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For owner-operators looking to boost their profitability, finding and capitalizing on a niche within the transportation industry can be a lucrative strategy. Focusing on specific types of freight that align with their skills and experience sets truck drivers apart from the competition and could potentially secure more consistent and profitable loads.

Landstar BCO Joseph Perez has been driving professionally for 34 years and first leased on with Landstar in 2014. We asked him to tell us more about what he calls “a pretty good career here.”

Before arriving at Landstar System’s headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida, 13 students from the Eisenhower School of National Security and Resource Strategy had a specific request regarding their upcoming educational experience with Landstar: they wanted to speak with Landstar business capacity owners (BCOs) and see the inside of a truck firsthand.