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

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] How you can support this channel: The links below are for some of my favorite products & gear I use on the road. The links support the channel & don't cost you extra. I'm not sponsored; no one pays me to use or mention any of their products. I just like to save time & money, and the products below help with that. How I Save Big Money on Diesel Fuel? ES Advantage Fuel Card https://zfrmz.com/kJD2yTSRmJ5mzTO1se2u Securing Loose Straps, Oversize Signs, & More 32” Gear Ties https://amzn.to/4pQHAkR 18” Gear Ties https://amzn.to/3KYnKFp How I Print Permits & BOLs? Ink-Free Printer Thermal Printer https://amzn.to/3YGrKNR Thermal Paper https://amzn.to/4jcHq4Z Multipurpose Silicone Funnel Form-a-Funnel https://amzn.to/4qVKPIh Best Grease Gun Add-on LockNLube Coupler https://amzn.to/3MoXCEa How I Shower on the Truck    • How I Shower in my Truck: Dude Wipes vs Ho...   Honest Wipes https://amzn.to/4k6h9Ws Tub O' Towels if I'm greasy https://amzn.to/49SSdwM Portable Jump Starter I Keep in the Truck...the 4250A will jump a 15 liter Diesel if the batteries aren't completely dead. It's jumped my C-15 over 10 times. They make more powerful models too. NOCO GBX155 https://amzn.to/4a4luGl Where I Buy Straps, Chains, etc. Mytee Products: https://bit.ly/4ovLWMO Cameras, Filming, & Editing Equipment: X5 360 Camera https://amzn.to/4sdMSsk X5 Visor Mount https://amzn.to/3L1rTsc BodyCam GoUltra https://amzn.to/45pW0jL Low Cost Action Cam https://amzn.to/4qt2CpV External 32bit Mics https://amzn.to/4p41SpT iPhone 17Pro https://amzn.to/497Yc0x M4 Macbook Air https://amzn.to/4sb8INh