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Customer service, beyond expectations can act as a magnet for more business. It’s a force that the Shasko team at independent Landstar agency PIT in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has put into practice. While independent Landstar Agent Troy Shasko spearheads the agency, his niece Darian Shasko, the logistics coordinator for PIT agency, recently took the lead on successfully executing an expedited load for a division of a prominent health technology company. The...
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Girl Scouts Learn Trucking While predicting the transportation industry’s future is no easy feat, there are plenty of opportunities to help shape it. For example, earlier this year, Girl Scouts from three different Illinois-based troops were given a rare and insightful look into the trucking industry, thanks to the efforts of Landstar employees in Rockford, Illinois, and Landstar business capacity owner (BCO) Dawn Arrington. This special event — organized by...
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As entrepreneurs, Landstar’s business capacity owners (BCOs) never stop moving; not only in the literal sense, but also in terms of education. After all, to stop learning about the ever-changing transportation industry is to risk business stagnation. With Landstar, BCOs always have resources for their businesses within reach at the company’s field operations centers. What is a Field Operations Center? Landstar’s field operations centers serve as locations for independent owner-operators to receive business support services...
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