Active Carrier List with Lane Info

Discussion in 'Freight Broker Forum' started by TylerP58, May 24, 2021.

  1. TylerP58

    TylerP58 Bobtail Member

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    Hey all,

    Is there a web app with an active carrier list that has carrier info outside the normal stuff (CSA scores, truck quantity, MC#, etc)? Does anything like this exist?
     
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  3. ibcalm19

    ibcalm19 Road Train Member

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    What other outside the "normal stuff" do you need to know? Would you need to know were they late on a load?:rolleyes::rolleyes:
     
  4. TylerP58

    TylerP58 Bobtail Member

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    - Type of Equipment
    - Service Types
    - General service area
    - Sought after Lanes
    - Insurance Limits
    - TMS system

    Just to name a few.

    Did you read my title?
     
  5. Atlanta trucker

    Atlanta trucker Road Train Member

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    Call up carriers and just ask them
     
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  6. LameMule

    LameMule Road Train Member

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    We ignore those calls.
     
  7. Atlanta trucker

    Atlanta trucker Road Train Member

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    Carriers ignore most things
     
  8. mitrucker

    mitrucker Road Train Member

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    Sounds like a new broker that wants it handed to them. Doesn’t want to have to do any leg work.
     
  9. Freddy57

    Freddy57 Road Train Member

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    The answers to a lot of questions that brokers have are very complicated and are subject to a lot of variables such as seasonal freight. I hate the question "what lanes do you run." The short answer is; a whole lot of them. It all depends on what is moving and for how much. Most small operators are not locked to any one lane, we go where the money is.
     
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  10. rollin coal

    rollin coal Road Train Member

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    Off topic but when someone offers me a load and I cut them short rejecting it out of hand then they ask me "why?" I hate that more than anything.

    Who has time explaining that? Not me, I hang up. Most of these people think they can sell anyone on anything and it's just a matter of price. They've never seen the inside of a truck cab and have no clue what garbage they're pushing. Their ideas of good money always fall short. You already know their pockets aren't that deep. There's probably a dozen reasons or more besides the money that the load really sucks. But again, nobody has time to explain all of that.

    Brokers reading this... If someone rejects your offer in short order just move on and save your breath.
     
  11. JimmyTwoTimes

    JimmyTwoTimes Medium Load Member

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    Sometimes I'm asking that question because I really do have crazy deep pockets on this particular load and can pay you whatever you ask to make it happen.

    Sometimes I'm asking the question because I'm trying to determine why a certain lane has flipped or suddenly gotten significantly more difficult. It's a volatile market and industry, and if I can get some insight from a carrier it only helps me operate my business more effectively. Worst case is you hang up on me and we both move on with our lives.
     
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