Pick up and delivery appointments

HillbillyDeluxeTruck said: ↑

I need to know if I'm in the wrong here or if I'm being lied to.

I recently made the mistake of switching to van freight from flatbed and for the immediate future Im stuck running it. I've run van freight in the past and had a much different experience, thus this thread.

The carrier Im leased to keeps telling me that my pick up/delivery appointments are pretty much set in stone and cannot be changed. I have never run into this in the past. I get hard delivery appointments that Im being told I need to run 700mi/day to be able to hit my delivery time. To me in this market of freight rates being in the toilet, how the hell can anyone demand white glove service yet pay bottom barrel prices, especially on junk freight that doesn't seem to be a high priority? Im trying to figure out if this is a broker/shipper/receiver issue or if this is my carrier lying to me, which I have already caught them doing with some made up appointment times that didn't actually exist.

In the past, running van freight when I've taken a load, I or my dispatcher was the one to set the delivery appointment, which I was consistently early for, from hours to a full day. Now Im being given hard appointments and being told if Im late at all there are late fees. I've also been in contact with brokers and they have had zero issues with my delivery schedule because of my hours, yet my carrier will tell me "they have already emailed us about being late and charging a late fee", when we're talking about a matter of hours.

If I'm wrong and the market has changed then I'll admit I'm wrong. But I need some outside confirmation.
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Your being bullied and pushed by your company . It would be wise to quit them or move divisions as soon as possible . I will deliver freight to the best of my ability to meet delivery demand but will not be pushed by callous demands . Considering HOS guidelines to follow , traffic , weather , repairs etc . The freight will get there but not always when wanted , fact of life . I wouldn't put up with threats and deceit .

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