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Message:: [QUOTE="_ton bundle, post: 1277388, member: 24502"]I don't even call on their postings anymore. Why tie up the phone when someone decent might be posting? It does bother me when they call me with .70 and .80 cpm freight. I mean, I don't call you out of the blue to insult you, so don't do it to me. If you are that cheap, just post it and let people call you. I only take loads off of the boards as a last resort, anyhow, I don't expect the load board freight rates to ever be high dollar. I always tell brokers what I need to haul their freight. I always give them a specific dollar figure. That way, they can call back if they get desperate. It happens from time to time. If I have hauled for them in the past, I let them know and give them their load  number. I don't expect a broker to offer a good rate to a cold caller--  that's just asking to get your accounts stolen. You're right, Ron, that doesn't mean that they are a bad carrier to work for as a company driver. It does mean that they have excess freight, which is a good sign for a driver. Also, I can't say that they have ever been dishonest, just cheap. That's why I put FWIW before my post.[/QUOTE]