Anyone worked with "Broker-Free Freight"?

WOW! A 48' Reefer for Under 7K? WOW! That's unbelievable! Tell me Where YOU'RE AT !!! What's the name of the trailer? What year is it? Does the reefer work? Is it insulated inside? Does the trailer have a vent? In other words, what condition is it in???
That is Dirt Cheap!

Believe it or not, we started off with a 45' van. And we still were able to use it. That was for Produce.
48' is Common to have.,, but you might run into a situation where a 53' is required.
Produce you can do 48'. But being hooked up with companies hauling food products, you would definitely be better off with the 53'
Now a days more companies want 53's.
You can decide from there.

 

Easier said than done.


Most if not all shippers want to go through a broker because brokers offer "one call services".

If you are an O/O with one truck, you are very little use to them. That's not to say that the "One horse" O/O can't do that (door knocking) but, you'll have to knock on at least 100 doors before you get a bite.

A better idea would be to get together with other O/Os in an area to offer the services and establish lanes. I'm currently getting together with O/Os like this as I meet them and that might fit the needs of a shippers better than to go alone.

 

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great idea...and i did not say that but it is true..alot of them want more trailers to spot etc,etc,etc...great idea on getting o/o's together for the ''area''..also food for thought is getting drivers to ''slip seat'' and keep the loads rolling 24/7 and that will get guys home too..cuts back on ''burnout'' and drivers are happier..

If you get this done just think of the ''service'' you can provide..100% 24/7...count me in...lol.

If all of us c.d.l. Holders could work together on this plan then we could hopefully cut this #### broker out...they are killing us..

 

The amazing part is that I'm running into brokers who have newer MC#'s and they claim to know more about the loads.....

Freight brokers are becoming as Dump Truck brokers.....they run the biz off a cell phone and a laptop and take at least 10% for 1% of the work, with about .0000001% of the liability. Then they get offended when we ask them to bump up the rate a few cents.
It's like "Oh, you want tarp pay? For that load of lumber? Alright, I'll kick in another $25 but that load is already costing me money and your cut is far generous" ($.80/m) ..........

 

A-holes. and I think they're getting far more than 10%. You KNOW these shippers are getting reamed to the tune of $200 or so to tarp and secure. That's the biggest aggravation in the whole business. They'll pay ANYONE but the guy doing it. They'll even approve $300 for lumpers, but do it yourself and get $20. That's F-in insane!

 

Securement and tarping should be paid on an hourly basis IMHO.

 

I know, but even 10% is way generous IMHO for someone who uses the phone and a laptop and has almost 0% liability.

I have had many offers from shippers who would like to cut-out the brokers and go direct with me and other O/O's but as we all know, the fine print protects the broker from competition.

 

But we are forgetting the main problem as i have seen this for 20 years...

There are just to many ''drivers'' willing to work for free...I do not no why?. But they have proven to me in 20 years that they will work for free...I have seen this up until 1 month ago..look at this..

TARPING - SEEN DRIVERS DO IT FOR FREE

LUMPING- SEEN DRIVERS DO IT FOR FREE

OUT OF ROUTE MILES- SEEN DRIVERS DO IT FOR FREE

SITTING FOR MANY HOURS AT DOCKS- SEEN DRIVERS DO IT FOR FREE

LAYOVER -SEEN DRIVERS DO IT FOR FREE

BREAKDOWNS ON HIGHWAY-SEEN DRIVERS DO IT FOR FREE

AT SHOPS GETTING WORK DONE ON ''COMPANY TRUCK''-SEEN DRIVERS DO IT FOR FREE

EXTRA P/U AND DEL-SEEN DRIVERS DO IT FOR FREE

YOU CAN KEEP ADDING TO LIST OF DRIVERS FOR SOME ''ODD'' REASON WORKING FOR FREE...IT AMAZES ME...

THIS IS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE ''DRIVERS''