Picking my own freight baby! My journey to & of being on Schneider choice, the Adventure & Numbers!

Yeah. I went out for just under $3.00, but the brokers were trying hard to push the crap out cheap. It was basically as 1-1 market on Thursday and Friday throughout the entire state.

It all worked out in the end, got set up with another broker that doesn't take new carriers because it was late and they needed the load moved.

I no sooner got that load booked, left the truck stop Friday afternoon, and the phone started ringing. Brokers were definitely holding out to the last minute though.

 

@freightwipper how do you feel your numbers would stack up running solo versus running team working the load boards? You may have mentioned it but is DAT the only board your using?

 

Where are all these rates posted? On DAT only a handful post rates. Also the load to truck ratio is sometimes fools gold because brokers have a bad habit of posting a load 5 or 10 different times, and sometimes guys posts trucks in markets they're not even in. I do use the 15 day average, but there's been times I'll be in what perceives to be a hot market, I'll post my truck and the phone doesn't ring for hours.

 

You used to run the same loads when you were an ic.

 

By the way watched a mistake on the board the other day. When the load came back up ........ 75% less. Lol they're talking more and more and mooorrree.

 

Actually, I see it different. I see people posting rates as the ones hoping to move a load for cheap. I think we have lots of drivers out here who are not capable of negotiating rates, and will simply choose from the low rates that are posted.

When you watch closely, though, you will see a desperate broker through big money up on the board, and you better call quick, LOL.