$2 per mile for a full load is a new norm?

You guys crack me up. What good is a free truck gonna do for ya? What ya need is free truck and free diesel. But we really better be able to keep our mechanic if we like our mechanic.

 

In theory wouldn’t a car dealer just be able to tell the car to go to such and such address in the future when everything is autonomous ..

 

Anything is possible

 

But I identify as an oppressed-class individual!!

 

I paid 1100 freight on my pick up who's stealing the money.

 

I am new to the industry. We are auto transport brokers. Now before you hang me from a tree please keep reading.
I have been quoting market rates. I firmly believe in paying the carrier what they are worth. We charge a flat fee for our services. If a customer is on a budget, we try to find open truck space to help them. Sadly these low ballers are taking all the business. I wwish there was a way to identify these unethical brokers and flag them on central or something. Central is part of the problem. We should be forced to provide the cars VIN number to prevent duplicate postings. I was a little naive to what kind of reputation brokers have. I really want to make this business work and bring some integrity back to the industry. I want to keep carriers loaded and make people’s experience less stressful. Am I naive to think I can network with carriers and discuss what they need per mile so I can avoid using central dispatch? Are we going to keep losing business to slime balls? I know it’s nearly impossible to tell carriers not to accept a ####ty rate but how else do we stop them. I’d love for some real world education from you guys on what you need a mile to make it worth it to take the load. Hell maybe I should be dispatching. I just know it’s frustrating to be honest and THAT is what is costing us. Any advice guys?

 

Good news GM is moving most of it's production vehicles to China soon. Except the $100k pickups.

 

And probably only dually, which means i can load 1.