Some questions about the DAT load board.

I had a broker tell me he never posts a rate with his loads. He paid well on the load I took.

He said he likes to pay a fair price. Which it was. He said if he posted the rate, his phone would never stop ringing. With that load it would've been true.

Just saying not all loads without a rate are cheap loads.

 

Just a thought. Two hours of phone calls could get you an extra K or two. It is definitely in my scope of work!

 

I use data and some brokers on there are dirtbags. Not only are prices posted in scammy ways, but they post the same load picking up in 10 major cities, when you call it actually picks up 400 miles away from everywhere.

Also many are posted as 1000 miles paying $9000 when you call it has 13 pickups and 21 drops over 18 days, and it 3700 miles total.

 

Hmmm when I see no rate posted, I assume it's not a real load. Have never called one before. I just might have to

 

If they put that info in the load details then nobody would ever call lol

 

Leave those for me! Hehe, produce, many pick ups and many drops $$$$$

 

Thanks guys. I am learning a lot on this forum. I am curious what happens when a broker doesn't get the load covered? I'd imagine they can only come up on price so much until they are making nothing or even losing money on a load. Do they go back to the shipper and say hey nobody wants to haul this crap for $1.50 per mile? Try to get more money out of them or what?

Next question. As an owner op do you focus on a certain lane and master it? Or do you prefer running out of the big cities with lots of freight? Based on my research for van loads Chicago is the hottest market. Next in line is Houston, DFW, Laredo surprisingly, LA, Atlanta, Nashville. The rumors about Florida seem to be true with very low rates coming out. I am trying to come up with a strategy for when I get my truck.