independent owner operator load networking idea

I think its a great idea, but most people fear the unknown.

 

danny it seems to be a good idea but the problem is trust in each other and we all know about that. I had an example today and have had it happen many times before. I was talking to a broker that I work with regularly who said that she really needed a truck for a Jackson,Ms to Houston,tx load and was not finding it easily. Of course if I knew of someone I would have given her a number or called them myself. But,I did not know of anyone in the area. With your plan I could have listed the load and possibly helped both parties at the same time.
Maybe if we keep discussing the idea it could somehow catch on with a few people and then see how it goes.

 

That's the key. Trust is everything. With Sylectus it is there as a given none of the TQL games. So these brokers would largely be unknowns but you have to start from somewhere and really a lot of times you can just tell what kind of broker you're dealing with through the course of a conversation anyways.

 

I utilize a contact that any additional freight that they have they will send out a mass email...I mean its got to be 100 carriers on this list (one day im going to hit reply all just to screw with everybody)...anyway....here is the thing .... When that email comes out you got about 30 good seconds to respond or the load is gone, wich is not bad but when I am on the road its annoying...I have my phone set to check email every 5 min between 6a and 5p....I have my ipad open and running through the stero speakers so I can hear incoming messages and I still miss some...when Im at home its cool cause I can see it and respond quick but every now and then email at 255 and the load came out at 251...well somebody at home or at their desk has got it....

Now I said all that to say this can be seen as a disadvantge in a lot of o/o eyes...because Im giving to the system, participating doing my part to pass along some good loads...but I continue to fall short in the "getting back" part....maybe because I dont get email quick on a slow server, live in a bad area with choppy reception, running in the woods, give up loads out of my area but when I get to AL or NC still get nothing...thn guys start to get discouraged...buddy up (well im only gonna tell 3or 4 in the group) etc....

i think its an idea with tons of potential...but I alo believe, human nature, greed, and a general lack of the overall picture by some "one track minded" carriers will make it difficult to achieve

 

So, is the whole idea dead in the water??? I've had some offers today for loads I can't cover. One from Ms. to Va. Refrigerated,decent pay. Might be just right for one of you out there but I have no way of knowing you're there.

 

That's what we sometimes do within Farm2Fleet. If Bill tells me a particular area a truck may be I sometimes can hook them up with a reload out of there but it's sporadic at best for now. This is not a bad idea all you need to know is where trucks are going to be a day in advance then if you saw something or heard about something good you could put them in contact.... Sometimes when driving it can be cumbersome that's what makes it so sporadic. Maybe if I didn't have to earn a living for myself I could dispatch trucks but I'll starve if I sit here and do that all day every day...