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Originally Posted by GMAN
You can even find differences in such brokers/agents like Landstar. Perhaps we need to start shedding some light on those who double broker their loads.
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I like that idea Gman.
Speaking of landstar, here's a story from a few weeks ago.
I call Landstar (MRE) about a load from Baltimore to Erin, ON. The voice on the phone is johnny.
Johnny: "it's lumber. needs 8' tarps, weighs 48,000lbs, pays $650 on 466 miles"
Me: 466 miles? What's your route? My best route over the Appalachians with 48,000 on is 540 miles.
Johnny:I show 466.
Me: Thanks anyway.
Then I call a Landstar guy I know. I ask him about that load. He looks it up and says,
"He's just being greedy. It's supposed to pay $900 and Johnny would get $63, but the way the Landstar system is set up, if Johnny can cover it for less, he gets half. For example, if landstar Johnny covers the $900 load at $650, he gets $125 instead of $63 ((900-650/2). As you can see, the Landstar system is built to screw the truck".
In my experience, Landstar offers the WORST rates of anybody (although I cannot speak for the leased guys). 4-6 weeks ago, the best I found from them was $2/mile for 3 drops and hold it over the weekend. Now those loads are $1.69. I am not impressed with them.
I'd say they were just bottom feeding. If they don't catch a sucker it must go to the leased guys.