Scheduled for a load, Landstar just pulled it. WTF?

Loads can be canceled for a number of reasons. We had a load cancel yesterday due to the consignee not having electricity in New Jersey. Sometimes, the shipper finds a truck themselves or another carrier could have placed a lower bid. The product may also not be ready. There is no way to tell for sure.

 

Could also be the shipper's credit went bad. There are many reasons.

 

Exactly!

Maybe the customer/shipper was obligated to do something for Landstar corporate and they failed to do it. Like pay an old invoice.

 

Could be Landstar moved it with another carrier at a lower rate. Happens every day . Even at Landstar.

 

I agree with all of the above comments, Many reason as to why a load can get cancelled. Did anyone offer you anything else that may have been available? I know when loads get cancelled in my office and I already have a carrier on the load I scramble to find the carrier something else even if I have to reach out to other brokers, and specially if the carrier was headed to the house

 

That's why you should get a security deposit .. The reasons for cancelations matter not, if you were booked on the load it should be treated the same as if you were under the load..scumbag agents & brokers..the fee do to this should cost more than what the load would have paid...Agent SCUMBAGS..

 

Brilliant reply!

 

What do you suggest? 100 % up front?