Direct shippers - tough crowd

FR8Connect An online direct carrier and direct shipper load matching load board.

You’re welcome.

 

How many trucks do you represent? Cause if it's just one, you're generally not worth more than brokering the load out.

I'll add that it takes about 3 to months of work to sign each of our shippers.

 

Because the time to go after direct freight was when the rates were way up.
Everyone wants direct when the rates are down. The customer knows that when rates go back up you'll disappear.

 

Don’t waste your time at a big company warehouse type place. Hit up mom & pop places. Locally owned and operated. You’ll never beat out Werner, JB, Swift, USX and the like.

Find smaller outfits to work for. Look for a local company who does there production in one location and has several cross dock like distribution centers within a 300-500mi radius. They probably need help with night time line haul.

Hit up some local farms. They may need trucks to move equipment between farms, bring supplies in, get their product to market.

Even talk to other local trucking company’s, they may need help covering overflow.

 

Means seldom just walk in and start.
1000 calls
100 someone answers
10 someone talks about rates
1 brings you on

 

It means that from intial contact to signing a contract usually takes 3 months.

 

You guys are signing contracts? Lol.

All my work was sealed with a hand shake.