View Poll Results: should we just shoot non-paying brokers?
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#21
11-03-2007, 03:41 PM
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: California...yup beautifull Hollywood just over the hill
Posts: 569
Originally Posted by ash_ca_la
Originally Posted by pepe4158
Originally Posted by merrick4
Pepe sorry to digress here, but I see that you are thinking of joining Landstar, what happened? I know you had low expenses, what has been your biggest problem? Curious to hear your experiences.
Well just think I can make more $ there.....and still have all the benififts of my independence. I mean I am making it and keeping myself afloat, but this is getting to be too much headache when I can possibly make the same or more at Landstar I am coming to the conclusion of since talking to Landstar drivers. I mean all the headaches of running you own authority versus the profits in pay is not really making me excited about my first year as a carrier. I quess its my own fault tho in one sense...that I am not aggresive enough to find shippers, but it isnt an easy process I will tell you, and getting $ out of brokers I'd rather pull teeth from rattlesnakes for a living :-p....even with Load its good tips on shippers nothing seems to work-out for me. I wont lease some where I dont have the same freedom though...landstar or somewhere similar is all I will consider. Sorry to hear about your trouble. I have been leased to other carriers for all of my trucking carreer and when I get home next year I'LL be trying to do my own authority. I don't like the lack of total independence that I have seen being leased to some-one else. I was with Landstar and quit after the first year. I did'nt like it because they were to cold n uncareing. They seem to fire people for no or very small reasons ??? Some people praise them but I'm not one of them. Some people have been with them for a long long time and done well. But a lot of others don't. I was with a outfit called Greentree 1800-233-3262 that treated me well before I parked mine and came over here. I hope you get this problem taken care of. Did you see that post about a guy that had the same problem you did and then went n loaded another load for the same outfit n called them from the truckstop after he loaded n told them he had their load on and that as soon as they got right with him he would deliver the freight ??? Then after he got the check on a comcheck he took the load back to the shipper and made them take it off n left !!! JUST A IDEA FOR YOU ???
#22
11-03-2007, 03:50 PM
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: California...yup beautifull Hollywood just over the hill
Posts: 569
Originally Posted by Mountain Flyer
I got screwed out of one load last year because I waited too long to file on the bond. I agree with the others; "get on it" and call their bond company. I have to pay my bills, and I have NO sympathy anymore for these brokers that won't pay their bills. :x
Well screw this own authority though like i said...its too much hassels in my opinion and not worth all the extra work i gotta do n problems that the lease Co would handle...... I quess im just being kinda lazy, but I cant help but notice that all the many problems im facing its not worth the little extra $ im getting versus leasing somewhere good. I dont want to get big...so im better posibly to lease next year I think.
#23
11-06-2007, 11:33 AM
Originally Posted by pepe4158
Originally Posted by Mountain Flyer
I got screwed out of one load last year because I waited too long to file on the bond. I agree with the others; "get on it" and call their bond company. I have to pay my bills, and I have NO sympathy anymore for these brokers that won't pay their bills. :x
Well screw this own authority though like i said...its too much hassels in my opinion and not worth all the extra work i gotta do n problems that the lease Co would handle...... I quess im just being kinda lazy, but I cant help but notice that all the many problems im facing its not worth the little extra $ im getting versus leasing somewhere good. I dont want to get big...so im better posibly to lease next year I think. You should concentrate on finding 4 trucks to lease on to your authority, pay them 75%. Now you have about 100% revenue of 1 truck coming in with little expense, you could do 2 things. 1. run your truck and collect the 100% or 2. collect the 100%, lease out your truck and sit home keeping the 4 trucks busy. You cant be in this business without headaches, so choose your migraine.
#25
11-06-2007, 09:20 PM
Originally Posted by Bigmon
You should concentrate on finding 4 trucks to lease on to your authority, pay them 75%. .
Why would a guy lease onto Pepe instead of getting his own authority?[/quote] There are plenty of guys looking for a good place to lease their trucks. I have given Pepe half dozen shippers in his area that need trucks daily. He could start there. The best way to start a trucking company is with owner operators. I think the question should be "Why would a guy get his own authority when Pepe can lease him own and make him rich?"
#27
11-07-2007, 02:15 AM
Originally Posted by LOAD IT
Originally Posted by Bigmon
You should concentrate on finding 4 trucks to lease on to your authority, pay them 75%. .
Why would a guy lease onto Pepe instead of getting his own authority? You know I have been thinking of othis for the future. Actually I met someone the other day in a truckstop and we exchanged phone numbers and he wanted to do that. He spoke basically no English and I was helping him with a couple of things. I think this type of scenario might work out for me once I hit two years and can get better insurance.
#28
11-07-2007, 02:31 AM
Originally Posted by Bigmon
You should concentrate on finding 4 trucks to lease on to your authority, pay them 75%. .
Why would a guy lease onto Pepe instead of getting his own authority?[/quote] because people are lazy. Everybody wants to drive the truck but they don't want to do any of the things required to make the truck run.
#30
11-07-2007, 02:59 PM
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: California...yup beautifull Hollywood just over the hill
Posts: 569
Thks all for the suggestions (been too busy to respond)....yeah the last ideas make sense...but not really for me, think it will be better for Merrick.
Lot of people commented when I first got my authority I was just, 'buying a job' and their right cuz of my unuque sitauation with my wife in the Philippines....it just wouldnt work for me trying to be the next landstar right now lol...wife would shoot me for not seeing her enough. When I go home I travel 25,000 miles or so to Manila and Im almost due........planning to put the truck in storage soon n sell the trailer so I can head out soon....a lease that is flexable with me would make sense...if there is 1?...where I can come n go as I plz...mulling over my options now. N thks Loadit....yeah they were good contacts, but I quess im not good at developing them as I take no for an answer too easily probably. yes I understand a different headache, but cuz of my married life I think ill be better off with a lease headace right now then own authority...it takes too much time of consistency to delelop a clientel (own authority) and I need to take off soon instead. |
