C. H. Robinson Worldwide

You know, everyone starts at 0, knowing nothing, having no skills, etc.

You can question his judgment, but not his initiative... he's not just sitting in school, he's trying to gather all the knowledge he can from anywhere he can. Were you that diligent? If so, great. If not, why are you not helping? Sometimes, you just gotta take that leap across the chasm and hope you make it. At least shine a little light, rather than spreading darkness, please.

 

Was wondering what size trucks they work with? Tractors only or do they also contract st8's also.

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great answer

 

I would never look to CHR as a sole source for any freight. You can at times find very lucrative loads from them, hit and miss, by cold calling. You have to really be on your toes though and very willing to stand firm. Even when the CHR agent is in a desperate situation they know the psychology of "trucker think" very well and many times they will cover their desperation loads for next to nothing or worse. They NEVER just give a great rate, right from the get-go... ...you will play a game to get it out of them. If you do find anything lucrative that lasts for a while they will actively work to find other carriers who can take care of it reliably for less than your rate. Have lots of experience with both scenarios. On the latter one I had a round trip run that paid over $3 mile on 400 miles that I did for months on end. The agent was happy with the service aand price, but I believe his manager pressured him into finding a cheaper alternative. And that is what they endedup doing. Of course every now and then we do get a call to cover that one. And of course hear the stories about poor service when we get to the customer.. That is how it goes. Again, they are ok, but you NEVER want to depend soley on them cause they will throw you under the bus at some point or have you running cheap. They are the kings of covering freight for nothing, bar none...

 

Yes they are good.. I have hauled for them before but only when they were in desperate need of a truck on a good account. They gave that info out one time "this is one of our good accounts", "we need this one covered" on a 400 mile one way load I inquired about.. ..the pressure for me to book it was very high.. I turned it down because of the lowball $2.20ish offers. I did email the guy back a $3.50 per mile rate and he called me about 10 seconds after the email saying it was mine.. Always feels good to do that especially when you know what these guys normally move loads for.. And the notebook was duly noted for that particular customer "a good account for CHR"... Never see anything steady out of the Chicago bunch though. Another group that plays difficult are the Atlanta branch.