Farm2Fleet

Is Farm2Fleet the transportation division of Blaine's Farm and Fleet?

 

Craig, hope all is good with you two.

The big red machine rolling again ?

 

That's great news !

Things will only go up from here.

 

So what is Farm2Fleet offering you if you are finding your own loads and making the connections with the customers to build a lasting and profitable relationship....so far all I've read is they rent you a trailer.

 

Connections to good freight. I don't know how much other drivers have utilized the 3PL stuff but I've made out well from it since around September. These are loads that never, or I should say seldom, go on any loadboards. A few of my good brokers might get some of that stuff as a last resort and the sky is sometimes the limit on those but that would not be the norm. The rates are solid from the 3PL, not over the top, but solid. For many it would likely be the best rates they've ever seen. I use that, connections I've already made with brokers, and random loadboard loads that I push on price aggressively as possible and make out good from it. You'll get out of this company what you put into same as any other good company. There's no hand holding.

 

I don't know what 3PL is.
I guess I also don't understand why after building these coveted relationships you wouldn't cut out the middle man and get your own authority. It seems to me you're doing all the leg work. I'm not meaning to badger, I just don't understand the point. If you can explain it any better, please do. I'm close to getting my own truck and looking for a place to land.

 

Does anyone know?

 

Ok. Now we're getting somewhere. So, they'll pay your load, even though you "found" & "brokered" it regardless if the customer pays? Plus, of course, the back office stuff; logs, drug screens, etc. All on top of providing an open door to build relationships with clients you wouldn't have the opportunity to come in contact with. Now I understand. Thank you