I am trying to identify the biggest headache about working with shippers/brokers. This survey is 12 questions and takes about 4 minutes. If you do not have time just type your biggest problem here. Help find and solve the biggest problem in trucking.
Link to survey The Hardest Part About Dealing with Brokers/Shippers Is...
About me: I have worked in transportation for 10 years. I quit my job to move to CA to find a bigger problem to solve. I started with Schneider National then started my own brokerage. That sucked. Then I went to work for USA Truck's brokerage department and eventually became an office manager. I love the industry and want to find a really big problem to solve
What sucks most about brokers and shippers?
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Chris G, Sep 2, 2015.
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My biggest problem with shippers is preventing a usa truck from removing my hood. That also seems to be my biggest problem at the j in texarkana.
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Simple answer. Dishonesty. Both over promise and under produce.
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Is there something they are more dishonest about more than others?
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Shippers-Honoring Appt. times.
Brokers-Paying on time (Reason for so many Factoring Companies)Chris G Thanks this. -
Thanks. Do you see more issues with pick up or delivery times or is it equal?Straight Stacks Thanks this.
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It really depends on what you haul but both parties are guilty. Reefer is notorious for long wait times on both ends.Chris G Thanks this.
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For me the biggest annoyance have been brokers that offer ridiculous rates on heavy loads. The most ridiculous rate I was given was $0.82 a mile (simple divide the amount paid by miles) and this was on a 44,000 load coming from KY to NC.
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Is there anything that you have done in the past to prevent the long times. When I was a broker and a driver had to be unloaded to pick up our next shipment I would call the receiver and ask them to get them in and out as quick as possible. Sometimes it worked. Most times it did not.
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Thanks. Is it when they call you or when you call them it happens most.
Have you done anything to try and prevent them offering you bad rates?
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