I can not believe what flatbed loads are being offerd for!!!

Yep, I've seen them also.
Thought I was having flash backs from my old days and ways.
They had those POD units on them..

Talk about there goes the neighbor hood

 

been sittting in milwaukee since monday am turing down cheap freight. just accepted a decent paying load.

 

I have no problems finding good paying freight out of that area, just have to bounce 60 miles down to the Chicago area to get it is all. Milwaukee doesn't seem to ship as much as they once did. Glad you found a load

 

Milwaukee has good paying freight, it just isnt on load boards.

 

To be a broker you have to be a conman, shyster and sleep at night knowing your bank account is flush due to fools believing you.

 

I let others haul all the cheap freight that they can get on their truck. If more owners turned down those cheap loads the rate would go up. Those who continue to haul the cheap freight won't survive. Those are the first to close the doors when the economy goes bad. Some people are just not good businessmen. There are those who will never be more than a driver. A businessman is concerned about the rate. A driver is only concerned about the miles and not sitting.

 

This forum is great. Tons of good info on here. Oh, and $1.65 per mile is chicken feed for skinny chickens!

 

I would not throw all brokers into the same hat. There are some who are honest and fair. I have a few that I have done business for many years and have a good relationship. I think that most of us who have been in this business for any length of time have also experience a few brokers who are dishonest and like to take advantage. You learn to stay away from those who are not upfront and honest.

 

that just means you havent caught them yet.