How are Brokers NOT to blame?

Seriously, when fuel is over $5 a gallon again and there are loads posted across every load board there is for $1.27 a mile and $2.35 going into FL from Seattle...what in the serious F do you call that?

If you don't know what to offer that is respectful, there are carriers on this forum that will help you. We're in this together.

 

Ok.

So the consensus here is to look out for yourself and #### everyone else? Does that about sum it up?

Supply and demand does not exist, FYI. The demand on diesel wasn't more last week than this...why is it up again? Oh, that's right...the elephant nobody wants to see. It's not supply and demand. Never was, never will be. If you think you can reduce something as complex as market price into supply and demand, see yourself out.

I don't give 2 turds about y'alls idea that what makes a broker post a load for $1.99 has anything to do with supply and demand. Its disrespectful. It's also tit for tat, apparently. According to you carriers that have their comfy little customer that feeds their family, I hope you get to keep that forever. But, for those of us that live in the market, we try to find ways to work together.

If you are not actively a part of the "supply and demand" spot market, kindly piss off. You won't understand anything you're going to read.

 

I know who the enemy is. It's ignorance.

I don't claim to know it all, but someone seriously tell me that they aren't offended by an offer of $1.78 per mile. I don't care what you call it, supply and demand or whatever, do you find it disrespectful or not? If you can't answer this, you're below the vail.

 

Would you like to see these pendulum swings stop? If so, what would your solution be to cause rates to stop swinging back and forth so high? I believe it's how we all come to the conclusion of setting our rates. Is there an industry standard somewhere? Do people just pull the numbers out of their backsides?

 

I'm not trying to set rates. I'm trying to communicate rates. I believe that will help brokers, shippers, and carriers alike.

I'm not trying to make a killing. I just want fair rates to drag my butt away from my family, sleep in a box, and eat like a sidewalk addict.

I'm not against those that take cheap rates...I'm saying they don't know better...they need communication...they need to know they can make more. How else do you communicate that?

Maybe if we do things right, the next time the pendulum swings our way, it'll be high enough to force some of these brokers back into dispatcher roles.