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I work at a large broker. That's really screwed up. We go off day of pickup. If the load cancels day of pickup, we owe the driver. If the load...
I work with a large broker. I've caught a number of drivers over the years partialing out the trailer. In that event, we pay them for the space...
Rates come in high and low from carriers. A carrier might have higher operating costs, increased deadhead, didn't make as much on their last...
When the uber-like freight apps hit, it will probably be a broker app. Everyone seems to forget about the credit lines. Any shipper that has...
One more thing. The margins for publically traded brokers are part of each quarterly earnings call. You're generally going to see 12%-17%...
What gets lost in the discussion is that ELD's and driver shortages help brokerages not hurts. In the short term, contracts rates will suffer...
As a broker at a very large brokerage, I always offer zip codes to a driver calling in on a post. I've never posted metro to metro nor do we...
That's correct. CH is increasing moving to an automated system that gives carriers more flexibility to browse rates. Those big bumps in rates...
If I post at a load with a rate, more often than not my phone blows up and I cover it at that rate.
Working at one of the 'Mega Brokers', there are two cases where I post with a rate: 1) It's a crap lane and I've got the money to pay for it. No...
According to the Wall Street Journal, they were caught not conducting alcohol/drug tests after crashes, employed a driver who had a positive test...
The broker market in consolidating rapidly. In a few years, there will just be a handful of mega-brokers and in-house brokerages at asset based...
As a broker with one of the larger national's, no one is tracking your "no's" or counter offers after the load is finished. Once the load covers,...
