More stupid broker tricks

Next time that happens say that's ok because I have a flat too and see what response you get.

 

Very simple, the shipper was told by the second broker that he could get that load covered cheaper, so the shipper calls the first broker back with a story full of smoke and mirrors, the second broker posts the load, and there you are. It might have been interesting if you would have been running team, and when the broker called you back with the story, you could have responded, man that just irritates me, but hold on a minute here, there is a flatbed driver setting here drinking coffee with me, let me see if he is interested.... sometimes also, it isn't uncommon for a shipper to give a broker one hour to move a load, (for example), when the hour is up, the shipper gives the next broker one hour, and so it goes. That area that you are in is a tough nut to crack, always was, always will be, and they pretty much all know each other, there might be a few exceptions, but not many.

 

Yep, had a good one today. Myself and another trk. will del. in Tulsa in the morning.
Agent calls about reloads if we want. Yep sounds good.
They set the offload time for Sat. Ok good to go.
Gets the comfirm sheets for Sat. unld. Opps need to unld Fri. by noon now. Nope can't do it. These are Od lds. loading at noon Thurs. going roughly 700 miles.
Ok we will find other trks. that can do it then. Agent tells them good luck.
Well as 7pm tonight the loads are still on the board looking for somebody to over night 12' wide lds. 700 miles..

 

I thought the general rule was overwide loads couldn't run during the night time?

 

Co. you can run night time, But you have to get through Ok. during the day and also Ks. if you run up through there.
Thing is, I think this was a company that normaly books legal lds.
Hope they bite the bullet on those lds. There were like 8 of them I believe..

 

ya O/D loads is a whole different animal