Speaking for myself, any carrier that texts me updates without me having to call is someone I call first when I have a matching load. Willingness...
If you can, get the authority secured for 6 months+ before jumping in. Make sure you keep your variable and fixed costs separate and defined as...
I know this company as a carrier, don't see a brokerage authority...what is the MC they brokered to you under?
Depending on the specific language in the back-solicitation clause in your carrier/broker agreements, you could be liable for penalties if you get...
This stuff is exactly why we have policy not to load any carrier with MC young than 6 months. Lots of these FG's refer to carrier authorities that...
I genuinely don't know why these grocery DC's can't manage to get their stuff together.
Yeah, well - lots of brokers/carriers are big corporations.
I've got an account, anyone can PM me their MC to request.
I guess what I've heard about being a "* of choice" wasn't horsecrap?
But again, that's not illegal. It's a possible consequence of double-brokering.
There's nothing illegal about double brokering - at most its a civil contractual violation.
There's nothing illegal about double-brokering, but there could a civil complaint based on contractual language. My brokerage has a "sister fleet"...
Um, if you got it in writing or recorded it could be a starting point, but one broker setting an internal rating policy doesn't equal...
Great movie! But yeah, otherwise it's just speculation.
But if the customer isn't yours then whatever the broker is making isn't really the issue. That $1000 (in your example) doesn't "belong" to the...
No disrespect, but not only is there no reason to do that, brokerages are just as cutthroat as carriers and would undercut each other as much as...
We aim to average 15% annually. While I don't personally think that 30-50% margins are workable in the long-term and only really serve to drive...
While you don't NEED contingent coverage, you had better spend a lot of attention to your carrier partners' insurance ratings/certifications...
All of the above, plus frequency, accessorial schedule expectations, transit times, tracking preferences, shipping/receiving hours, etc.
Since I don't pull reefers, not really hah! I guess I was assuming that the ratio between the two would be the same no matter what the outside...
