Brokers offer transparency. Imagine that!

I do. I remember the first ATMs. I thought it was great. Deposit my check at the drive through, keep $20 out for the week. Driving around for an hour sometimes on Tuesday or Wednesday looking for one of my Banks based on memory only. Just to get another $20 till Friday. Lol. Saved a lot of money in a short time. Got married, bought a house, been broke ever since. Lol.

 

Truck allowance, Lol. It’s already been happening. UPS gets huge Tax incentives to upgrade. They need the help. We need them. The best part is that 70% if their freight gets sent through the tax payer subsidized Postal Service. What a deal.

 

I can get you 1270 right now without negotiating.

 

No Competition does. The standard was 6%, along with a 90 day contract to list. During tough times, Competition drove it down to as mis as 2%, with a 30 day contract. In good times, Competition also drove the % down, due to higher prices and easier sales. The Market adjusted to meet demand. It should. Anytime pricing is imposed it causes delays in the Market. One example is FHA mortgages. Their rates are set at a timeline, when rates are dropping, they’re higher. When rates are rising they’re sometimes still stuck at a lower rate. The regulators can’t respond as quickly as the fair market can. We don’t need to be muddled down in more rules.

 

Just went to 1280. Because nobody took it for 1270. See how that works?

 

I was offered $1,100 today and told that was everything she had in it. Five minutes later I had the rate con for $1,300. I really wanted $1,400 and said that was my best. I guess I should have stormed off angrily when she gave me that tired old all I got in it stuff? It wasn't a home run or anything but both of us were satisfied. Isn't that the point when working with a decent broker. Or should you just always try to get everything you can because they're millionaires and they got money? And end up with nothing?

How well does that really work in a down market and do you actually have anyone that will load you up with repeat business? It's difficult out here so you take little wins as you can get them. Good luck with your negotiations when you learn what the broker really makes. Your competitors still don't GAF and will continue to gladly undercut you. They'll need to outlaw competition.

 

Fine… Joliet to grove port for 1170. Can’t get much closer to Columbus than that. And No it’s not work ethic. It’s called business ethics

 

Actually that load has 2 pickups and delivers at 23:30 on Thursday.