WV/MD/VA/PA Cutting out brokers/low rates/info on shipper req

Ok, you hauled CHEP for Robinsons. Told Robinsons to take a flyer and approached CHEP directly. That’s back soliciting, and the fastest way to show yourself out of the industry.

 

That is absolutely correct! And a big no No! And the easiest way to be black balled.

 

Chep knows that you were pulling for them through CH Robinson and that is why you were denied. I am confident that in the rate cons or contact that you signed with CH Robinson there was a noncompete clause. Preventing you from going to their customers directly. This is about the quickest way to get on a brokers "do not load list". A MAJOR mistake on your part.

 

Yup. You most likely just done got blackballed. You will be lucky to haul for robinson or anyone they contract with again and there is a good chance that any other brokers that have worked with or beside them are also going to blackball you. Those non compete clauses are there for a reason and directly breaking it is going to come back to bite you.

 

And you did all this over them not raising the rate $10?

Everybody's got to do what they got to do but that doesn't seem like a good plan. And now that the Strategic reserves are being released the price is going to come down I would think to at least compensate for your $10.

I guess you have to start looking for a direct Freight that you have not pulled before.

Myself, I would not want to cross a big brokerage that has a good amount of Freight in my area. You never know when that would work at least to fill in or to help out.

 

Ok I didn’t use a calculator, just did it in my head quick. I might off a bit, but I don’t think a $10 rate increase would cover my admin costs to send them a letter saying I wanted a rate increase.

 

Many contracts also require the customer to notify the broker if back solicitation occurs.

You’re being a crappy carrier and business person. Find your own freight and don’t piggy back off someone else’s work.

Besides any customer that dumps their existing working relationships for you will only do the same again and it’ll be race to the bottom rates.

 

I terminated a three year relationship with a carrier who hauled a ton of loads for me over back solicitation, and my shipper put all of their offices on block immediately after.

Bad juju, man.

 

I have a customer that when a carrier tries to go direct to them they give them my personal cell# to call.

I let them go through their whole spiel before i tell them who i am. Pretty fun sometimes.