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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mp4694330, post: 3504789, member: 48413&quot;]<b>Fill out carrier agreement?</b></p><p><b></b><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">So, earlier today, I found a decent (finally!) paying load off a load board and squeezed the broker for more. I thought great, until I saw the carrier agreement the broker asked me to fill out. It was the longest form I&#039;ve ever been asked to fill out. Is that normal? Usually, I just send over my documents to a broker and they do the rest. What is your experience like?</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span><b></b></p><p><b>Load Board Rant</b></p><p><b></b><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">I&#039;ve been using load boards a lot more frequently lately (my dispatch is ill, so I picked up the slack) and I just hate the way they work. Everything from brokers trying to (sometimes) scam me to waiting a long time for documents to be sent while I could be out driving. I can&#039;t tell if load boards just suck or if I&#039;m using them wrong. Does anyone else feel the same way?</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span><b></b></p><p><b>How do I stop running empty?</b></p><p><b></b><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">What are your tips to not run empty? I am probably running empty a quarter of the time and, like everyone, want to get the most bang for my buck. What are your tips to end running empty? Any solutions you&#039;ve seen/thought of/heard that you can share?</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">AND THIS</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span><b></b></p><p><b>Sincere question: why are you brokers around?</b></p><p><b></b><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Okay, before you get angry, I want to make it known that I&#039;m not a driver and I&#039;m not a broker and I&#039;m not a shipper. Just someone studying transportation, so, yes, I don&#039;t know what I&#039;m talking about. HELP ME. I don&#039;t understand why brokers are around. Why don&#039;t shippers just use load boards like brokers do. This will drive down their costs and make things go faster. Do shippers dealing directly with carriers need to meet certain legal requirements? Can&#039;t they just check the FMCSA for carriers with good reputations? I&#039;m sure it&#039;s not as simple as that, but I just dont understand, what are the reasons shippers use brokers if they can easily do it themselves by using load boards?</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Just friendly question, can You explain Yourself a little?</span><span style="color: #333333"><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><p></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></p></blockquote></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></blockquote></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></blockquote><p></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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