My Apology to you on Behalf Of TQL

What’s the history of TQL. I could swear I once dealt with the Owners Father, who claimed to be a small brokerage. They were one of my favorites to deal with. 2004-2006 or 2007? Maybe. Then all things went downhill.

 

Okay, my apologies. You'll have to excuse my cynical nature. After dealing with brokers for many years drivers and owners tend to expect the worst.
Good luck with solar.

 

I have been reading about the things that TQL does for a while now.

Why is it that they send a confirmation, but you do not have the load unless you have a dispatch sheet? They apparently are the only broker that does that. What is the reason behind that?

Also, how much of their Freight is double brokered?

 

No, people make promises we drivers now have to execute. Appointments and so on. Way above our paygrade.

Im not here to pick on you or anyone, but Brokerage is one thing I know enough to steer clear of, I would be dead 15 years ago engaging in vices to remove such work every night.

 

It does not make sense to me as far as getting a confirmation and then making the truck wait for a dispatch sheet.

The way that I understand it, a shipper hires a broker to move a load for x amount. When the broker finds a carrier within x amount, they alert the shipper that they have a truck, then they confirm the truck and the deal is done. I see no reason for not being finished with the agreement at that point.

It sounds to me like what you are suggesting is to hold the truck without actually confirming with the shipper, which actually sounds a lot more like they shop around for a cheaper truck.

Who cares if they cancel the load? The shipper pays for that.

Unless you are suggesting that TQL does not send the dispatch sheet so that if the shipper cancels the load TQL can keep the money rather than giving it to the carrier?

Either is despicable.