Capitalize on storm loads?

sounds like you are stuck unless you can get the broker to agree to something.

 

First, you need to talk to the broker ASAP. It isn't likely they will enforce that clause if this is disaster relief items. Companies shipping this stuff want to attract drivers during these times and stories of "they used my trailer for a week and I got nothing" is not what they want.

Regarding P/O - lots of this stuff around you just need to watch the boards if you haven't hauled stuff in the past. Look for daily rate loads and don't take any of this stuff from smaller brokers. FEMA and the other companies that book trucks don't use small brokers. These are people that are called in to help larger brokers don't have the latest information on what is happening with your load.

 

OH, thought it was water or something. Yeah, that may be tough. Other issue even if you can get unloaded is a reload. Have family that way and all ready hearing plants shutting down.

 

Storm is brewing to hit the Eastern Shore, I would call the broker or shipper what ever the case may be as others said. Being that I have ran that area up and down 301 and across route 50 it will not be pretty. I know a few tree companies in Florida are already headed that way and FEMA has already mobilized.

Be careful of FEMA double brokered loads

 

To solution or idea is for you to call the broker and ask them. About all you can do.

Unless you want to pay for secure storage. And even then, you had best explain to the broker what it is your are doing.


Either way, you have to inform the broker that your load is not likely to make it's point of deliver of time.

So anything you do, your stuck until you talk to the broker.


You don't really have an option. Talk to your broker. How hard is that to comprehend.

 

Okay windsmith, one of the first rules of trucking is you don't book normal loads to areas having storms. There is no telling when you'll be unloaded, or if you can even contact the receiver. If you're looking to do relief, you have to be empty to do that. You could sit on that relief load for weeks! What happens if your sitting on a relief load, and the paper customer is demanding their product? You're screwed. Watch this one and learn, unless you can go get unloaded at the shipper(not likely until after the storm). I'm a storm hauler, but committed with regular customers until Tuesday so I doubt I'll get anything out of this one myself.