Respect my Authoritay!

I can’t say for sure, but more than 1 Broker #s, they could be flipping freight, through their system. Double Dipping. It happens all the time when Leased to Carriers, with their own Brokerage. Brokerage gets load for $3.00 pm. Gives to Carrier ( themselves) for $2.00 a mile. O/O Leased to Carrier hauls it for 85% of $2.00.

 

Sounds like your figuring it all out pretty quickly. Dispatch Service? I guess if they’re giving you good rates, and keeping you busy, they’re worth something. But the lies, and having one extra link in the communication chain, is already causing problems. Best thing about having your Own #s, is not dealing with Dispatch Shenanigans. Bad enough when a Brokers nervous, and bugging you. Add a Lying Dispatcher, and everything gets screwed up. Brokers would rather deal directly with you anyway. “ I’m the Owner, and the Driver on this Load, don’t hesitate to call Me, if you have any questions” They Love that stuff, then hope they don’t call, Lol.

 

Sounds like he’s really on the ball. Well, it’s all a Learning process. They’re serving a purpose. Maybe they have good freight. But I don’t think you need them. Better to establish your Company name directly with Brokers, and/ or Shippers. Pretty soon they’ll all know you. Good Luck.

 

That’s a broker, not a dispatcher.

A dispatcher assigns the loads to you, in this case this is all brokerage service.

You shouldn’t be paying anything, they own the load, not you.

If you want a dispatcher, then you hire one, they work with brokers on your behalf and you pay them after you are paid.

 

Getting loads from a load board requires TIME which isn't an infinite commodity. Not to mention you'll need a printer and all the bells and whistles to manage it from the truck. I've done it and lots of O/Os do it and make money. But experience is a major thing that you need in this business because not all brokers are honest. Having said all that there are some brokers that can and do run what they call dedicated trucks that they depend on to load every week try to find a few of them. So good luck.

 

I don’t know but why would it matter?