Advice on finding better freight brokers?

Not trying to be rude or mean, but you have to pay your dues. No broker in their right mind will give their best paying loads to an untested "noobie" carrier. They simply do not want to risk loosing their customers. Read the "Report a Bad Company" forum to read tales of hostage freight, stolen loads and bad srvice. Keep working hard, establish yourself as a go to guy, get loads delivered on time, keep your CSA score clean and time will reward with better paying freight.

Another thing, this time of the year is really tough for freight. Most brokers already have their preffered carriers that they will offer loads to first.

Oh and trash brokers? Don't bite the hand that feeds you. Like above was said, negotiate. If you don't like the rate, be polite and keep calling.

 

Supply and demand.

Talking to driver about couple broker relationships he has for coming out of home. On any given week the guy would give him a list of loads to pick. This month it has been "may have something coming free tomorrow".

And these are loads you would never hear about.

Bite the bullet and position to better paying area.

But FL produce season is coming and rates will increase for vans.

 

Dues,Dues and dues eveyone should pay I did.
I remember my first load going on six years ago. Paid 85 cents a mile on short miles, headed to ocala fl. in january. Pull if for LS they raped me good first year. Took me about 2 years to learn what I should be getting.
January in Fl. or Tx you best make it going in cause it's not there coming out.

 

Revelation seems to have had some issues in past with LS. But most will tell you they are the best for new drivers and getting a fair rate. But again, right now is just dead.

 

Ocala usually has plants, trees during january. Gent I spoke with while unloading at Houston garden center said load paid 1800 from Ocala,Fl. Yes, its floor loaded and takes up to 4 hrs to unload but not bad. He was from Houston, so it worked out well for him. He didn't mention broker, but I know flowers,plants pay decent.

Ps. He had an old mc number. 34xxxx

 

Never said they wasn't good for starting out. But I will differ on pay scale
you can take the landstar board and the daty board and find the load posted
with two or more other name brokers and even other LS agents and most of the time the rate will be more elsewhere.
You'll even find some LS agents posting chrw loads.
They cover it with different city names.
My income only increased after I moved away from hauling for LS & CHRW.
Then again it does change up from time to time.