Broker price gouging and transparency - serious question

I agree. Brokers keep track of the lowest rate you have ever agreed to and the average rate you agree to. Once a history or trend has been made with a brokerage they will continue to only offer your average rate or less. Even for a Florida, Phoenix, or whatever other low paying market.

It’s tough to call someone a bad business man when they need to get home for an important issue but the broker sees you’re based out of xyz and automatically low balls you because if you’re going to take a low rate it is almost always to get home.

For every broker that says we only take 10%-30% there is 10 more that will take 70% if the situation presents itself.

 

I had a broker ask if I could pull a load cheaper because it was getting me home. I told him that my truck cost the same to run so no I can't. I've told brokers that I didn't need their load to get me home. If I want to go home I'll go, even if that means dead heading. I'm just trying to help them by getting their load covered on the way. Some agree, others don't. No sweat to me either way.

 

Good discussion.

 

Let me ask this question.


Broker books a load worth 250k on a truck with only 100k cargo insurance.


Truck crashes and load is destroyed.


Who’s responsible for the load?

and is there any possibility the carrier being held liable for the load in any situation?

 

It depends on what state or states are involved. There’s a famous football player that lost a wrongful death lawsuit. He lives in Florida because they can’t go after his pension and some other assets.

 

Show the warehouse cost and rate per mile you are charging. If carrier a see the big total bill so what? They no they took the load from point a to point b.
In the moving business I see the govt gbl all the time.
It shows the trans cost, storage in and out cost fsc packing costs. I sheet not hard at all. Your overcomplecating it, yo make it sound hard and confusing. But it's not

 

If you came to that conclusion reading any of these threads, you are comprehending something I'm not.

 

Your correct , I am . Thx

 

Could you explain it to me?

Type slow, I'm getting up there in years.

Thanks