What am I missing?

Sorry, I guess I didn't understand that it was a broker who took the business, thought it was a company driver who let his company know about the run. My mistake...

 

Luvtheroad :
It was a company that took the load away (roadmedic) has it wrong about my case, Reason is I pay my broker on % and if the load pays less then he/she (broker) gets less. Thats why I like a % broker.
Thats not to say a broker wouldn't sell out, but I'm 100% sure it was the driver i talked to that sold me out, but I won't get into that.


1pissofdriver :
I wish you all the luck in the world with that new job. Just keep us posted
on how things are going, that way I will have insight on what its like when
I quit o/o'n. LOL
Also I loved that post on H.E.R.P.E.S, I copied that so I could print it. ROLMAO.

 

OK Kentucky, thanks for clearing that up, I was starting to wonder about me... LOL or maybe that Roadmedic was trying to confuse me, you cant be doin that to us old people, Roadmedic. LMAO

Ok, now I have to ask, what does ROLMAO stand for I know LMAO and LMFAO but this is a new one.

 

He's Rolling Out and LMAO

...or it's a typo

 

All I was referring to is that the company may have contacted your broker and worked another deal out. We lost one that way.

So, I guess the company may have just went direct to your shippers and receivers and did it. A little different, but not surprising in the way of business now.

 

Are you not reading their replies to your silly posts? Or are you just a hard headed company driver? Six flipping months ago you could do some planning most of the time. Now you might as well be peeing in a fan and taking a coastie,, errr, pollock shower. Frieght is not there, cancelled, rate dropped, all the things they mentioned. Read their posts and believe what you are being told. I deal with it every day. Sheeeesse.

Dave

 

ROLMAO means, Rolling Over LMAO

Roadmedic:
Ya I am sure there are brokers that have sold out, but in my case my broker didn't know anything about it until the last minute. He called me to inform me of what was going on and how this shipper was offered a cheaper rate by this company and that they (shipper) would no longer need me unless I could beat their rate price that they where quoted. This all happened only after I talked to the driver of that company, that I lost my dedicated load, and he was the only one I had talked to about the run I was on, and it was his company that cut the rate.

 

Oh for sure, as I've put on here a zillion times, and no I don't exagerate, LOL the customer is not entirely blameless when it comes to some of this stuff.

 

Dave--
All I can say is Thank You, Thank You, Thank You... None of us could have been any more detailed in our posts about why these things are happening. If you noticed and I am sure you did, he never would respond to the posts.
I don't think he really is informed when it comes to the subject. But we all have our own opinions and we're entitled to post them.
As you said 6 months ago, you MIGHT have been able to plan but things were sliding down the tubes then too.
Most everyone starts out with a workable plan. It's the old adage, plan your work, work your plan. But right now, it's not always working, no matter how well you think it out. Many, many factors, we don't have any control over. I think that to be successful in this business especially if you're an O/O you have to be a business person, a good planner, and a gambler. But, that's just my opinion.

 

I kept seeing that when I was reading our friend 1PO'ddriver's posts and couldn't figure out if it was a typo or something that I didnt know. Couldnt believe I wouldnt know something LOLOLOL