Secrest Direct Inc. is an independent Landstar agent (DUV/RKY).
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Explore dry van opportunities, program information, freight planning, equipment paths, requirements, FAQs, and next steps before you apply.
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This hub routes you to the detailed page that answers the question you are working through. Start with one decision instead of reading every page in order.
Review who the opportunity is for, operating models, qualification context, and the full dry van information-request path.
Review current compensation, settlements, deductions, support, and available owner-operator program information.
Learn how to evaluate freight information, routes, deadhead, timing, costs, and next-load positioning.
Review tractor, trailer, equipment, and lease-path information before deciding how you may enter the opportunity.
Confirm the current qualification framework and understand what happens before, during, and after the formal application.
Find direct answers about equipment, non-forced dispatch, operating models, compensation, and the information-request process.
Each page has a different purpose. This order keeps the research focused and helps avoid beginning the full application before the opportunity fits your business.
Confirm that an independent dry van path matches your business goals.
Understand how available loads and route planning affect the business.
Review tractor, trailer, ownership, and available equipment paths.
Check current requirements before assembling application information.
Review the process and begin only when the opportunity fits.
Operating models help organize your research, but current freight, locations, schedules, and qualification requirements vary.
Evaluate freight and route decisions while managing driving time, costs, and home-time priorities.
Review current information for qualified two-driver dry van operations and team freight considerations.
Evaluate freight in a more defined operating area. Actual lanes and schedules depend on current conditions.
Review longer routes, broader geography, trip expenses, freight load and positioning after delivery.
The hub should help a visitor enter at the right point instead of forcing every owner-operator through the same sequence.
Start with operating models, freight, current requirements, and the short information-request form.
Learn what equipment questions to ask and how a lease or trailer arrangement may affect the business.
Review current qualifications and the application sequence before beginning the formal application.
Requirements, availability, compensation, and program information can change. Confirm current dry van details during qualification.
This page is intended for owner-operators and fleet owners who own or lease qualifying tractors. Tractor, trailer, and equipment requirements must be confirmed before approval.
No. This is an independent-contractor business opportunity. Secrest Direct supports applicants as an independent Landstar agent.
A dry van owner-operator runs an independent trucking business using enclosed van equipment and is responsible for operating decisions, equipment, costs, and compliance.
Owner-operators review available freight and decide what and when they want to haul. Individual load availability and business results are not guaranteed.
Dry van freight may support different operating models. Current availability, lanes, schedules, and qualification requirements should be confirmed.
Trailer arrangements and current program options vary. Ask how ownership may affect compensation, operating costs, or freight options.
Compensation depends on current program terms, freight revenue, equipment, and other applicable conditions. Secrest Direct does not guarantee earnings.
Secrest Direct may contact you about current information or next steps. The short form is not the full application and does not guarantee approval.
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You do not need to start the full application just to ask a question.
Request owner-operator information, review current requirements, or call Secrest Direct with a practical question about your equipment.
Review the formal application process and begin when you have the required information and documents ready.
