How to tell a double brokered load.

Agreed the fewer involved makes the whole thing smoother. You start getting more than one broker, in between the you and the shipper. Communications get lost in the pass through.

 

Why do you care about %? Just worry about a fair rate.

You can get 90% of 1.80 pm while I get 50% of 5.00 pm. Worry about yourself, not everyone else.

 

So you are telling me like a lot of truckers to not care about anybody but myself?

 

If thats all you got out of it. Then I guess your like most truckers.

 

I am new here, I work in a different industry, but I am looking at hauling bulk commodities in the future. I have found Powerhouse posts on different forums to be insightful, honest and helpful. I know you know what he was saying here, that he just wanted his fair share of the contract wage, no matter how you slice it. You were the one who took it and ran with it, telling him to mind his own business.

No it is not about percentages, nor is it all about the all mighty dollar amount. It is about doing business with individuals who are honest and are upfront with you about information that affects your ability to make a living for you and your family. It is about feeling that the other person on the other end of the phone has a job to do, but that they have your back as you have shown them in the past that you have theirs when the chips are on the table.

If a broker is willing to throw you under the bus for 30 pieces of silver, I want to find it out up front as soon as possible, if possible, and make future decision appropriately.

 

Powerhouse and I agree on a lot.

But I dont believe that any set party should have a set amount they receive. We are all in this to make money.

learn how to run a business the way you need to run it.

 

I am leased to a broker> Mercer <. Sometimes I get loads and Schneider calls me and asks when I will arrive at consignee. Double brokered, no brainer.
Sometimes BNSF calls me and asks me to download their their tracker app. Double brokered, no Brainer.
Mercer used to get alot of military freight. Politics have changed and now they fish for freight from loadboards just like I used to do.
If you're offered less than $2.30 per mile, you are probably double brokered.

 

You are leased to a motor carrier. The fact that Mercer also has broker authority is irrelevant. Schneider is the broker, Mercer accepts the load as the carrier. You have the truck running under Mercer's authority. There is no double brokering in this scenario.

Broker authority does not allow for leasing on of trucks, a broker may only give loads one with motor carrier authority.

Now if you have your own authority and get the same load from Mercer, then the load is double brokered because both Schneider and Mercer are acting under broker authority. Schneider does not see this from their end though, they see they are giving the load to a motor carrier. Definitely takes a bite out of the profit for the truck owner.

 

Wrong! Schneider cuts rate to Mercer, Mercer cuts rate to me. Equals double-brokered. You are dis-qualified.