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Any agents from truckolicity here? Loadtraining does MANY clases where are the agents?

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a guy joins and makes that statement on the same day? I call BS

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I was an agent for Truckalocity for a year until I got offered a manager position at a new brokerage start up. What I can tell you is that if you have no experience in brokering, taking one of his courses will give you a tremendous amount of knowledge and insight into the industry, but you'll gain more through work experience. I had no background in trucking or brokering before I took his course. I graduated with a business degree and worked in corporate management for three years but our whole department got outsourced, which was when I decided I wanted to make a career change. I took Dave's course last year and felt very satisfied with what I learned. He has the only published manual on brokering as far as I know and is often hired as an expert witness in trials involving truck/shipper claims. As an agent, all I can tell you is that the knowledge you gain from class won't translate into successful brokering without hustling. An education is good, but you'll learn and experience more by actually working the job. If you are okay with going a few months with no income and investing some money into your new career then becoming an agent is something you should consider. Be prepared to work over 10 hours a day cold calling, emailing, and marketing yourself. If you do not like the idea of going 3-6 months with no income while building your book of business, I suggest applying to bigger brokerages and working a couple of years for the experience. Just like any other industry it is your personal connections that will get you to where you want.
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CJndaTruck said: ↑

a guy joins and makes that statement on the same day? I call BS
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Well I've been a lurker for a while now, I just so happened to see something posted about truckalocity so I figured I would help out the OP with my experience with them.

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Sounds like some more ######## (read that as dung from a male cow) to rip off your hard earned money for some "broker training" that will not do you any good at all in this industry. "Truckolicty"? Really!? These scammers had to rip off Travelocity? How original. Reminds me of the "Fet Ex" thread. Lol. That should be a clue, as in a big red flag clue...

What you really need is some hands on experience in the business. And probably some sort of business degree from a college. Of course it will take too much time to do it the right way, correct? And we're in a rush to get in on the easy money brokers make, right? And it isn't really about any sort of logical reason or natural business passion, inclination or any need you sense needs filling in the marketplace it is more about the money, right?

There is a sucker born every minute and there are scammers a plenty on the peripheries of transportation getting rich off of gulible, ignorant people such as yourself. Don't waste your time and money on this broker training ######## (male cow dung)!
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There's no easy money in sales. Lots of monotonous and repetitive prospecting, phone calls, door knocking, dealing with every ahole out there that truckers are fortunate enough only to have to deal with it rarely.

I'd bet for every 1 broker that's successful there's AT LEAST another 100 that fall flat on their face. Good luck with that rat race.

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stevep1977 said: ↑

There's no easy money in sales. Lots of monotonous and repetitive prospecting, phone calls, door knocking, dealing with every ahole out there that truckers are fortunate enough only to have to deal with it rarely.

I'd bet for every 1 broker that's successful there's AT LEAST another 100 that fall flat on their face. Good luck with that rat race.
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This is true, it's tough finding great customers that pay decent rates. I have some shipping customers that make me cringe when they send me their daily loads they want moved. For instance, a lumber company that emails me every morning wants a full truckload on a flatbed (48k lbs, tarped) moved from a town in Arkansas to Chicago (725 loaded miles) for only $1200 and work with 8 different brokerages competing to move this cheap freight. If you are a new agent these are the types of customers you will get in the beginning. You'll be working day and night to move loads for peanuts, then you get truckers calling you pissed because you're offering cheap freight.

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With the responses you're getting on here I don't know why you would do it but thanks for the information . Most drivers are low information / angry / can't understand why they fail when others succeed

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Did you have truckolicity attached to your business name, or could you make it sound like it was your own show.

(Not even sure why I'm asking just curious)

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nbenjamin113 said: ↑

This is true, it's tough finding great customers that pay decent rates. I have some shipping customers that make me cringe when they send me their daily loads they want moved. For instance, a lumber company that emails me every morning wants a full truckload on a flatbed (48k lbs, tarped) moved from a town in Arkansas to Chicago (725 loaded miles) for only $1200 and work with 8 different brokerages competing to move this cheap freight. If you are a new agent these are the types of customers you will get in the beginning. You'll be working day and night to move loads for peanuts, then you get truckers calling you pissed because you're offering cheap freight.
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That doesn't sound fun

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River-driver said: ↑

Did you have truckolicity attached to your business name, or could you make it sound like it was your own show.

(Not even sure why I'm asking just curious)
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It was my own show. I had my own trade name and website (still keeping it in case I ever decide to get my own surety bond). You are free to market your agency however you want, you are just using their surety bond and have a commission split with them.

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freightwipper said: ↑

That doesn't sound fun
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Not those type of customers, but the ones with good rates make it fun.

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nbenjamin113 said: ↑

It was my own show. I had my own trade name and website (still keeping it in case I ever decide to get my own surety bond). You are free to market your agency however you want, you are just using their surety bond and have a commission split with them.
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Makes sense why it's hard to find "truckolicity agents" huh lol
(Anyway...that's cool)

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