Rates are crashing and fuel to the moon!

Don't get excited, it was just DOT inspection week.
DAT even mentioned that as the reason.

 

Plus fuel is $6+ and loads don't pay anything going in.
Don't know why anyone would go there.

 

There's many desperate brokers out there everyday.

In flatbed world I've experienced loads where a crew and/or crane was already set up with appointment. If a broker fails to get that load cover there is hell to pay.

I've experienced both in flatbed, van & reefer where they flat out told me on the phone this shipper is out of space and this load has to move.
Or there's a production line down that cannot continue without load/part.
Or there's a construction site where construction cannot continue until piece arrives.

I've done electrical loads on flatbed where there was some kind of power failure and load was urgent.

Most all the time none of those loads make it to the board.
Results are expected and quick on loads like that.
Brokers have told me those juicy details before pricing even gets discussed.
While on the phone I'll quickly do a search to see what other loads are posted for and see if load being discussed is posted, most often it's not.

Loads posted on the boards, especially ones without a rate posted often can sit around and wait for a cheap truck.
The best ones & urgent ones most often like others have said don't make it to the board.
Brokers have their reliable carriers they call up first or seek out an available truck posted on priority loads.
In the truck posting when I include "empty now" I noticed I get more action.

Let all the cheap freight sit and have brokers call/email you and fight for your truck.

 

For flatbed that's always been the case.
Is van/reefer like that now too there?