Amen brother, that's exactly what needs to happen with the illegal transporters on uShip!! Semper Fi...
I cannot stand Greedy ##### brokers
Discussion in 'Car Hauler and Auto Carrier Trucking Forum' started by AJPTransport, Nov 7, 2013.
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Shoot, I still try to get 300 per from SD to Sac, $225 might be fair for a 8-10 car, but not to my 3 car wedge. Yeah it's my fault for being small, but why is it that one broker can pay me $325 for a car, and another only wants to pay $275 for a 1 ton with utility body? Some are good, some are crooks. Just like those Montway idiots, they bid (after BROKERAGE FEES) on uship a car for $350, but you see it listed on CD for only $250. Really? You gotta be that friggin GREEDY? Piss off, I'm not putting your kids through college while I sweat the pounds off in my rattling, no a/c having, crappy heat having, non aerodynamic cabover.
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From San Diego? Oh yeah that needs to be $300 for sure. I do still have some utility truck customers that pay $500 a unit from Fontana up to the bay but those are direct customers who recognize good service. As far a brokers go most ive have ever talked to try to make at least $100 per car. Im ok with that as long as I get what I need. The problems start when they start fighting each other for freight and drive the rate down. Then the lowest bidder still wants to take $100 and give you the $150 car. There are some good brokers out there that call periodicly just to talk and see what I need to move a car before they go giving quotes to customers. For example when I started hauling to Texas, cars from nor cal paid $700 a unit and everything picked up from a terminal and delivered to a terminal. Now, they want you to haul for $550 and go door to door with a stinger or semi high mount. Its just the broker taking the terminal fees and a little more for themselves because they are afraid they wont get the sale and may have to get a job back in the real world
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I shoulda said from 300 from OC, I try to do better from SD. I wouldn't mind your contacts if you don't plan on running again, I do scratch the back that scratches mine
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Im actually still doing the utility trucks, I just put them on my lowbed. I thought about buying that Sun Country nex gen 5-car but at the end of the day its only 5 cars. Im used to 7 or better. Although that is a beautiful trailer, and will do some amazing loads.I will say when I broker freight to my friends who have their own authority and their own equipment I only take 5%. In recent years I did have guys that leased on to me and I took 15% or 25% if they pulled my trailer. So I know what its like to broker. The difference is , is that I know what it costs to operate a truck and I also understand at the end of the day if the trucker isnt making what he needs he will eventually quit or go out of business. This is not good for either party because now the freight doesnt even get moved and my trailers would sit. These brokers either dont understand what it takes to operate a truck or they just dont care.
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