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<p>[QUOTE="jacquesi23, post: 5287853, member: 105779"]Well, it's been about 5 months since I put in my walking papers with mercer. </p><p>As I am now back out on my dot numbers. I admit, I was one of the guys who just couldn't "get" the way mercer operated. Probably will never understand hence the reason I'm sitting under my own authority again. </p><p>Mercer was in fact, a terrific company to work for. The freight they have to offer is by far unmatched. </p><p>I can't recall a time where I've ever hauled a load weighing over 40k pounds while leased to them. </p><p>But the downside of it all was the fact that I just couldn't get with mercerization lol. The downtime waiting on loads etc, etc. </p><p>I managed to make great relationships with quite a few of the mercer agents while I was leased there an The deeper part of me wanted to believe that I would be blackballed from the mercer portal for ever. Lol. </p><p>However, upon reactivating my authority, the same agents I dealt with while leased on with mercer are the same agents I deal with now as an independent carrier. Heck I even put some of my "go to" customers an shippers on the backburner when mercer calls!!! Lol</p><p>I've heard a lot of guys here say well the loads are crappy for approved carriers an they don't pay much. </p><p>But I beg to differ, in fact I've been running mercer loads for the past 3 months as a independent an the cheapest load I've had from them so far paid me 1.60/mile coming out of PA going south an the only reason I took it was to get me back home to Alabama. </p><p>Heck the majority of the loads I haul for them avg around 2.20/mile an up. </p><p>My load scheduled tomorrow has a rate of 2.72/mile an they were proud to give it to me lol. </p><p>No factoring involved which means I get the same benefits I got as a lease operator. Scan my bills in an I'm paid within 4 hours. </p><p>Even was able to get back in their fuel program so all of my fuel is at mercer's price. </p><p>So to sum this all up: I would say I learned a lot by being leased on with them for the short time I was there. </p><p>I learned even more lanes. </p><p>They forced me to Invest in more flatbed equipment which I thought was bs but it turned out to be a good thing once I got back on my own because now I have just about anything a man can use on a flatbed load. Great company if you don't want the responsibility of a dot number an you have low overhead. </p><p>But if you're like me an work at a faster pace an have more than average overhead then becoming an approved carrier for mercer would be your best bet. They treat you like family regardless. I'm a witness to it because I've worked both sides of it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jacquesi23, post: 5287853, member: 105779"]Well, it's been about 5 months since I put in my walking papers with mercer. As I am now back out on my dot numbers. I admit, I was one of the guys who just couldn't "get" the way mercer operated. Probably will never understand hence the reason I'm sitting under my own authority again. Mercer was in fact, a terrific company to work for. The freight they have to offer is by far unmatched. I can't recall a time where I've ever hauled a load weighing over 40k pounds while leased to them. But the downside of it all was the fact that I just couldn't get with mercerization lol. The downtime waiting on loads etc, etc. I managed to make great relationships with quite a few of the mercer agents while I was leased there an The deeper part of me wanted to believe that I would be blackballed from the mercer portal for ever. Lol. However, upon reactivating my authority, the same agents I dealt with while leased on with mercer are the same agents I deal with now as an independent carrier. Heck I even put some of my "go to" customers an shippers on the backburner when mercer calls!!! Lol I've heard a lot of guys here say well the loads are crappy for approved carriers an they don't pay much. But I beg to differ, in fact I've been running mercer loads for the past 3 months as a independent an the cheapest load I've had from them so far paid me 1.60/mile coming out of PA going south an the only reason I took it was to get me back home to Alabama. Heck the majority of the loads I haul for them avg around 2.20/mile an up. My load scheduled tomorrow has a rate of 2.72/mile an they were proud to give it to me lol. No factoring involved which means I get the same benefits I got as a lease operator. Scan my bills in an I'm paid within 4 hours. Even was able to get back in their fuel program so all of my fuel is at mercer's price. So to sum this all up: I would say I learned a lot by being leased on with them for the short time I was there. I learned even more lanes. They forced me to Invest in more flatbed equipment which I thought was bs but it turned out to be a good thing once I got back on my own because now I have just about anything a man can use on a flatbed load. Great company if you don't want the responsibility of a dot number an you have low overhead. But if you're like me an work at a faster pace an have more than average overhead then becoming an approved carrier for mercer would be your best bet. They treat you like family regardless. I'm a witness to it because I've worked both sides of it.[/QUOTE]
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