Just wondering from brokers how much you help out new carriers when you first started out. Had a load of feed from a regular customer but my regular carriers were not available to take load. So gave it to a new carrier who has done a few loads for me and has so far has been ontime and had great communication.
The problem with the feed loads is they max you out. Average load is 7800 to 7900 lbs. So he picked up the load I called thinking he was on the way yet he was still there. Spent 45 minutes on the phone with carrier to show him how to move tandems to make load legal. I can do that now because I'm new but when I have 500 other trucks to work with were is the cutoff point. All my regular carriers have my cell number because tgey were guys I drove with. Gave this guy my cell to make sure load will be there. When do you set your point to sleep. My brokers when I was driving knew when to call me guess I will have to do the same thing here.
Brokers how much do you help new carriers
Discussion in 'Freight Broker Forum' started by indspirit, Jan 28, 2015.
Page 1 of 2
-
-
Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds
Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.
-
Guys with their own authority need a 45 minute explanation from a broker to learn how to slide tandems? No wonder our pay rates are dropping.
Cetane+, BigBadBill, double yellow and 1 other person Thank this. -
Truckers need to know how to safely operate their equipment. If they don't they need to go back to training. I don't have time to walk a driver through an operation he should already know how to do.
I WILL help my company drivers when they need it. But they are generally newer to flatbed, and may not know the tricks of the trade I've picked up, and my carrier does train experienced drivers who are new to flatbed. My O/O's should not need my help (unless its a one driver helping another to secure/tarp/whatnot). I can't always stop my day day to teach an O/O how to secure a coil, for example. But if I'm loading at the same mill, I will help throw chains and drag tarps.mp4694330 Thanks this. -
-
-
Also, some steel companies run on published rates (like US Steel). Get those rates, trim a FAIR percentage off, and offer the loads to your drivers. IF you aren't charging a FAIR percentage, your drivers WILL know and they will leave you high and dry.
You will never make a killing on steel freight as a broker (or as a O/O, in my opinion), but it can add up if you have steady equipment to haul it. The guys I broker out of USX use the steel freight to move the trucks out to better loads that bring them back. -
If the driver is hard working and truly wants your help so they can provide better service then you should absolutely help him out. If you treat drivers the same way you would treat yourself in that situation, then they will likely be willing to work much harder for you than if you just tell them to figure it out on their own. However if they're just an idiot than you should probably never put them on a load again.
-
I wouldn't expect a broker to help teach a carrier how to be legal. I would expect a broker and/or shipper to tell the carrier of any unusual conditions unique to their product (e.g. loads with restricted routing not for legal reasons, but to stay below a certain elevation).
-
-
Page 1 of 2