Carrier packet service?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Mattflat362, Feb 14, 2018.

  1. Mattflat362

    Mattflat362 Road Train Member

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    I am about sick of getting set up with new brokers. I have grown to hate this office and scanning, faxing, printing. Not to mention being on the road and trying to do it.

    I need to have my phone number redirected to someone for dispatch and setups.

    Has anyone used a service for this?

    I have only used MAYBE 100 brokers since I have started and I have not even made a dent in the 30+ thousand of them that exist.

    I really really really have come to like the ones that say, "your show as active on DAT and that is all we need".
     
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  3. DAMOS

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    HI, I OFFER A CARRIER PACKET SERVICE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO NOT HAVE TO BE IN CONTACT WITH ANY BROKERS. ALL YOU DO IS SEND ME OVER THE INFO VIA EMAIL AND I HANDLE THE WORK FROM THERE.
     
  4. Mattflat362

    Mattflat362 Road Train Member

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    Gonna need a LOT more info about you with a new account and 1 post!
     
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  5. rollin coal

    rollin coal Road Train Member

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    Another TTR member trying to encourage me to get my own authority was telling me how easy it was to do broker setups just using his iPhone. No need for a scanners/printer or any of that. He could fill out a packet and send it back fairly quickly with only his smartphone.

    And for crying out loud seems like there is a rip off service around every corner for o/o. A service that fills out broker packets!? Is that a troll or is it for real? Whatever you do don't pay someone for something so silly. I know they are a pain but comon....
     
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  6. Mattflat362

    Mattflat362 Road Train Member

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    In my experience very few can be done with a smart phone only. I have seen a few so I know it can be done but not many people in the real world are on board with that.

    It really requires a office, PC, email, Scanner, printer from what I see every day.
     
  7. PPLC

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    Trust me, I know it sucks, but you're better off keeping your money and doing it yourself. There's ways to get it done quickly - and the CamScanner App sees a lot of use on the carriers we work with. They can get a packet back with just a smartphone and a writable PDF app in 10-20min.
     
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    Stupid question - as a carrier, would you not want to thoroughly review and red-line any questionable terms within the carrier-broker agreements?
     
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  9. loudtom

    loudtom Road Train Member

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    Adobe fill and sign app works pretty good. You can record your signature and just paste it where required. I still prefer using the laptop with a printer/scanner combo, though.
     
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  10. rollin coal

    rollin coal Road Train Member

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    Of course. You can still do that on a phone. But this is a great reason to NOT pay some stupid "carrier packet service" to sign these contracts for you.
     
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  11. rollin coal

    rollin coal Road Train Member

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    Camscanner is a good free app. I used to use it to send POD's in a long time ago.
     
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