brokers, riddle me this ?

it's very simple, don't believe all what they put up there for starters, then when u run the miles & see that they're off by X amount of miles, all u gotta do is give them a higher rate per mile to compensate for the normal. pretty simple

 

never seen that before. but i wouldn't use google maps.

you need trucking software of some sort. like truckmiles.com to figure out the miles.

exzample plot your course from billings montana to reno nevada. using both google and truckmiles. your going to find 150 miles difference. becuase google takes you through yellowstone and trucks aren't allowed through the park.

another example would be gallup nm to phoenix az. 60 miles difference and 5 extra hours to drive. you can truck on the shorter route but it's a lot of hills. faster and less fuel consumption to strictly stay on the high and run through flagstaff. drive the extra 60 miles.

another example would be missoula montana to boise idaho. 450 miles and 15 hours through the mountains or 600 miles and 10 hours to drive through pocatello.

i seen a looad posted today going from detroit to summerland key floriday. not a bad rate. but didn't look for any loads coming back out. so that's questionable as to the rate. but look on google where summerland key florida is. would have been an interesting drive.

 

i tried to compensate with a broker once. don't even bother anymore.

she didn't want to pay $2 a mile. and didn't care about the entire stretch of toll to get there. on the 80

 

TQL does this everyday to nearly every load.

 

So do Ya really want the answer or you just want to vent a little? the answer to that is simple and that is if you don't like it?
someone else is willing to do it (TOO MANY TRUCKS) and they are happy to do it. The rich people call that healthy competition
As long as they are NOT Competing . The more important reason is disorganization (too many Wana Be chiefs) . Every one has an opinion
on how things should be. So we have no leadership & no clue how to start one either just when you think of an organization that might
Help us get organized we always manage to screw it up.It cost money to get organized but if you try to start a membership program you will either
get stoned or called every name in the book. So why bother just learn how to survive in this murky waters or find another way to deal with the stress
I will Give you an Example. Go on the CB Radio and ask what is the exit for the flying J in Dallas,TX and I will Bet you a dollar to a Donut you will get several
Answers why Because in most of us there is this huge need for recognition ( I know more than you Do, My CB is biger than Yours,My engine is Bigger than this or that)
and so on and so on and if you try to help some one you will find your self in the same boots Jesus was many many years ago so needless to say and take it from me don't try to fix it
Just learn how to go around the lake of the doomed Because just when you think you just helped some one an insignificant ####roach will serface on this forum and call you names and try
to drool all over the forum saying crap that does not make sense to an orangutan and the sad part is there are many of those insignificant little pests around this planet and not just in trucking
They Actually think they know something of value. Or they just think if they make a lot of noise around this planet they eventually may get some attention so they can rest assured of their insignificant existence.
And If you are not sure that what I said here is true . The Next time you are setting in your cab in any big truck stop watch you fellow trucker as he /she ignores pedesrians and almost runs everybody over just so he/she can make a buck or two that day.

 

When I was a broker I only used a handful of companies and some o/o.
Only specialized freight and the question was always.
What would you be happy to to this load for.
If they were unfamiliar with the type of load or route any anomaly was specifically pointed out.
Much easier dealing like that.
My motto was if you not happy then we don't have to do it.
I want the trucker to be happy to take my call and haul freight for me.
If you do accept a load then I expect attention to detail , good communication and no undue whining.
For this I charged and paid a premium over the normal rates.
I did not handle huge volumes as this market is limited.
I suppose this is not an option with general freight because cost is king.
I seldom was near competitive on general freight , I could live with that though.

I just don't have the personality to haggle about price even going to the point of not being truthful.
I'm not saying I'm a better person but who wants to do business with people that you have to constantly check up on to see if they tiring to crook you.
If you had to check the weight of every item you bought at a store to see if they were lying would you continue to shop there?If every time you filled your tank you had to check to see if their gauge purposefully over-measured would you ever use them.

 

Like you Q. I need a good wage, You do also. I never abuse anyone, unless they require it. When I deal for a load, respect makes a lot of difference. Were both greedy. Let's talk.

 

Yes TQL is full of shenanigans like this. One of my favorite conversations with a TQL dispatcher was me calling for what they posted as a partial load. When I called about it, they proceed to tell me it is a load of Styrofoam insulation panels and that the load is 48 feet long, 8 feet wide and 8 feet tall, but it only weigh's 4000 pounds, so they consider it a partial load. I had to laugh and tell them not where I am from that is not a partial, no thanks, I will pass on your 1.10 a mile partial load. Plus they were about a 100 miles short on a 500 mile run.