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Hey there FLD. There is another post that may help you a bit here. Higb posted a blog with a good breakdown. I'll link you to the forum post to...
You will most likely have to pay the truck 40-50% at loading and cod on delivery to establish credit. Then ask those carriers to send in a report...
Coming from family trucking that also did lease purchases to company drivers wanting to become owner ops here. Our most successful guys drove the...
@ Semi Crazy TN Sales and Use Tax form. You might want to check if you can use this for parts/tires....
Hey there SimD. We just did a program through CR England Logistics and got a great deal on the same steers. $931.62 for the two. You pay on and...
@BookingYou. A lot of brokers, big or small, leave loads on the board all day that are already booked. So sometimes its a surprise to a carrier...
Robinson is a huge company. You will deal with a plethora of different reps. Don't write the company off if you get one or two or ten bad reps....
I think that most brokers start out as a broker and not the trucking side. They don't see that "little" detail actually makes a big difference....
Supply and demand is a factor. Also how quick the shipper needs it moved or a service failure "might" add to the cost. Depends on the freight....
Remember at the end of the day it is your business on the line. So just ask him what happened and make clear what you want to happen in the...
It should say in the contract or also credit checks which come as a feature of load boards. Also there are a few "best broker" books (or online)...
Why not just ask the dispatcher? It could be he just signed one of the 20 pages brokers send over. Or it could be he got it in case he ever got...
I was curious how our reefer was doing after reading this thread so I pulled the paperwork today. Here is what I came up with. From 11/06/12 -...
The first thing needed to compare leases is what is and is not included. Base plates, IFTA, UCR, KY, NY, NM, FHUT, Insurance(s) and trailer....
I agree with Lilbit, fleet size is a huge factor. Also, shipper relations are no longer based on a handshake and words. With the technology and...
Update on a class action lawsuit over the bond increase. I will copy from Linkedin - James Lamb of DOT Authority. (I have no affiliation, just...
When I got my brokerage in 2003 I had a 468xxx MC#. Now I think they are near or past 800k. So gauge how long a company has been around by that....
It is nearly pointless. I know that my family filed on a few. You might get a few pennies on the dollar. A single broker can whip through $200k...
Helping a fellow broker out. His name is Gene @ Industrial Shippers. He has potato and cheese loads from WI to all points. I recommend using...
