Honest Question

One thing I've realized is that I don't have a doubt that some of the guys on this post are averaging 1.80 ALL MILES.
I can honestly believe that. However, the average flatbed guy at mercer isn't averaging 1.80 all miles an the loadboard will prove that. There are some extremely good loads on mercer board but most of the loads on the board are trash loads. So there's absolutely no way the average guy here is making decent money.
Most of em are making just enough to keep bills covered an me personally, I didn't start a business just to keep my bills paid. The reason I stated I was lied to was because that was my FIRST question to the recruiter was how is the freight in the southeast. He insisted that Bham of all places was a goldmine for mercer. I also assumed the loads paid better as a contractor here versus an outside carrier for mercer. Only to realize most of the loads pay around the same if not lower than the carrier based board. So in actuality, it really evens out whether you're running for mercer or you're an approved carrier for them. Only advantage to being an approved carrier, you get to pull from whatever carrier of your choosing.
Bottom line is, if you have the oppurtunity and/or finances to become your own carrier then TAKE IT...that way if mercer board doesn't look good to you one week you can jump over onto LS or universal's or bennett's board etc etc.
spyder of all people should totally understand where I'm coming from because he was once independent.
There's nothing like being able to pull up ANYWHERE an get a load an with a 30 second phone call you're approved to pull the load. An when you lease on to a carrier that you're restricted to just their loadboard it kinda feels as if your hands are slightly tied because u can't move Around how you want to move.

 

I take my hat off to the fella @CJndaTruck
I voiced my issue he came back with a simple reply..."some systems just don't work for everybody" ...(wasn't his words verbatim but close to it)
There wasn't any fingers being pointed an all that crap. I respect that.
But throw out the idea that a guy "isn't paying attention" or "he just doesn't know what he's doing" or "you should plan better" that's all a load of crap. You can't spit those claims out to a guy who's been doing this just as long as lot of you an doing it as an O/O at that!!

 

That has been posted many times, its not for everyone. That goes for any where. Its also been said that have to put away much of what you did before and adapt to how it works here. That's what happening with you Jacques. Its a transition. Yourecadapting to it and having a bit of a tough time. But its nothing that I didn't go thrust, or spyder, and the others that went from authority to here.. Molar, is stuck on the good old boy thing, loss. Getting taken. Etc. The rebrokered loads deal. And all is a distraction. To things. Everyone has already told you that before, but you guys are in the mode right now that if someone doesn't agree the are biased or against you. Hats not the case at all. I load in 5our neck of the woods all the time, but why worry about hurting a coordinators feelings, this is a business decision not a lov affair.

 

And that he you get an average, some are above, some are below

 

And jacquesi123 i started in 1979 after 4 years inbarmy, been a owner up since 89, with 16 years of authority in there. I got 2 kids in college now, after raising 5 total. But what do i know

 

Molar, you never had a good opinion of mercer, surprised you came here. But, every load board has freight from high to low. Its no different anywhere. All that you mention I have heard a million times. I myself have never encountered all of that. I get my loads and run like I want and as much as I want. I hear those theories mainly from guys who are frustrated with how things are going. Its a distraction to be so focused on that, its takes away from the real task. Since you have proof of this, perhaps you could post the screenshots etc. Like I said I hear that but haven't seen proof. I got loads booked thrust April 4th, I guarantee you when I unload sometime over the next 4 loads, someone is gonna think I good old boyed him when I already got a load and he doesn't. Some of us could help you guys, if you would be willing to let us.

 

Actually there a bit of truth in that, although instead of lazy, its simply , PATIENCE

 

By the way, you can ask out coordinator what a load would pay if brokered out. Runs about 8 per cent more, how would think a brokered load would pay less than what a contractor got? I guess the all brokers screw people thing.

 

@jacquesi23 like @skateboardman said your coordinator is business a business relationship. If you have given the relationship enough time and it's not working out then by all means ask for a new coordinator.

Just keep in mind, if you try to go thru to many coordinators, Mercer will think your the problem and not the coordinator. Mercer wants you to be successful and happy here

 

To add to this, it's also knowing when and where to be patient, and when and where you take the best that's available cause it's very unlikely anything better will show up no matter how long you wait.