I know that if you are "1099" rather than a "Employee" you are on your own along with the Broker.
I Myself asked the question because I rarely put anything less than 80K (70-89K) and my costs are pretty much the same, I know freight carriers...
So the 48K load costs are + $85.00 per 500 miles?
$1,800.00/900 miles, That doesn't pencil out, I see talk of "light" loads, what is the difference in operating costs of a "light" load as compared...
Your right I missed it...My Bad!
This has nothing to do with a single piece of Equipment...Partial? Footage? Dedicated? 80K was an often used weight for something that actually...
I have had to go after a Broker only twice for Payment, both times I also named the Agent that issued the load confirmation and "CC" that agent on...
When a Broker post a Cat 336 with a weight of 80,000...I ask if its a E or F Model?, Attachments? Their reply is "I'll get back with...
2721 Miles, $1.94 mile....eye roll!
Broker School...They will hand you "Q" cards to answer any question a Carrier may ask you...
Look in the mirror when you Chuckle, My comment wasn't an answer but a Fact. Exactly why I have stayed in my own corner all these years!
It was, I held a thought for to long
Delete, Wrong thread
Continued....Received an email that was sent Sunday night (11:00PM) with the rate confirmation attached including the extra $180.00 asking if I...
[ATTACH] Top one is Rate Confirmation after I asked to include ALL the Dims, Bottom is advertised Dims., 11' 11" = legal loaded height (14'),...
"Most" Brokers feel they are doing you a favor by offering the load, I repeat MOST, if you don't feel comfortable doing the load that is offered...
That's only $104.00 per hour...not a pathway to making money.
YEP!
Give it to a Broker since you already "stepped" on it, they will find some idiots to do it.
If you are doing the "Heavy" moves right, you should be getting paid both ways just like the "Direct Customer", if not, your fault!
