I am not a troll or uship employee. I am an independent contractor and I'm sick of all the bigger companies undercutting the little guy. We have to make a living to. I have some issues with uship as well but u won't see me complaining about it. I put in my bid and hope that I get a load so I can make my truck and rent payment and all the rest of my bills.
WARNING: USHIP has huge brokerage fees (hidden)
Discussion in 'Expediter and Hot Shot Trucking Forum' started by greenllll, Feb 14, 2012.
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I only use my F250 to pull my Boat and my camper, take trash to the dump or take my race car to the track. Besides that i have trucks (18 wheeler) to move freight. Light or Heavy i need to make money.
way too many rookies and idiots running hot shots messing up rates. I remember the good old days when they just to pay Forklifts of and avg of $1,200 as a LTL from Houston to Tampa area or Miami. Now they go from $500-$700, no thanks not worth my time. Ask a Customer why? He told me Hot Shots take them for that cheap. I just to charge waiting time at Ritchie Bro, Now after Uship you cant, Cant even get direct loads. People put them Up on Uship.
Is just sad too see the transportation industry getting cheat on and see people manipulate the system -
For the fun of it, I have watched U-Ship off and on for quite some time. The prices have fallen, not risen, and the amount of stuff going through there has decreased. People are making bids that just boggle the mind. Someone bidding to haul an RV trailer 900 miles for... 375 bucks. My estimation is that you need to have a full tank of fuel, because by the time you get there, you'll have burned it AND all the fuel that will buy... Yet, there are occasionally things that appear to never get bids, that need to go 200, 300, 400 miles and nobody bids, even though the starting price for something that fits in a hotshot or cargo van is priced at well over $1 a mile. It appears to me the professionals have totally abandoned it.
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I drive hotshot and I stay away from Uship. Those folks will either sink or wake up. For less than a dollar a mile will not get you far. It has hurt all aspects of the transport industry
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I'm thinking about doing my own thing. I 've looked at the web site, and frankly the bids and offers on there are so low I can't see how I'd make any money, even if I didn't get insurance or an authority.
Now to the comments on the show. I watched a few and figure the bids or so high because the shipper wants to be on the show.
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