question for all the indepent o/o

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by amsn, Jun 21, 2009.

  1. amsn

    amsn Light Load Member

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    o/o I wanna know your bigest complant about brokers beside the brokers poketing the fsc i think thats a given . I am i came home off the road in april (got a local job home every night) and it jus not what i was looking for so i was about to go back otr but then i had an idea to get certified to be a Freight broker what do yall think about that......... anyone that has any experince in this feild i would greatly appracite all in ne advice thanx for takeing the time to read my tread n yall be safe out there
     
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  3. 7mouths2feed

    7mouths2feed "Family Man"

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    Other than the FSC the biggest complaint would be poor-mouthing the load in order to pocket more than your services are worth. The service is valuable but it is only worth so much.

    You sleep at home, eat at home, see your family and snuggle with momma every-day. You have overhead of phone, printer/fax/copier, a PC, and perhaps a little extra electricity than normal. :biggrin_25526:

    Driver eats otr, sleeps in a box, deals with traffic, DOT, shippers, weather, tarps, lumpers, break-downs, 2290, ins., permits, fees, ifta, maintenance, odd hours, sees his family for 34 hours every 2 weeks (if that), truck/trailer payment, risks his/her life everyday...................:biggrin_2553:

    Starting to see why a brokers percentage should only be a set amount instead of finding the most desparate slug out there to haul a load as cheap as possible? :biggrin_2552:
     
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  4. amsn

    amsn Light Load Member

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    yea i agree with you although i wasnt an o/o jus a company slave i stuck it out for almost three years n i came across a website i was thinkingsince i have 3 yrs otr borkage might me a good change for me
    thanx 4 ur reply
     
  5. PharmPhail

    PharmPhail Road Train Member

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    Look at google routes before bidding a job. If you want to base it on a straight line, then go ahead and hire birds to haul the load. :biggrin_25526:
     
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