Why not back door the Broker

As an independent why should we not just back door the broker,and cut them all the way out ,and just negotiate with the shipper ???

 

Don't get caught.

 

I live next to two big shippers(alcoa and firestone)both big accounts for landstar and mercer plus few small shippers,the first problem i run into is im too small to get freight from the big guys and the second problem is availabilty:i got a few calls from a ruber belt company paying good money for a short haul but im always a day drive from pick up and customer wanted his freight to move yesterday.i dont have the manpower nor the capital to get more equipment and start a brokerage company.

 

I hear you.Maybe they are not the shippers you need to look at. Just over the last few days I have had some time off ,and I started riding looking for shippers in my area .Man you will be surprised with what may be within a 10 -20 radius of were you live. I just have found three potential customers last week.We just have to ask the right questions. Think about ,your just like landstar,and the rest just smaller.I think when it comes to the shipper using brokers they would rather get a carrier that they can trust .Go on the brokers forums, and learn their language.

 

Also, If You hauled for shipper before, back solicitation clause:

http://www.transportationlaw.net/articles/aug05article.htm

 

I read it .It always seems to be a law,or clause to stop the little man from growing.If I really found a shipper to haul for I would just find a loop hole .....ie,new ein,tax I'd ,new authority,create dba,need I go own....

 

The problem is finding backhauls that pay enough and gets u back to where these customers are since most small shippers wont pay round trip rates for their outbound freight plus load frequency to keep u rolling and generating revenue.lot of small carriers have a seperate brokerage division they cover what they can with their own trucks and broker the rest to outside carriers

 

Have a friend that picked lots of work by doing this. Lots of people are looking for small reliable outfits to haul their stuff. Some big companies will put you on their e-mail list for their loads and some want nothing to do with the small guy.

 

Alot of brokers deserve to be back doored. Dry


That is all from me.