Famous quotes from brokers

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Final Drive, May 21, 2019.

  1. TallJoe

    TallJoe Road Train Member

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    "I want $1600" said I.
    "$1400. I've had everyone else doing it for this much, buddy" said a teenager at Coyote

    "I want $1600" said I.
    "Another carrier already bid $1400" said CH Robinson

    "I want $1600" said I,
    "1400? Can you help me out..$1556?" said JB Hunt

    "I want $1600" said I,
    "That's a light load 9k lbs - easy pick and drop...1400?" said BNSF

    "I want $1600" said"
    "...OK hold on... I'll call the customer to see if they're ok with that..." said TQL and never called back

    "I want $1600" said I.
    "Hugh!? Have a good day." the phone hung up at Scotts Logistics
     
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  3. 062

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    You have a 9am appointment.
    Receiver: you have a 9pm appointment.
    Set it on -10
    Shipper: set it on 34
     
  4. ibcalm19

    ibcalm19 Road Train Member

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    :confused::confused::D:D
     
  5. gokiddogo

    gokiddogo Road Train Member

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    "There's lots of good paying loads out of where you're delivering to"
     
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  6. mhyn

    mhyn Road Train Member

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    That's all we have in it .
    Can you help me out .
     
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  7. gokiddogo

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    "Can you help me out"
    I love this one..
    Last time I was in LA I got an offer to do one for guess who... "Cincinnati's finest" lol... LA to Toronto... $4000. I tell him you're about halfway there. He begs me and says he misquoted his customer (claimed load was high value electronics ship by dry or reefer) and begged me to "help him out just this one time." I tell him it isn't my problem he misquoted and he has 2 options: lose money to keep the customer, or call customer and say you need more money. Can you believe it quickly turned into the threat of how I wont ever do another load for them again? Lol... I say take a look in your computer when the last one I did for you clowns was. Guess what now I'm not doing it for any amount for you! :)
     
  8. Ruthless

    Ruthless Road Train Member

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  9. mhyn

    mhyn Road Train Member

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    5 stars !!! :)
     
  10. Ridgeline

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    Here is one that happened this morning, it is between two drivers sitting in a booth at a t/a.

    Number one works for x, number two works for y.

    One gets a call from an agent and she said "this is a great load, picking up just 100 miles away and is $2 a mile, how 'bout it? You want it? You are the only one I'm calling on this. "

    The driver said "I'll call you back in about five minutes with a decision, I have to get to my truck"

    As he is getting up to pay his bill and get out to the truck the other driver's phone rings, same broker, same load but now she said this driver has the only truck within 200 miles that can take the load and she has not offered it to anyone else and it is $1.50 a mile, asked if the driver could take it.

    He told her no. He also asked if she thinks he is stupid, telling her that he was listening to the other call she just made and that the offer was at $2, why a fifty cent drop all of a sudden?

    Silence on the other end.
     
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  11. Midwest Trucker

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    Easy on easy off!

    Practically delivers itself. lol
     
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