Fake phone numbers

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  1. 6wheeler

    6wheeler Road Train Member

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    Today I got a recording from a broker, "the caller is not accepting calls from this number"

    Last week I tried to call a different broker about a shipment and, he knew what I had done for him from my phone number.

    Seems as if the brokers are using caller ID technology to have there computer's bring your information up from the second you call.

    On two separate occasions I have used my fake phone number app to call about shipments and got a surprisingly different answers on postings.

    Driver's it might be worth it to place a fake number app on your phone before calling brokers;)
     
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  3. gokiddogo

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    What do you say if you agree on a load and the broker asks, "why is your phone # not matching to what we have down for your company here?" Or match what's in the mc# database. ?

    I have them calling me now, requesting my services with solid money. No more of this song and dance nonsense. You want me or don't you? If we are going to do the song and dance every time I will find my own customers.
     
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  4. Gdog66223

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    Theres a lot of brokers (Especially those Russian Landstar Brokers) That like to do the song and dance every time..
     
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  5. gokiddogo

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    I am well aware.
    So why continue to deal with them?
     
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    Well in some cases the Landstar brokers are decent... They were for me back in the summer... Maybe not in all cases..
     
  7. 6wheeler

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    Try it sometime. You might be surprised.
     
  8. gokiddogo

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    Nah, not into deception.
     
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    Rubber duck kw Road Train Member

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    What would you expect from a guy wondering if anybody tells a broker they're waiting in line before he actually is?
     
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  10. gokiddogo

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    Or routinely back solicits without a single ethical thought...
     
  11. Pepper24

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    Thanks for your advice but I’m guessing you didn’t realize this is an old post.The guy who posted it originally doesn’t even have a clue of what he’s putting up here.A broker isn’t giving out much load information at all with out you giving him your dot numbers so he can see if you’re a legitimate carrier.What good is a fake number it’s just stupid I doubt the op has an authority he doesn’t seem to know how it works. he’s just pretending to be smarter then everybody else and doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
     
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