Brokers and Dispatches - Pros & Cons?

movefreightfast · Oct 11, 2010

I was thinking about $50 per load and two monthly subscriptions:

$99 Monthly

and

$199 Monthly

Each with various features and benefits.

So - you said $50 a load was a good price. Would you pay a monthly fee as well if there was benefit to it?

What type of benefits would you like to see from a Dispatcher?

What about from a Broker? Any thoughts?

rebound said: ↑

I can't believe paying those rates can make you money. Basic is 7.5% of the load with a $50.00 minimum. That is on top of a brokers fee. Wow. You best stick to doing your own.

My wife has been trying to talk me into starting a dispatch service because I'm having a hard time getting enough money together for my own truck and reefer.

But dang, I was thinking of charging a flat rate of $50.00 per load. Its not that hard. Keep the trucks paperwork on hand for faxing to the broker/shipper. Get his lowest acceptable rate and preferred routes, then get the best rate you can negotiate for him.

Not that big a deal as long as you know the freight rates and what the market will bear in a given situation. (And get a pathological thrill out of hearing brokers squeal...not really, they're mostly nice.)

I think that would all be worth $50.00, but not 7.5% + (their rates go up from there).
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Fortis140 · Dec 27, 2011

How is your dispatch service going? Are you finding it easy to keep you customers moving with good paying freight?

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