best freight broker

my kids say Daddy don't do cheap freight. its dangerous. it can destroy families..

 

remember this..

There is no such thing as a backhaul so don't let them screw you on rates using the backhaul BS..

 

If you are looking for direct customers: load boards don't generally gives lots of results.

 

I actually get solid rates consistently with TQL. My last three rates were 2.08/mile 2.03/mile and 2.12/mile. That's all miles not loaded only.
I'm not afraid to use CHR on a short 100-200 mile run to get to a better area. I usually hit $3.00 on those. Other than that CHR is indeed cheap and heavy for the long runs

 

Any of them are what you let them be. They call, good for you - time to make money, sometimes. You call - it's marginal at best but mostly lowball 99 times out of a 100. The reason I like the big brokerages better is they can and will dig much deeper than most smaller players. The best brokers don't dig for anything but just go to the customer and tell them what it will take. Those are the customers everyone wants.

 

$2.00 ? I am doing TQL load right now and they paid me $1650 for 618 miles ..from MI to MO ... they started from $1200 but could not find the truck and paid me amount I wanted. I don't do a lot of TQL's and CHR's. I DONT LIKE THEM )-: I like JB, HOGAN, US TRUCK, WERNER, ... they almost always pay much better. On 100-200 m runs I always ask from $600-1000 and if chr says no I easily find them on DAT. i mostly use DAT board.

 

I really like TQL. They'll dig deep if they need to move a load, they pay like clockwork, and are easy to work with.

Are there occasional snafus? Of course, but there's always someone there to answer the phone and I've always been able to get at least token compensation for my troubles.

 

buddy keep working with TQL and CHR . I am sure one beautiful day you will understand that they cut from every load you haul from $500 to $1000 . As soon as you understand that you will try to find loads somewhere else. Then you will have your own house, drive brand new X5, X6 or GL. your truck would be nice new truck and brand new Utility trailer. you will not have chinese tires on your truck, you will not buy fuel at Love's........ and more , and more. But if you will work with tql /chr only because they pay on time you will not have above mentioned items unless you drive 24/7 ... I am in this business since 1999 and believe me I know what I am saying.

 

When they cave in to demands of $2,000 on 500 or 400 or 300 miles you better believe I will continue working with them. And also on their more marginal rates when those work to my advantage. If they're making $500-$1,000 off a rate like the big ones (or even the not so good) then good for them. We are all interested in scores now and then. I agree with DY 100% and yes they will pay rates like that when most other brokers or customers will choke on the quote. So yeah keep on working with them. Generally what I have found from people that continually diss them is they routinely let themselves be taken advantage of by the likes of the evil 3 letter megas. And likely their "good" customers too.

 

I'm glad they're making some money -- I'd just as soon they stay in business for a while. Here's the average of the 13 loads I've done for TQL since August:

[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD]Loaded Miles[/TD]
[TD]Rate[/TD]
[TD]R/M[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]516[/TD]
[TD]$1,584.62[/TD]
[TD]$3.07[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


not bad for a van...