Any agents from truckolicity here? Loadtraining does MANY clases where are the agents?

Discussion in 'Freight Broker Forum' started by River-driver, Feb 23, 2016.

  1. CJndaTruck

    CJndaTruck Road Train Member

    3,348
    3,364
    Nov 21, 2014
    Knoxville, TN (area)
    0
    a guy joins and makes that statement on the same day? I call BS
     
    freightwipper Thanks this.
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. nbenjamin113

    nbenjamin113 Bobtail Member

    16
    26
    Mar 23, 2016
    0
    Well I've been a lurker for a while now, I just so happened to see something posted about truckalocity so I figured I would help out the OP with my experience with them.
     
    CJndaTruck, River-driver and Jonkie Thank this.
  4. stevep1977

    stevep1977 Road Train Member

    3,701
    22,314
    Dec 23, 2010
    Chicago, IL
    0
    There's no easy money in sales. Lots of monotonous and repetitive prospecting, phone calls, door knocking, dealing with every ahole out there that truckers are fortunate enough only to have to deal with it rarely.

    I'd bet for every 1 broker that's successful there's AT LEAST another 100 that fall flat on their face. Good luck with that rat race.
     
    freightwipper Thanks this.
  5. nbenjamin113

    nbenjamin113 Bobtail Member

    16
    26
    Mar 23, 2016
    0
    This is true, it's tough finding great customers that pay decent rates. I have some shipping customers that make me cringe when they send me their daily loads they want moved. For instance, a lumber company that emails me every morning wants a full truckload on a flatbed (48k lbs, tarped) moved from a town in Arkansas to Chicago (725 loaded miles) for only $1200 and work with 8 different brokerages competing to move this cheap freight. If you are a new agent these are the types of customers you will get in the beginning. You'll be working day and night to move loads for peanuts, then you get truckers calling you pissed because you're offering cheap freight.
     
    Sammybp, freightwipper and Jonkie Thank this.
  6. Jonkie

    Jonkie Medium Load Member

    651
    395
    Mar 29, 2016
    0
    With the responses you're getting on here I don't know why you would do it but thanks for the information . Most drivers are low information / angry / can't understand why they fail when others succeed
     
    KnightMare84 and nbenjamin113 Thank this.
  7. River-driver

    River-driver Light Load Member

    91
    31
    Apr 10, 2011
    Nashville, TN
    0
    Did you have truckolicity attached to your business name, or could you make it sound like it was your own show.

    (Not even sure why I'm asking just curious)
     
  8. freightwipper

    freightwipper Road Train Member

    9,366
    11,439
    Mar 24, 2014
    OTR
    0
    That doesn't sound fun :biggrin_25524:
     
  9. nbenjamin113

    nbenjamin113 Bobtail Member

    16
    26
    Mar 23, 2016
    0
    It was my own show. I had my own trade name and website (still keeping it in case I ever decide to get my own surety bond). You are free to market your agency however you want, you are just using their surety bond and have a commission split with them.
     
    River-driver Thanks this.
  10. nbenjamin113

    nbenjamin113 Bobtail Member

    16
    26
    Mar 23, 2016
    0
    Not those type of customers, but the ones with good rates make it fun.
     
  11. River-driver

    River-driver Light Load Member

    91
    31
    Apr 10, 2011
    Nashville, TN
    0
    Makes sense why it's hard to find "truckolicity agents" huh lol
    (Anyway...that's cool)
     
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.