I find it interesting....... YOU ARE A BUSINESS PERSON FIRST!!!!!!! A TRUCK DRIVER SECOND!!!!!! If one wants to be a steering wheelholder, one has NO BUSINESS being a O/O with their own authority. Sorry about your situation.... but....................

[GMAN]

I am sorry for your situation. I think you can still pull out of the situation. I would expand my broker list. You didn't mention the type of trailer you are pulling. You need two things when you are running under your authority....a good rate and miles. I would look into running other areas. There is a lot of freight running from Chicago to the Southeast or farther into the Midwest. From your post I am guessing that he only wants to run from Ohio to Chicago or Wisconsin. In this business you need to run where the freight is best. If you will let me know the type of freight you are hauling, I will try to suggest some brokers. There is decent paying freight but things have been a little soft for a couple of months. It is very difficult to find the better paying loads when you are driving the truck and doing everything else necessary to make the business work. Good luck.

Wouldn't you think it would be a good job for someone to take on a handful of truckers like myself and handle making arraignments for there loads? They could take care of faxing all the documents required, finding the loads and that's pretty much it. I would gladly pay someone for each load they setup for me.

Do these people exist? I'm not talking about brokers but someone who actually takes care of a few people?

[RostyC]

Sort of a freelance dispatcher. 8)

Originally Posted by RostyC

Sort of a freelance dispatcher. 8)

Yes, exactly!

[sharbear36]

Thanks for all the information. I know what you mean about the faxing and everything because that is what I used to do. I would work my full-time job, come home sign the confirmations for 2 drivers, fax them back, enter them into my spreadsheet, file, enter the past paperwork, fuel, bills, etc. It doesn't sound like alot but to keep accurate records really was time consuming. Especially when one of the brokers needed invoices and extra paperwork. I didn't complain, I tried to support. From what I'm gathering, he did alot wrong and the timing now doesn't allow for him to make it right. I have 10 days to pay 3 months on my mortgage and I don't see that happening at all. I wish I would have come to this board a month ago or before he started this to begin with. He was determined, I was against it 100% because I knew he was jumping in too quickly. What can you do but look forward and try to fix it.

Sharbear

[yoopr]

GB is only 100 miles north of you and they have a LOT of diversified types of Freight heading both East and West.

[GMAN]

There are a few out there who could probably provide that service. I have even had a few who have approached me about it, so I know that there is a need. I know someone now who is very good at that sort of thing but she got out of trucking and doesn't want to deal with all the dispatching, etc., It takes time to do all the paperwork. Most brokers will not allow you to pick up a load without them first having a signed confirmation faxed back to them.

[Sonny Pruitt]

Steve there are a few people on getloaded message board that arrange loads fax etc

[GMAN]

You may check the OOIDA forum. There is a guy who's daughter was offering that service. I don't recall the name, but you could probably do a search. I believe she lived in Texas.