While I'm feeling froggy on the topic -
In 2015, at orientation for LS, they actually referenced Little John agents, by way of telling quips about a 'cute sounding lady sweet talking you into a trash load" - essentially. AUS and others have far surpassed the older model of LJ agents that , at least some of them, have grown into reputable sub-agencies and offer freight they know well.
It's evolved into these global sub-agents. My buddy likes talking to the women from the Ukraine region because he finds their accent sexy. He'll never take the loads, just serves his amusement and titillation. LS is over-run with them.
I learned the lesson of not booking a load on the fly , when an agent (not LJ or AUS) called me whilst driving and I booked a load with them trying to run the figures in my head because I was - at that phase - driven by the desire to 'stay loaded and generate revenue'. The result was a multi stop load that diluted the revenue to a waste of my time.
In short - I learned the meaning of the old joke I already knew -
"Old Bull and Young bull on top of the hill looking down at the girls.
Young bull says to the Old Bull - "Let's run down there and bang one of them!"
Old Bull says - "Let's stroll down there and bang 'em all"
Or - another guy told me, "Don't be the busy idiot".
The buddy that likes the Ukraine gals also said something to me a few years back - " If it gets to the point that I aint making no money at this, I'll park it, sell it, and find something profitable to do" . A few posters on this forum seem blinded by this simple fact. You can lie to yourself all day long, but your business model and operations will not out-run that fact.
Sure - I like driving a truck and doing what I do, but if it gets to the point I'm break even - I'll learn something else, or learn to do it better. I'm married to my wife - not my profession.
Cheap freight rates, what are you doing?
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If I always held steady at hauling cheap freight brokers would love me too lol.
I don't want brokers to love me I want to hear a moan, sigh, etc on the phone when I hold firm on my rate.
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Another one post wonder .
I think we should go on strike and get the things “we deserve” too.
First and foremost, a decent, humane place to poop at shippers and receivers.
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All say the consumer is spending less and they blame inflation.Magoo1968 Thanks this. -
According to the idiot in charge and the morons who support him it’s not inflation.Opus, exhausted379, Eldiablo and 3 others Thank this. -
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