O/O need to be taught a lesson- food for thought

You've finally figured out the real problem, haven't you. It's one of the reasons I rarely tell someone to get their own authority without experience running percentage. Deregulation was not a good thing for our industry.

 

How would that affect the rates they can get?

 

Being tactful in negotiation, being patient and steadfast on knowing lane rates as well as your costs; it's a lot like fishing. If you pick the right line, bait, and are quiet; that fish might bite.

If he won't. Go find another hole, that one is done.

Your right, though. There are just way too many goobers out here that will not learn how to bargain. That broker sure as heck knows the rate is flexible, so why don't the goobers realize it?

Makes a guy want to sell it all and go fishing for a living.

 

Likely been like this since the days of freight wagons in the old west , there is ALWAYS SOMEONE willing to haul freight for the price its listed at good or bad and will not negotiate for $0.01 more

 

This is "old fashioned" competition.

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!

 

What deregulation or not knowing the rates for particular lanes?

 

Like buying a car, I have watched friends walk onto some dealers lot and on a spur of the moment decision buy a car without even thinking of trying to negotiate the price because they "gotta have it".

 

Seems like they are hurting for flatbeds. I'm getting calls out of the blue for loads that are halfway across the country!

 

Hello friend please I take this load for 95cents a mile I pay my driver 10cents he go India he very rich take you come again