Why not back door the Broker

Don't get caught.

 

I live next to two big shippers(alcoa and firestone)both big accounts for landstar and mercer plus few small shippers,the first problem i run into is im too small to get freight from the big guys and the second problem is availabilty:i got a few calls from a ruber belt company paying good money for a short haul but im always a day drive from pick up and customer wanted his freight to move yesterday.i dont have the manpower nor the capital to get more equipment and start a brokerage company.

 

Also, If You hauled for shipper before, back solicitation clause:

http://www.transportationlaw.net/articles/aug05article.htm

 

The problem is finding backhauls that pay enough and gets u back to where these customers are since most small shippers wont pay round trip rates for their outbound freight plus load frequency to keep u rolling and generating revenue.lot of small carriers have a seperate brokerage division they cover what they can with their own trucks and broker the rest to outside carriers

 

Have a friend that picked lots of work by doing this. Lots of people are looking for small reliable outfits to haul their stuff. Some big companies will put you on their e-mail list for their loads and some want nothing to do with the small guy.

 

Alot of brokers deserve to be back doored. Dry


That is all from me.