I arrived at cosignee today an hour before my appointment today to find out they are refusing the load because they say they didn't order it. Can anyone tell me what I should expect next?
call your broker, and get it off your truck. you cannot be a rolling storage container. if you have a good broker, they will find a company that will off load you. you should still get the pay you were told you'd be getting. if not, (no place to take the load, or a different price) find a place and dump the load, and move on. you are NOT a warehouse.
The shipper could have you deliver the load to a warehouse and they might store it for later delivery. They could have you bring the load back to shipper for the same rate per mile. I had a load of freezers for new grocery store being built. They said the load to to early and they refused the load. Shipper was in Mexico. So they paid me to drive like 1,200 miles to they USA wearhouse. To unload. So they could ship them in like 2 weeks. Back to the new grocery store when the contractors we're ready for them.
It is also likely to be sent back to the shipper. I would demand at least the average market rate on that lane. It could be a better deal too.
Another time I had customer refuse the load because they said they requested a dry van trailer with a life gate. Because they did not have unloading dock. The broker said that was not what they requested. He said take the load to Roadway terminal (he already called them) and said they will unload you and deliver the load in like two weeks when they can find a lift gate trailer.
Picked the load up in Candler, NC delivered to Ft. Mill SC 137miles for $500. I will definitely take it back for the same $500. $1000 bucks for 280 miles for rolled fabric sounds like a good deal.
Update lost my reload home to Atlanta. Wound up booking with same broker from Ft. Mill to Atlanta with a late pickup Monday delivery. They paid me 250 layover and 550 on load home. Didnt work out too bad for me 1300 on 430miles. I can live with that.
Got to love the roller coaster ride. One minute all set, next it falls apart. Then turns out even better. I like when it works out that way. It just proves, to Me, always a load, no need to ever panic, and sell yourself short.
