OK we do these pieces of machinery from NJ to ON occasionally. They require a double drop trailerand it usually pays $1200 but there has been some downward pressure lately. Broker says shipper has another broker that undercut them
Anyway, I get a call Tuesday, "when can you be there." I say "We will go outbound Wed AM and be ready to reload Thursday at 0700 if we confirm today". Well that wasn't good enough so they (shipper I think, not broker) shopped around for another DD trailer that will go into NJ on Tues or Wed, tarp it and deliver 450ish miles to ON for under 1200 bucks.
Suprise, suprise, No luck (the cheap truck probably didn't show).
So Wed aft, I get that call I was waiting for yesterday. "You got your $1200, when can you be there?" "Well now it's Wed, I can't PU until Friday, means I delivery Monday. I need to drive an extra 300 miles to go to the yard, tie up the trailer for an extra 2 days, PLUS it puts me behind next week because I can't go out Sunday. This will only cost an xtra $200 because you guys are so nice to me. Otherwise, I can PU Monday for theoriginal $1200.
Suprise, suprise, No deal.
I'll bet one of those giant $2 Pilot coffee mugs that they call me Monday and ask me to be there Monday. Even the $1200 is too cheap for a DD in Jersey. Nickles and dimes. Geez.