Posting For Good and Bad Brokers

That's just completely messed up! Sounds like a pretty disorganized office staff.

 

then dispatch calls wanting to know if your unloaded and where your at, aint that what the qc is for, have i sent in an empty, and they complain cause the other drivers aint using the qc, why use it if they aint going to read it.

 

there may be liabilities if the broker dispatches you directly and there is an accident of any kind. your company should be your link between you and the broker. You do call your company when you pickup, deliver, etc. dont you?

 

why call them if i put it on the qc, would rather not talk to em p.s. i hate the road

 

No doubt. Why bother with the expense of the system if you are not going to use the tool.

 

Sounds like they are just being a PITA about check calls . . . the driver or company makes the check calls, not the darn broker calling the driver.

 

youre right. but there can be a liability if the broker dispatches the driver directly.
some yrs ago a huge brokerage and i am not naming names, dispatched a driver instead of the driver's company dispatcher. the driver had an accident in which there were fatalities. the insurance co. went after the broker for directly dispatching the driver, the driver,the driver's company, and even the shipper. the broker was sued and had to pay millions and the driver's company was sued and had to pay. if the broker hadnt dispatched the driver they wouldnt have had any liability.

 

well lets see here.what do you wanna no?i am an owner of 5 trucks,10 trailers,i run a brokerage and i have warehouses.not to mention my own direct customers to and from ny....how can i help you?

 

I haven't heard any specific cases of that, but had been told to watch what kinds of things are done. I was told to not even schedule the actual pick up and delivery times.

 

hey, i have a friend who is looking for warehouse space and local cartage in nyc. what borough are you in? do you have any of the old APA people working for you? dont think the brokerage would be of any use since you have your own trucks, safe to assume you use them for cartage and local work? is your company union? let me know, thanks