Why Do You Guys Hate Brokers?

That's the problem... Brokers looking for the fast buck... If the shipper refuses to pay the right amount then you should pass up and not try to find another trucker to rape... If all brokers did this shippers would understand that they have to pay...

Problem is that the current situation forces a lot of truckers to move just to pay the bills... brokers put nothing on the line and they will rape the truckers one at a time, like locusts when the trucker is broke they'll find another trucker to rape, and another, and another...

Also, 10% is too much... you are not puting anything on the line... nothing... Not even a bond... Every trucker out there is putting his life on the line.... a little unexpected problem and that's it... a blown tire, an idiot who decided to cut the truck with his Toyota Corolla.... you name it... Trucks are machines and as such have no word... any small item that breaks down and you are looking at at least $400.00 in repairs...

8% should be the top...but no..... there is no limit on the amount of money they want to make...

Stupid, Stupid, Stupid....

If they kept things honest the well would never dry... Now I have brokers calling me all day long to see if I'll move their load... Sorry... I'm done... I'm broke... find another idiot to leach off of...

 

You might have it there Brickman.

But there is the possibility that he is indeed a broker. The amounts that he keeps quoting remind me alot of the loads offerred by CH Robinson. I have had dealings with them in the past and they are the lowest paying loads I have ever seen. They are not the loads by choice.

 

id have to disagree...it all depends on the people you work with and customer service...i work with one girl who works for C.H.Robinson and i haul for her loads no less than 2.00 a mile brokered loads i dont care if she takes 50% off the load as long as im getting 2bucks a mile my guys are happy...however i wont work with any other C.H office because yes their rates suck...i believe a successful broker could be the one that doesnt take more than 8% and have good strong accounts i dont care if its C.H.R or some other outfit....ive had C.H paid me 3.00 a mile on 2800miles for 2 pallets that had to deliver in 3 days ...hell its all about finding the right customers that pay...and you gotta set your broker straight to what kinda rate you need for praticular load, they dont pay u look for something else.

The problem i see now is theres many newbie brokers that dont know squat about what truck should be getting and what they should be getting and they are the once raping the industry..they quote as low as they can trying to get a load and then they look for a truck and it should be the other way around 1st you call the Carrier find out how much they will need to pull the load and then u call the customer!!

 

That load for 1.00 a mile can just stay there. My truck does not even start the motor for that.

 

anybody can use real time freight board...yea yea sure they say it connects you directly with shippers...BS! it isnt any better than Internet Truckstop or Truckers Edge same ol crap.