Why the lack of information?

Stop calling on the loads posted by a certain 3 letter brokerage ...

Generally if the rate is posted for the load it is low paying and out of a bad market.

 

You mean CHR?
Or anything involving LJ?

 

I agree...if a load is gone take it down. And it would be handy if they'd post the rate. But then they wouldn't be able to screw people when they ask the question "What will you move it for driver?" (Hoping that you'll be less than they're willing to pay...keeping more money in their pockets).

 

No, CHR has never done wrong by me. They seem to be decent about their postings also. I was referring to a certain brokerage that will list one load every which way except for where it actually picks up and delivers, then leave the post up in hopes someone will call in and move it for less so they can back out of the first truck they booked. If you catch my drift ...lol

 

Sounds like TQL. I haven't hauled for them yet but have called on a couple of their loads. Exactly like you said. The pickup AND destination were different than listed...and would have added over 100 miles to the distance they had listed the load at. Which was already too cheap. Lol

 

You 500 ok booked 5 mins later driver a 400. Broker calls you the load was cancelled

 

5 minutes would be a blessing (still BS, but a blessing). They DON'T call within 5 minutes though...more like 50 miles later.
50 miles = 10 gallons of fuel (@ 5 mpg---just to make it simple), then 10 gallons of fuel (@ $3.00 a gallon---just to make it simple) adds up to about $30.00 wasted AND may have sent you in the opposite direction of the load you might actually pick up (so double that fuel loss).

Brokers stink! That example I gave above has happened to me more than once. So not only are these greedy brokers (that the industry doesn't even need) taking more than their fair share off the top of the ACTUAL revenue AND fuels surcharge---they are screwing us out of fuel by cancelling loads after you've already headed to it, so they can keep even MORE.

 

I like to call the shipper and ask them if it was really cancelled. Tell them what was done to you. I don't work with TQL anymore because of this. Good riddance.

 

Exactly