I called on a load today and I negotiated a rate for it and all was good.
Well I get the rate con and this was food product. The Rate con says that upon signing I agree that if the receiver rejects that shipment, for any reason whatsoever- regardless of whose fault it was or not, I agree to haul it back to the shipper for $1.75 a mile.
For a short-haul operator that's just about for free, not to mention the $40 Bridge toll I would have to pay to get it back to the shipper, and God knows how long it would take them to get it off of my truck.
Then, it says detention will be paid after 3 hours at the rate of $25 an hour.
I generally try to get a good rate and whatever detention is it's just extra, but to me that is unacceptable because that just tells the shipper they can take their time and keep the carrier there for however long and throw you a couple pennies and then they can make you take the product back for nothing.
Always read that rate con fully from top to bottom including what penalties are and where your paperwork has to go and check calls macropoint etcetera whatever.
I have no problem being responsible with the load or check calls or whatever else, but that crap they can stick it.
Carefully read your rate cons...
Discussion in 'Freight Broker Forum' started by Dino soar, Oct 8, 2020.
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I think it was addendum D on the Coyote setup contract, that had some language about hauling for $1.10 per mile. I couldn't think of any scenario where that was acceptable. If the rate agreed upon in the rate con takes priority, then there is no reason to even have that $1.10 clause included in the contract. Maybe they want to cover their bases in case the load needs to be moved after getting rejected or something, but not at my expense.
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I sent the broker an email and I explained to him that that's not acceptable and that I was declining the load and I never heard back from him.
I know that a lot of carriers say that they change the terms and the Brokers are okay with that but at least this broker I don't think he could have cared less.
The company that is.
I think that they probably do a lot of food product and it's often rejected and the trucks are waiting and waiting and that's their way to stick it to the carrier.
Maybe you can explain to me more of what is negotiable and how I can do that. You can even p.m. me if you like.
Just seems to me though if I get a load that is really well paying as long as there isn't anything crazy on the rate con like this one, then I'm generally okay with it.Last edited: Oct 9, 2020
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Little things happen. It's just part of doing business. However, you never really know when they'll rear their ugly heads and bite you. This is why I always get the AP agreed to in writing no matter how well the line haul pays. Had a run fall apart a couple weeks ago that was paying $3/mile on 1200. That would have been a $3600 for the total round trip for me. The broker felt that the line haul rate was enough and refused to agree to the AP so I passed on it. Maybe there would have been no issues but I don't like taking chances. I'm not much of a gambler and in this unpredictable business rolling the dice is just crazy to me.
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