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Mandilon
Joined: 09 Jul 2005
Posts: 191
Location: Los Angeles - Austin - Houston - Dallas - San Antonio - Laredo
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 10:18 pm Post subject: BEWARE of getloaded.com! |
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I canceled after not finding any WORTHWHILE listings and they STILL charged my bank account!
See:
http://www.warning-thievesatfastbucks.com/getloaded-n-freightfinder-THIEVES
BEWARE their 30 day FREE trial. |
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RodeoDreams
Joined: 20 Jul 2005
Posts: 2
Location: Charlotte, NC
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:56 am Post subject: |
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| I agree. I used signed up to test it out and looked for three days, didn't find anything usefull or worth while and they still charged me for an entire month. I have been going rounds with them to get my money back. |
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dimpil1
Joined: 21 Jun 2005
Posts: 21
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| Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Tell your bank you are disputing the transaction and they should at least get you a credit until the matter is settled. They should cooperate more with the bank then you. |
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PioneerLogistics
Joined: 16 Sep 2005
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Location: MN
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| Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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They were charging a credit card of ours that was cancelled several months ago.
Wonder how they got paid? |
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cewell
Joined: 24 Jan 2006
Posts: 34
Location: Mountain West - Utah
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Now I'm even more confused! Granted, I'm very new to the trucking industry and have had no prior experience so I'm just learning........but...I book almost all of our loads from getloaded.com. I have looked at about a half dozen other load boards and none of them seem better. So why am I confused? Your comments have me wondering if I'm hauling for less than what I could be. I know so little about this.........am I being taken advantage of because of my inexperience? Can anyone out there give me real numbers $$$$ that I can count on? |
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apollo
Joined: 05 May 2004
Posts: 64
Location: McDonough, GA
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:27 am Post subject: |
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What are the loads from getloaded.com paying? Any fuel surcharges being paid? If we know the figures someone here may be able to tell if it is cheap freight.
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Texas2FL2
Joined: 04 Feb 2006
Posts: 6
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:48 am Post subject: |
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| Hey guys, just wanted to let some of you OO's we what the wife and I have been doing. We wanted more freedom to go home or just plain stop if we wanted to so we signed up at Cyber-Freight.com. We were happy with what we found on the 10 day free trial and started signing for three months at a time. We just resigned for six months. It has a lot of broker loads along with quite a few company loads. For us though, it means we can take loads and usually find others to come and go as we want. The wife usually has me somewhere to aim a day in advance. Just a heads-up for those of you who would like a little more freedom. Safe driving. |
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cewell
Joined: 24 Jan 2006
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Location: Mountain West - Utah
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| Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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| I've booked all kinds of loads from getloaded.com. Some with fuel surcharge and some not. Some from a broker and some from the shipper directly. The amount of money I've been able to negotiate completely varies with each load, but last year........ October thru December.........keep in mind I have very little history in the business............We were running 650-700 miles for $1700-$1800. Since the first of the year the same run is only offered at $1000 and I'm feeling lucky to get that. Some are so incredibly low that I've simply said "No" and a day later when my truck is still sitting empty I'm wondering if I made a mistake to say no. What's worse is that I really don't even know if I should have been expecting to be paid more than the $17-$1800 I was getting last fall. Is that a good rate for the mileage? |
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oldphart
Joined: 25 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:58 am Post subject: |
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Quote: Since the first of the year the same run is only offered at $1000 and I'm feeling lucky to get that. Some are so incredibly low that I've simply said "No" and a day later when my truck is still sitting empty I'm wondering if I made a mistake to say no.
The best thing we can do in this industry is to " SAY NO TO CHEAP FREIGHT "
Any owner operator out there who dosn't know how much it costs them to run is looking at being out of business real fast my truck requires .79 cents per mile to run ( high maintance bills last couple of years ) so I won't pull anything for less than 1.50 PM plus fuel surcharge, loading and unloading time and any other cost associated with the trip I:E tolls lumpers ETC.
just me 1.64 worth |
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apollo
Joined: 05 May 2004
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Location: McDonough, GA
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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| If you ran 700 miles and were paid $1700, that is $2.42 a mile. That sounds pretty good to me. Why the sudden drop to $1000 ($1.43 a mile)for the same load? |
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GMAN
Joined: 13 Feb 2005
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Location: Tennessee
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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| It is not uncommon for some shippers and brokers to try and get rates reduced during slower freight times when many more trucks are sitting for longer periods of time. Some owner operators get desperate and will haul anything to just get moving again. If you are in that situation, you are most likely under capitalized and probably hauling for lower rates generally, than you should. You aren't doing yourself any favors when you haul for cheap rates. And it bodes badly for the industry. I turned down a decent paying load going to Houston earlier today because the rates I was quoted wasn't enough coming out to make it worthwhile. 8) |
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cewell
Joined: 24 Jan 2006
Posts: 34
Location: Mountain West - Utah
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Apollo....that's my question. This is my first season. I didn't realize that there was such a dramatic change in the market during this time of year. I have to admit that I've been guilty of doing just what GMAN has said....I've taken just about anything just because suddenly it seemed so hard to find a decent load. I'm learning though and I'm certainly not willing to haul for less than my operating costs. Thanks again to all of your responses I'm learning. I probably turn down three of every five loads I try to get. |
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walkinjay81
Joined: 14 Jul 2006
Posts: 11
Location: New England
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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| My husband and I have been using getloaded for two years. We've never had a problem. They really helped us out on slow periods. I would recommend them. |
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Porchclimber
Joined: 28 Oct 2006
Posts: 65
Location: British Columbia
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| Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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Why would anybody from any "freightmatching" service(?) worry about another pimpboard not having any freight on it.
Haven't you heard that doublebrokering is illegal?
That's pretty slimey to just grab load posting from another pimpboard and post them as your own.
The best way to fix the trucking industry is to get rid of the "load brokers".
Most of these rats don't even pay their phone bill never mind a freight bill.
"Oh do you mean we have to pay the truck too.?" |
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Dejanh
Joined: 04 Nov 2006
Posts: 503
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
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| Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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Well, everyone can expect for the rates to drop in the first 3-4 month of the year, i used to sit in Chicago for a whole day without being able to get out, even 2...
Right now loads are s$%^^y, ex, Chicago-L.A. pays 2800 and not a dime more, the interesting thing is that every broker knows exactly what other broker is paying and they're working together watching each others back, blackmailing the industry drivers with these cheap rates and we are not able to do anything about it unless we stick together and just refuse this ...
Another example is that Northeast where in places like Philly you can expect to run into a load that's paying 80 cents on the gross, YES, THE GROSS but to get in you can get 240-250 per mile if u know what u're doing....places like that Flyin-J in Harrisburg are full of trucks waiting to get out and they are taking advantage of that BIG-TIME.. that's why i refuse to go to places like that, Florida especially.
Bottom line is that this industry changed over the last couple of years, from higher fuel prices to these ridiculous freight charges, regulations by the DOT and all of that....am just surprised why the industry with this much power does not have a UNION of some king which would take care of the driver, am just surprised at this but taking in the fact that all of these mega carriers are working together trying to squeeze every Little drop from us it shouldn't be that big of a surprise.....dunno anymore.. |
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