[burgerbritches]

go for it.

[LOAD IT]

Originally Posted by Sonny Pruitt

I would charge high because I think a lot of your customers won't have a list of brokers.
And really need your service right away.
You should cater to people who are desperate or don't have a clue
And put a premium on your service
We all know it is impossible to make truck drivers happy
and difficult to make money off a truck driver
(anyone have a shower ticket? etc)
Hit them right away because you have to assume they will be leaving sooner or later.
If I posted I was using a dispatching service
What do you think the advice would be?
Charge high.

GMAN, I'm in agreement with Sonny, charge the high rate. You have a lot of valuable info here so I'm sure that you have the money loads. Dont sell yourself cheap to start this business. Get you a fancy website, place a few ads here and there and you will be turning away business before you know it.

[no_worries]

I spend a lot of time digging up loads that pay enough. If I could bring home the same money and let someone else do the legwork, I'd jump at it. However, you think keeping a solo in good rates is tough...you should try a team :shock:

[merrick4]

I agree with No_Worries. If I could make the same amount (or obviously more as far as i'm going )and have more time for other things I'd jump at it.

I think what Sonny said about making truck drivers happy impossible is really a true statement for most people in general. Somehow someone is going to screw up a good thing and burn a bridge. I'll never understand it and just to simplify it I just always say that you can't rationalize the irrational. People are their own worst enemy.

Also as someone that just came off one of these dispatch serivces (Hello I'm Merrick and I am a former dispatch service user ) I'd say the one thing that I hated besides the low money was the fact that I felt that this guy put no effort whatsoever into what he was doing. He found me a load and that was it. It was obvious that he didn't care of the rate or anything else.

Now it may not be apparent to someone who may just call GMAN out of an ad he saw, but it's obvious to those here that he puts a lot of effort into answering and helping us here; it really shows. So I'd say even if he put half of the effort into this new business as he does helping people here he will be wildly successful.

[allan5oh]

GMAN I think your percentage idea would work because neither party is obligated to deal with the other in the future. Future dealings would be strictly related to satisfactory pay and performance, on both sides. There's no contract. Both sides have something to lose.

[Sonny Pruitt]

what is more profitable
3 people at 3%
or 1 person at 9%

[allan5oh]

same, but the 1 person is 1/3 the work.

Originally Posted by allan5oh

same, but the 1 person is 1/3 the work.

GMAN

If you do this let me know because I'd like to be one of your customers after I get back .

[GMAN]

Thanks for all the feedback, fellas. It is very much appreciated. I will let you know if I decide to proceed, ash_ca_la.

[Orangetxguy]

Only thing I can see that needs to be addressed, is G-man getting paid. Now...if all those prospective trucks leased into G...why then he handles all the funds directly and does not need to get anymore authority. If he handles the situation like a brokerage, and receives all the revenues, then sends out checks after his cut, then he would in fact be a broker, and need to set up that authority.

So G would need to make certain that he only signs on those whom he knows are going to send him his percentage, and trust that they will do so in a timely manner. Of course...all those Operators could trust in G, allow him to be the receivables collector, without the brokerage authority, and send them their check every week.

Ain't it fun looking at the business side of life ???