Cheapest Brokers?

I think you seem like a regular white guy who is not followed up by any kind of terrors or gangs who can block your calls even when you are useing some one elses phone. Thats why you can say that, I think in my case we put up with the behind the seen B S all the time, which effects our daily lives drastically. Here is how behind the seen works, Allen Lund who is holding my $3000 for no reason whatsoever. Load has been delivered on time, lumpers and fuel paid out of the pocket. Steve Asip and his crew out of Atlanta treated us like sh**t. There bond with Bank of America told us go F yourself and go back and work with Allen Lund. His name is Dave Carney who manages their bond. He brought the good old United States of America's Surety Bond name to the lowest level where I would not go. We had to take them to the court and waiting for the trial.

 

Too bad most of the dishonest freight brokers operate out of a briefcase and cell phone....
In the dump biz...many own equipment....And in some cases you deal with contractors who do own equipment...
A buddy of mine had a contractor go well past the acceptable 30 days into 120 days.....His wife handled the billing aspect and he continued to work in the construction biz as a Teamster....He owned two Ten wheelers...Anyways....He went to small claims and filed...Then got the sheriff to go to one of the contractor's jobs and boot a scraper...Needless to say...Within hours of the "booting"...My buddy was paid not only what was owed...But with interest as well...

Moral of the story...Sometimes to get what is owed to you....After everything else has been tried...One must become an azzhole....

Most brokers and contractors are marginally dishonest.....Some are just plain out and out thieves.....Learn to discern the difference....

 

Not to worry.....
England and TQL are trying to get LA-Denver loads for $1400 this morning....

I just like to know...Which one of you can't do simple math?....
$1400 for 48K Net loads, running the 70 in snow, with fuel close to $5/G....Come on people...Ask for more money or go under.....

 

HMMMM, seems you need to learn the phrase ,, " No Thank-You"
and Say NO to CHEAP FREIGHT.

 

you're preaching to the choir lol

 

Yea,, I use similar,, most of the time they ask me what I would need to run the load,, I tell them,, and alot say ,,Oh, we don't have that much in it.

Well ok,, sorry I couldn't help you,,,then they call me back and say, they will give me what I've asked for.

If they don't call back,, well there are alot of others that will,,I've never taken less than $1.80 (which includes any deadhead) and I don't sit unless I want to,,lol


SAY NO TO CHEAP FREIGHT

 

Or as Nativedancer used to say......

"Don't turn the key to the right unless the rate is right"...


The brokers and their agents are getting good or great rates themselves....They're just seeing how low they can go before even the Bottom-Feeders start to push back....

Had one agent tell me this morning that just because fuel is going higher...Doesn't mean the rates for the carriers should increase....

....That we as carriers should "Share in the pain" of a "Slow Economy"...

It ain't slow if there's three pages of loads on the board.....

So...I'll wait until a good one comes along....They always do....The key is to not jump at the first thing that comes along....

I know I can get at least $2/m for the LA-Denver lanes.....If not more....