The sad part is that some poor sucker will take these loads. One thing I have found is that if a load sits the rate goes up. The longer it sits, the higher it goes. If I can't make a profit on a load, it doesn't go on the truck. Rates are flat right now, but I do see some positive movement. Getting a good rate can take some time. I suggest those who do have their authority go direct to the shipper and negotiate a decent rate. If they know that you are dependable you may just nail a good gig. Some brokers are killing this industry. But they have a lot of help from owner operators who will haul the cheap stuff. Just hang on for another month or so and things will break loose and you should start getting better rates. Although things seem unusually flat for this time of year, they do slow considerable from the middle or end of December until the end of February or even in to March.

 

How did you get all the weight and the rates to show up? I don't recall those fields being posted on ITS very often. I always had to call.

 

you forget rank, Steve is a computer expert, he just hacks it up!

Hey Steve why not hack in and put a 2 in front of all those rates! :lol: :lol: Their freakin phones would be ringing off the hook. :lol: :lol:

 

I'm gonna hack into your account next and send email to DOT saying you guys couldn't inspect a Hyundai.


I told ITS to show me all the loads in like 250 miles of Boston then I clicked on the rate above so they were all sorted with only the ones posting the rate at the top then I cut and pasted just that.

You could say show me all loads within 3500 miles of boston then get a sampling of rates across the US. At least what's posted.

 

:shock: :shock: :shock:

 

ahhh, i see.