Changing again, the rules change but we're not told til after.

Correct me if I'm wrong but arent the rules that they can only MAKE you (by order of fine) shuttle empties around if you book your next load 100+ miles away from last consignee or your deadhead to go out of service (aka home) is 100+ miles away from last consignee.
Also you can refuse without fine to shuttle an empty in that situation (going out of service 100+ miles) if when you return to service that you deadhead back to that previous market to get an empty before doing your first load.

I dont recall reading anywhere that we HAVE TO shuttle anything around unless in those scenarios and even then we dont have to but risk getting fined.
That's the way i read the agreement, if that's wrong please point out how/where in that form we signed.

 

Idk I guess maybe I'm lucky but I've only did one empty move going home and that was last week.. Only reason being the load went from being a drop to live unload so I had to drag it... Usually I drop 100 miles or less from home so I'll never have that issue because I just won't do it.. Per the contract lol.. @freightwipper ive seem some of the rates at Landstar lately. They are better than what we're being fed here trust me

 

I actually have done a lot less trailer hunts than from a year ago but overall am doing worse because the freight has tanked.

 

So then why are you here and not there?
If you can prove it to me i might leave and go there.
My friend at Landstsr quit a couple months ago because things got so bad. I dont know rates there since then.

 

I've been here so long I know the routes and I can always go home and be with the kids.. That's important to me.I'll sacrifice the high rates to spend time with the family.. You can't get time back...BUT I'm coming up on my last year with payments... Everyone knows the last year is always the hardest.. I don't think I really want to compete when CO trucks my last year with sfi.. I've noticed maybe it's just me that when you're in a groove running the same loads week to week they magically after a month or so either disappear or they run unconfirmed when they usually hit the board confirmed like clock work... So big brother is definitely watching...

 

If you're going home, you can refuse the empty move, b/t home and do the reset. When leaving home, they have to find you an empty within 100 miles of your home or go back to last delivery point. whichever is less miles. No charges.

 

I have a lot of respect for you guys. NO WAY I could put up with that crap. Nothing about that is being an Independent Owner Operator. Cant do this, cant do that.

 

I commend you for wanting to follow the rules.
All i will say is when when they try BS like that on me I whip out their own "rules" i signed off on and call them out. Then they have no choice.

 

I got a fleet message regarding the no removal of loads policy a few days ago. I think with the new ability to insert shipments, ICs started booking way out thinking they would find something to fill in, and when it didn't work out, they started getting a bunch of calls to get loads pulled.

It did say if a load cancels or is changed in such a way as to effect other freight you can have your other loads pulled.

They should put an option on the portal to be able to remove a load if its 72 hrs out.