Dispatching for drivers-your opinion!

Skate-Board · Dec 24, 2015

A few years ago I had a good relationship with a woman agent for a very large brokerage/carrier. One thing led to another and she asked if I would be interested in letting her find me loads. She had one guy that just dropped out so I did. She finds loads for 5 independent truckers. She charged a flat rate of $100 per week. She ended up working for another brokerage firm as management so couldn't do it anymore.

She definitely earned her money. I don't see any way you could handle 10 to 15 drivers! There will be times that 3 or 4 need a load now. There's no way you could handle them.

Your $35 per load fee is very reasonable though!

jn1427 · Dec 24, 2015

Skate-Board said: ↑

A few years ago I had a good relationship with a woman agent for a very large brokerage/carrier. One thing led to another and she asked if I would be interested in letting her find me loads. She had one guy that just dropped out so I did. She finds loads for 5 independent truckers. She charged a flat rate of $100 per week. She ended up working for another brokerage firm as management so couldn't do it anymore.

She definitely earned her money. I don't see any way you could handle 10 to 15 drivers! There will be times that 3 or 4 need a load now. There's no way you could handle them.

Your $35 per load fee is very reasonable though!
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You may be right Skate-Board, I had thought a little more about that this evening, 10 may be to many, because to do a good job, you have to call numerous loads and negotiate for a fair rate for each driver. And not just the calling, but a lot of searching also. Thanks for your insight.

CJndaTruck · Dec 24, 2015

jn1427 said: ↑

Im not at all interested in being a broker, nor compared to or put in the same class as one. My intentions if I do this is to do exactly as I have stated, not get to big and not be greedy. After your first post, you made me do some thinking. First of all, I recoginized your name and remembered you in my searches for companies, that you post a lot and give a lot of advice, and I don't remember any of it being negative, thanks. But after you making me think things out, I probably should have waited to post this when I had it better thought out. My main goal is to help drivers who need help, especially those who are struggling with the o/o and lease purchase gigs. This deal I am offering is probably not really for people like you who are very experienced, from most of your post if my memory serves me correctly, I have pretty much agreed with most of your comments. But that being said, I have been in 4 lease purchase, and none failed, but I hated dealing with dispatchers and their lies. I always ran hard and would have loved to been in a situation where someone was watching the boards for me while I was driving. And while I do not at all agree that people cannot be successful in a lease purchase, most will fail because of wrong company and not enough business experience. That being said, no matter how many of you experienced guys try to convince these new people to wait and get experience, hundreds are signing up everyday for a lease purchase or going out buying a truck to be a o/o because they think its easy and they can get rich. All I am hoping to accomplish is help some of them out and at the same time teach them the in and outs and me make a decent living. I don't know how many times I have read these forums and drivers say they hate dealing with the load boards, brokers and agents. I have no problem negotiating rates in a professional manner. If the brokers want to pay crappy rates and not be fair, you simply put them on your list of "do not deal with", then share these peoples name and company to other drivers. If drivers will quit dealing with the crooked brokers, they will have to either get out, or pay fair rates. When someone has the time to sit and call on loads all day, he will eventually find the better paying loads. I appreciate your input and questions, and if this does not pan out will probably be asking your advice on a few companys to go back and work for. I can easily go back and and make 1200 a week as a company driver, I have 10 yrs driving experience, and a perfect driving record. I also stay out for monthes at a time, don't need to come home, so its just a matter of finding a company that pays decent and has a lot of miles. But more than likely I will go back to lease purchase, because I have always averaged 75k to 100 after everything taken out including maint. But I really am not looking forward to driving again, that's why this post.
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I'm not trying to downplay your idea. I like it. I have questions and doubts but I think everyone should. I haven't said that you couldn't do this. You want opinions? You need to think this out? Well I'm the donkey I stated you have a good idea, just needs a little more thought. That doesn't mean it's a bad idea.

Skate-Board · Dec 24, 2015

Forget about a fax machine or fax service. Not needed anymore. Everyone does email.

MediumD · Dec 25, 2015

Paragraphs help.

Really.

They make things easier to read.

I'll try this thread again.

Tomorrow.

Flipflops · Dec 25, 2015

As far as your pricing goes I think you can get some guys. There are guys out there that love the freedom of being independent but hate the paper work/dispatch part. Chances are they aren't getting any better rates then you will get for them, so I say for what you're charging you can find a decent income, but will it be worth it for that amount of money? You also got to take into consideration when those guys take time off. That decreases your income as well. Anyways good luck and merry Christmas!

Dustyroads38 · Dec 31, 2015

jn1427 said: ↑

Im not at all interested in being a broker, nor compared to or put in the same class as one. My intentions if I do this is to do exactly as I have stated, not get to big and not be greedy. After your first post, you made me do some thinking. First of all, I recoginized your name and remembered you in my searches for companies, that you post a lot and give a lot of advice, and I don't remember any of it being negative, thanks. But after you making me think things out, I probably should have waited to post this when I had it better thought out. My main goal is to help drivers who need help, especially those who are struggling with the o/o and lease purchase gigs. This deal I am offering is probably not really for people like you who are very experienced, from most of your post if my memory serves me correctly, I have pretty much agreed with most of your comments. But that being said, I have been in 4 lease purchase, and none failed, but I hated dealing with dispatchers and their lies. I always ran hard and would have loved to been in a situation where someone was watching the boards for me while I was driving. And while I do not at all agree that people cannot be successful in a lease purchase, most will fail because of wrong company and not enough business experience. That being said, no matter how many of you experienced guys try to convince these new people to wait and get experience, hundreds are signing up everyday for a lease purchase or going out buying a truck to be a o/o because they think its easy and they can get rich. All I am hoping to accomplish is help some of them out and at the same time teach them the in and outs and me make a decent living. I don't know how many times I have read these forums and drivers say they hate dealing with the load boards, brokers and agents. I have no problem negotiating rates in a professional manner. If the brokers want to pay crappy rates and not be fair, you simply put them on your list of "do not deal with", then share these peoples name and company to other drivers. If drivers will quit dealing with the crooked brokers, they will have to either get out, or pay fair rates. When someone has the time to sit and call on loads all day, he will eventually find the better paying loads. I appreciate your input and questions, and if this does not pan out will probably be asking your advice on a few companys to go back and work for. I can easily go back and and make 1200 a week as a company driver, I have 10 yrs driving experience, and a perfect driving record. I also stay out for monthes at a time, don't need to come home, so its just a matter of finding a company that pays decent and has a lot of miles. But more than likely I will go back to lease purchase, because I have always averaged 75k to 100 after everything taken out including maint. But I really am not looking forward to driving again, that's why this post.
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When you get a sec jn1427 pm your info. I think that you have a good idea and think that we may have enough common ground to see if we can work together. I have one truck that I'm trying to get on the road and out of the yard.

jn1427 · Dec 31, 2015

Dustyroads38 said: ↑

When you get a sec jn1427 pm your info. I think that you have a good idea and think that we may have enough common ground to see if we can work together. I have one truck that I'm trying to get on the road and out of the yard.
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Thanks Dusty, I have decided to just go back on the road myself, thank you for your interest.

glockwise · Dec 31, 2015

Some math to think about...
35/2000= 1.75%
35/1000= 3.5%
35/500= 14.29%

I don't recall reading what type of freight you have experience with? The second I sense I have more information than you do is the same second I pay less or you depart with more money than you should.

In your model, the I/O will forego the $25 or $50 a wack (most likely unaware of the loss) while your $35 commission remains constant.

I don't believe sales people can sell anything just because they have sales experience.

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