Brokers

[jrhbull]

How can i locate a freight broker in my area to get jobs from?? Flatbed trailer and im located in wauchula, florida

[rank]

It won't matter that the broker in your area. You can try getloaded,ITS, Datconnect to start with.

[GMAN]

If you have your own authority, there are several load boards you can subscribe. www.getloaded.com, www.internettruckstop.com are two of the most popular. There are a number of other load board. A few of the load boards are geared toward specific types of freight, such as cars. Some of the larger brokerage companies also have their own load boards which you can access for free once you set up with them. Schneider, Landstar and CH Robinson are only three who have their own load boards for the brokerage side of their business.

[jrhbull]

Thanks for the info. Do those boards have plenty of freight?? Is that what you are using??? Is there usually some Florida/Florida loads

[GMAN]

I subscribe to both getloaded and internettruckstop. I have used other boards, but seem to do better with these. There is usually a good amount of freight. Most freight coming out of Florida is cheap. If you live in Florida and want to run intrastate, rates will usually be higher. I have seen intrastate freight around $2/mile. It depends on the type of freight you haul as to the rates and availability. Your best bet will be to find some of your own shippers and deal direct. Rates will usually be higher dealing direct. It takes time to find good shippers.

[rank]

I seem to get a fair number of calls from Getloaded, but I seldom call on a load that I see posted. Don't know why that is.

I don't subscribe to ITS anymore. I used to, it was pretty good, but I chose GL because of the message board.

DATconnect is what I use the most. It just has way more loads. $129/month.

Also use Posteverywhere for $20/month.

Trulos, Pickatruckload are free. Frieghtconnect is about the cheapest at $25/month.

[pepe4158]

Is it worth the extra $100 a month uh rank?
G-mans was about 130 a month too?....would you say its worth it G-man....I have 0 exp here as I aam trying to call and sort through brokers now. One wanted to fax me a big long application, and I wanted to know if thats common?

[millersod215]

If you're in wachula, why aren't you hauling sod? So much of it goes out of there on a daily basis running up my way, i can't count how many times i've picked up loads off of hwy 66, 64, and 17, i wouldn't think you'd have any problem getting a run on a daily basis. You might try FPT, Florida Premier Turf, when i was with my last company they had quite a few drivers hauling sod to us in brooksville, when i talked with those guys, they were getting 20 dollars a pallet, and hauling 20 pallets at a time, so the loads were paying 400 dollars, and they would run 2 a day. Anyway, just a thought since you're down that way, i would think if you want steady florida runs, then that's where it's at.

[rank]

Is it worth the extra $100 a month uh rank?

Yep.
$25/week @ two loads a week..... 10 less dead miles per load and I'm money ahead.

[pepe4158]

say rank...hmmm i just tried them as a demo, to see if they could find me any loads from within 300 miles of Chino Ca, LA is only 4o miles away so shoulda been something?.......Did i do something wrong?....came back a big 0?

[GMAN]

Is it worth the extra $100 a month uh rank?
G-mans was about 130 a month too?....would you say its worth it G-man....I have 0 exp here as I aam trying to call and sort through brokers now. One wanted to fax me a big long application, and I wanted to know if thats common?

I spend about $35/month on one and $25/month on the other. Internettruckstop will discount the bill by $10 if you pay on time. If you pay late then it will cost $35/month for each of these load boards. I think it is worth it, especially starting out. There are some big brokers you can work with on an exclusive basis, but it can sometimes be difficult to only deal with one broker. Landstar has a couple of large agents in Southern California. You could pretty much run for them exclusively under your own authority, but I would not want to be that dependent on any broker. C H Robinson is another large broker you could probably work with on a regular basis. They also have freight coming out of Southern California. If you want to run intrastate, you can do fairly well running up and down I-5. I don't use the load boards much right now, but if I happen to get into an area where I am stuck, it is a good way to find a load.

[rank]

say rank...hmmm i just tried them as a demo, to see if they could find me any loads from within 300 miles of Chino Ca, LA is only 4o miles away so shoulda been something?.......Did i do something wrong?....came back a big 0?

Musta done something wrong. DAT Connect is currently showing that 456 dry van loads originating within 50 miles of Chino were posted within the last 24 hours. Some of those will be duplicates.

[person]

If you have your own authority, there are several load boards you can subscribe. www.getloaded.com, www.internettruckstop.com are two of the most popular. There are a number of other load board. A few of the load boards are geared toward specific types of freight, such as cars. Some of the larger brokerage companies also have their own load boards which you can access for free once you set up with them. Schneider, Landstar and CH Robinson are only three who have their own load boards for the brokerage side of their business.

England?

[pepe4158]

Is it worth the extra $100 a month uh rank?
G-mans was about 130 a month too?....would you say its worth it G-man....I have 0 exp here as I aam trying to call and sort through brokers now. One wanted to fax me a big long application, and I wanted to know if thats common?

I spend about $35/month on one and $25/month on the other.

Ummm isnt that $125.00 a month...ouch, but if I get a lot of good loads worth it I quess...hmmm or is the extra $100 a one time start up fee?

Say just one more thing, a lot of these brokers I am calling sound like a fairly big and structured organization.....hmmm does this mean a better chance they wont screw me by never paying?....dont mind late as much as the thought of NEVER collecting ;-p
Just wondering, I bet the funurture guys here get screwed all the time by whinny clients eh?....you broke this n I wont pay?

[jrhbull]

Thanks miller sod for the tip.I havent tried a oline load board yet because im trying to find local stuff .Well see what happens!! Thanks for the info

[GMAN]

Pepe, I spend $60/month for both load boards. I pay $35/month for getloaded and $25/month for Internettruckstop. There are others that I can access and use at no charge.

[TCLika]

One wanted to fax me a big long application, and I wanted to know if thats common?

I only fax over the broker-carrier agreement, a little information sheet and the dispatch sheet (if you are going to haul the load). And as far as the structure of brokerages go...I am a smaller broker, but I am very structued and systematic about my loads, and I still try to pay quick. In the broker world all you have is your intergrity and how quick you pay :P

[tootie04]

If we could find good paying freight intrastate in FL....We would move the boat to FL and NEVER look back!!

Let us know what you come up with.....

tootie

[GMAN]

The major part of some of these broker contracts is that they don't want to take a chance you will go back and solicit their customer. I can appreciate that, but if the broker is doing a good job, the carrier will not be as likely to get a foot in the door.

There are a couple of brokers for whom I haul and have never seen anything other than a basic haul agreement. It basically has the rate, pickup and delivery information. I would never go back to their shippers and solicit their business as long as they continue to do business in an ethical manner. It is something that neither of us has ever discussed.

[jrhbull]

Yeah i find the whole broker idea kinda of confusing??