drive more miles. Most Landstar trucks belong to independent owner-operators leased to Landstar Ranger.
Figures are typical reported ranges in U.S. dollars, reviewed September 2026. Pay and requirements change often and vary by location. Confirm with Landstar (Owner-Operator) before applying. The Apply button may be an affiliate link.
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