Everyone using dat board most likely looks at the 15 day average,and knows the rates.
First thing Monday morning,why waste drivers time and try to low ball everyone.
Offer a good rate first thing Monday morning and get everyone moving...make your profit on the extra loads you dish out later in the week...
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Discussion in 'Freight Broker Forum' started by brokerguy, Feb 7, 2018.
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You’ve probably DH’d 200 miles to pick up a load that wasn’t ready or available and gotten a cheap TONU or possibly not gotten one at all.
You’ve probably sat on site for 8 hours to get loaded and since “you didn’t get your in/out times signed” we can’t pay you any detention.
I could go on and on.
There are a lot of shady brokers out there. You just need to identify the ones who seem to always have your back and stick with them.
2. I love owner/ops for the most part. There are some real bad eggs out there but generally, independent owner/ops are more experienced and you rarely have to babysit them. You talk freely with them, they’ll update you with delays, they’ll precall the receiver and most importantly they are on-time.
3. I hate e-logs. Absolutely hate them. Ruining the industry and suffocating small carriers.
4. Trust me, E-logs are a major topic of discussion in the meetings I’ve been in so far this year. We don’t know how it’s going to affect rates/capacity yet. Too early to tell. We’ve started telling our customers to be prepared to pay detention or improve their loading process. Rate increases are on hold until we see statistical proof that e-logs are having a major impact on capacity.MissYvonnesTransport, Brickwall, rtayl328 and 6 others Thank this. -
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I get in Monday and I have 15 loads on my board that all have to move on Monday/Tuesday.
Load A: Milwaukee, Wi to Athens, Ga
It can load Monday or tuesday, all legal no tarp but the rate on it is only $2 a mile from the customer. 871 miles for $1742 is my all in rate.
So I’m gonna post it out for $1.8 to try and make a little something something on it. Let’s say I get 3 or 4 calls right when I post it out and everyone is interested but we can’t come to an agreement on the money.
At this point, I know it’s a solid lane and I shouldn’t bite on the $2 a mile requests, after all, I’ve got until 3pm Tuesday to get someone in there. So we wait until Tuesday.
I hate playing that game though. It’s way too risky. Sometimes you turn down a bunch of the $2 a mile requests, those drivers all find other loads and then the leverage has completely shifted. Now your taking money out of your own pocket, begging people to take it for $2.15 a mile, $2.25 a mile, etc etc.
We offer the freight when we get it, there’s not a certain day of the week that we get all of our big money loads or anything like that.MissYvonnesTransport, diesel drinker, Brickwall and 3 others Thank this. -
How often do you have to file an insurance claim?
Do you hold out on posting freight to the loadboards? My shippers send me freight week or two in advance.
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If it’s a particularly well paying load or great lane, I’ll offer it to carriers I work with frequently rather than post it to the loadboard. It helps develop those relationships and hopefully they’ll help you on a not so attractive load (rarely happens).MissYvonnesTransport, Brickwall, Mattflat362 and 3 others Thank this. -
What are your exact responsibilities in your specific role and how are you compensated?
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I’ve got to get to work. Hopefully everyone has a great day out there! I’ll be back around 5pm-ish to answer any other questions if there are any.
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1. Find a reliable/qualified carrier to move the freight
2. Make sure they have all the necessary equipment and that they can make pick-up and delivery on-time.
3. Make money on the load
4. Provide location updates and ETAs to the customer
I get paid a pretty small base salary and then small incentives based on how much margin I make on the load. Definitely not making money hand over fist ha. In my position, I’m more worried about getting the freight moved from point A to point B safely and on time than making high margins. I’ve got a handful of friends that work for other brokers who are much more profit based which have lower base salaries and higher incentives. That’s where you see the shadiness really come into play — not paying for detention, TONUs and that sort of thing.MissYvonnesTransport, Brickwall, Mattflat362 and 5 others Thank this.
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