Posting For Good and Bad Brokers

In the spirit of a balanced thread, I'm posting about a really great LS agent from the Ligon brokerage named Melissa. She's one of my top brokers for spot market general freight when I'm on the East coast trying to find something decent to get me back west. I give her my very best service, and she treats me well. I've never been low-balled by her. She has always come to the table with a fair rate right from the beginning; I've never had to negotiate rates with her. Maybe that's because it's a good customer with a well-paying contract, but even on other loads I suspect that she'll treat us fairly.

I normally wouldn't share this contact info, but the good karmic credit is worth it. When you find the melissas in this game, you're dang grateful for them. At least I am.

 

WLD in Michigan... Very bad... Says 1.80 to the truck per mile but on check was .84cpm... The loads take over a week for 2500 miles... All LTL

 

Vision: I too believe the karma will pay off. I have never found a Melissa altho I have come close. I have found companies that operated that way but not in 2 years or so.

 

Indeed my friend, indeed. They are rare these days, and when you find them, you break your behind to stand out above the other carriers, and give 'em incentive to want to keep putting the loads on you. Not many folks I'd run hot for if it needs to be done, but she's one of them. She's never asked me to, just for the record... I just quietly get the load to the destination city ASAP by running it hard, keeping the door shut & hammer down. When they see that, and are puzzled, I usually get a call asking "Are you running a team on that unit?" It always feels great to explain that no, I'm solo, but intend to deliver you premium service whenever possible. Those are the brokers I make a pointed effort to never say "no" to their special requests. More "Yes" = More $$.

Clarification: I'm not talking about running illegally. The trolls might paint it like that, but there's a difference between running to your limits, and running beyond your limits.

 

I think I would feel the exact opposite. If I was a broker and saw that one of my loads had gotten there faster than could possibly be done legally, I probably would never use that truck/driver/carrier again. Too much of a liability issue.

"Are you running a team on that unit?"

And you're saying it feels great to explain that you're running illegally. Delivering premium service, gimme a break. Delivering illegal, risky, outlaw service. No better than the foreigners or the ones hauling off of U-Ship.

 

When freight has to go no one is asking nor do they really care. Just do what you agreed to and move on with your life. You ought to know in about a minute if you can do it or not accept or decline. When money seems to be of little concern and you're rested ready to go... ...the choice is yours.

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In my opinion, if you succumb and try to get a rate when the initial offer is so bad it's a downright insult, it's cause you're hungry, and they know you're hungry..... they smell the desperation and settle back in the seat.....a little smile on their face.....

Let's hope that the brokers who come here and read will understand that their ridiculous tactics only work with small fly by night operations that will give them more headaches than it's worth......

and that the carriers who can provide them with superior service and on time performance know their value, and will only laugh at the "cheap" tactics and move along....

 

Who said illegal, outlaw, risky, etc.? You did. Not me. I said keep the door shut and hammer down.

PS: Haven't had one service failure in the last 10 years. Never lost a load, or had a big claim, either. To equate working to one's limits with being risky and damaging freight is unfair, and ignorant.

 

Just subscribing to this thread.........

 

Sorry, but I had to assume from the way you said it that you were running more than you should have.

If a broker asked you if you were running team, then that has to say something...I'm sure there are thousands of drivers that "keep the door shut and hammer down", and I'm sure the broker knows, if they're experienced, how long it should take for the load to get there...so yes, I assumed that you were either going much too fast, or you were running over your hours, and yes, I still assume that.