Research

Good day!! I hope everyone is staying safe!! I am trying to do a little research on broker service. I am looking to see what the major problems are when using a broker basically the pros and cons and as far as the cons go as and o/o what could be changed to make the service better. Any good feed back or suggestions will be much appreciated!
Thanks Rob

 

I drove for 15 years about 20 years ago. I have spent a lot of my career as a big bore diesel mechanic That built a company and sold it and I have bought some rental properties over the years. At this point I want something to do and my wife don’t really want me to buy trucks because she knows I will go on the road sometimes so I have been checking into doing some brokering and starting a business I can give to my granddaughters. I guess in answer to your question it would be a broker. I don’t know about wanna be I filed for the LLC today, Monday I will file for the authority but as I am sure you know that takes time to get. So I have learned over the years find out the bad from people that use it and try and change it. Kinda called a niche. So back to the question do you have any ideas or were you just trying to find about me??

 

Perfect thank you. Just kinda threw me with the broker wannabe. Have a good day and stay safe

 

Thank you, I think you may be wrong I am very close to them and spend a lot of time with them. I have always talked to them about First responders, military personnel, and Truckers these are in my mind industries that people do for the love. None of them ever get Enough ada boys. They have learned to have respect for that kinda thing.
So how about what would you want to see out of a broker? Keep in mind the broker has to make money too. I have been kinda toying with the idea of a flat rate charge on a sliding scale. So then the driver would no what is being charged. And as the broker for me to increase income I better be gotten the streets and make some sales.

 

Well from some of the checking I have found it is kinda along those lines. A rep at DAT told me the other day that right now it is a brokers market. Meaning more trucks than loads. But I have also heard that some brokers will take a fee off the top the discount the mileage pay as cheep as they can. But what I have been having a hard time finding is what the average broker charge to the shipper is. Thank you for your response.