Why is FREIGHT SO CHEAP??

I've already done that. This post was basically to state that there is no real true reason for why freight rates are so low. I have about roughly 34 shipper accounts. And yes, each one took me less than a few hours to setup. Give or take a bit of time for paperwork and with some of the shippers I have, I have to actually build the load for them. It sounds like you're just mad that I'm exposing how easy it is and you want to argue because it hit a little too close to home. The truth is, the majority of brokers are ripping off carriers and doing little to no work out of their own house. It's not hard work by any excuse you can come up with. It's just communication, you just talk to people. That's it. I think you missed my main point.

 

Also I'd like to mention that I found all my shippers by finding leads online first. I never had to leave my house and go door to door. Anyone who does that just ends up bothering the shippers and it's honestly considered desperate. I guess it works for some brokers, but I had better luck researching as much as I could first about a lead before calling. (Each lead took me about 1.5 hrs)

 

Research goes a long way. For example, see attachment.

 

Yeah, if you talked to Joe you'll get the answer that he has everything covered which is actually not true. He DOES however only trust a few carriers specifically. He deals with brokers more than direct carriers, however, he will give you a load if you bother him enough. As a broker, I grabbed four loads last week in the morning around 9am. One was 1.33/mile and I felt horrible brokering it for a little less than that. One was 2.24/mile for 380 miles, and that was the best one I've ever seen from them. The other two were 0.78/mile and I ended up giving them back because I didn't have the heart to broker them out at a lower rate than what they were giving me them for.

 

Without giving out too much information, I've seen better luck with the smaller shippers. Some of my customers used to pay 3.80/mile on 675 loaded miles. Recently, that same lane is going for 1.68/mile max. That's a huge decrease. Something is definitely amiss, and it's not just as simple as supply and demand.