I need drivers opinions on something please thake the time to read

FriedTater · Jun 11, 2010

yeah Ive had a few over the years,Colombian,Brazilian and Guyana
Lost interst and now we work with Colombian and Insular Central American BCI.
Just getting a nice group of BC Longicauda up to breeding age,here in the near furture we will be adding 1.2 Cribo's and 1.2 Easten Indigo's.
We have a 2.3 Heloderma(Banded Gila) that have yet to reproduce.

Several Cobra's,Western Diamondbacks and other stuff that
lives to bite.
Fun Stuff . . . . .

infj1986 said: ↑

Fried tator, I see you rase Boas, have you had alot of experience with brazillian rainbows?
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wheel time · Jun 13, 2010

its not hard to see where bad rates are located. look at the trucks that are runing out of the areas

JimDriv3r · Jun 15, 2010

infj1986 said: ↑

Ok first let me be up front about who I am, I am a " broker" for a 3pl. I do not like the way things are done in this industry, to much dishonesty on all sides. There are alot of brokers who should be paying drivers more but are not. ( a 450$ profit on a load is complete greed in my opinion unless it is a very special situation) There are alot of drivers who could run for a lot less ( I had to pay some chicago russian driver 1900 to run a dry load from chicago to cedar falls ia 300 miles, because he knew i was in a bind and was desperate. ( lets keep in mind the shipper was only paying 450$ because " price is all that matters" so i wont be seeing a paycheck next week due to BGD transportations wonderful ethics. My point is this, this entire industry is a cluster of dishonesty in my opinion , I want to do something that I havent seen done ( maybe some brokers do it i dont know im only a year into this) I want to be transparent with everything, I want the drivers to see what I bill my customers and my customers to know the drivers pay and my cut of it, I would do this by having charging the same price for every load. an example, for every 500 miles ( or days worth of driving) on top of the truck rate wich i will bill on the market rate wich in my opinion should never be less than 1.50 a mile anywhere. my service fee is $150, $200 for Reefer loads ( of course I only take home 25% percent of that so i make either 25 or 50 dollrs a load. My goal is volume, if i move 30 loads a week after taxes ill make 50k aa year wich is fine considering i grew up in a foster home with nothing i dont need to be rich. My customers would be billed the truck rate and my fee seperatly and drivers would see the full rate as well. Could something like this be done or would I just get backdoored? Yes this is being posted in multiple sections, I want as many opinions as possible.
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While I really can't answer your question, it's just heart-warming to know that there are people on the office side of truck driving that are honest.

Where are the other brokers like you, LOL!

infj1986 · Jun 16, 2010

gotta love the indigos, i just got a juvi columbian rainbow, do they lose the pattern as they age?

Passin Thru · Jun 16, 2010

There is no such thing as a Backhaul. Its a haul. Why do people call it backhaul? I may be going from Ca to OR but I live in VA. That aint no backhaul. Pay a lot.

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