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Originally Posted by thbogle
This is very good feedback and I appreciate it. I need to get more out of the shippers in order to get this freight pulled. I'm pretty new at this on the broker side and am looking for any help I can get. I just work for a broker as an agent. Ive only been out of a truck for a few months the last year or so was driving a company truck. So I'm pretty out of the loop it seems on freight rates. Thanks all, any other advise?
Im already passing on 100% of all accessorials. I look at both sides of the board, I look at other partials in the area that wouldnt be that hard to throw on quick and even tell drivers of other freight in the area when I call them about my load. The driver who pulled this load already had a coil on that was paying him somewhere around 2 a mile and delivering to just south of chicago anyway within 15 miles of this drop. And this was a weird load because it was the shortest load I've booked.
I always try to get other freight to go with any LTL's I get from other customers to make a full load or just make it two partials. This way I can always get drivers more money and make these loads more profitable for them.( I dont have trouble getting these loads moved). Sometimes I just can't get them other freight, so I help by getting them to other brokers who do have some other freight. I won't double broker a load, this takes too much money from the drivers.
I always disliked the brokers or agents I had when I drove because I would think I was getting a good deal on a load and find out the broker took all the fuel, and part of the tarp and stop pay. I'm just trying to do this right and not be like any of the others out there. I don't care if people like me just as long as they know when they book with me I'm giving them the money they deserve.
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My advice...
If it's not time-definite, then leave the rates where they're at. Some freight-ho' will be around sooner or later to pull it. So many trucks hauling for nothing now and so many guys sitting around in the truckstops, you wouldn't believe some the rates these guys are pulling for. Where I work, we've seen
.80 cpm purchase transportation move on load boards (no that is not a mis-type) so just hang tight.
Right now, YOU the shipper/broker are in the driver's seat as far as rates go, not the drivers. Alot of these guys are sitting around sending $$$$ up the stack in the truckstop. And with the way this economy is, the freight pickens are slim and will only get worse in Jan-Feb so alot of guys will be pulling loads for fuel money.
You can probably even lower the rate and somone will pull it. Like I said, if it's not time-definite then just sit on it...someone will be around to bite on it sooner or later.