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Originally Posted by thbogle
I leased on at malone for a year and it was average. I never saw the rates they brag about. Mostly cheap freight and they took quite a bit from the checks. Took from surcharge if I got one, took from stop pay, took from tarp pay.
I would get into a lane and run for a couple of weeks then get kicked out of the lane onto random freight. Got a few good runs back and forth between Ks to CA and back to KC MO. Good rates out and back and then the "freight dried up". That was a usual comment heard.
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They don't mess with my money. And the deductions are minimal. That is what I like about them. They're honest people. Not like Landstar nickel & diming ya to death. You get 100% Fuel Surcharge and 100% Tarp Pay (only if it's a separate item) and 100% detention (very rare to get any from tite-azz shippers & consignees). Everything else is 75%.
Only deductions are the initial $500 escrow and annual permits. Everything else is at your option. non-trucking liability ins., comprehensive ins., their plate, their trailer, flatbed equip. you bought from them. You can get all that crap elsewhere if you need it.
My "dispatcher" is my coordinator. She just handles the system/paperwork on my loads. I choose my own loads. She is there as a last resort if I can't find anything else. Besides, she's busy enough with all the retarded drivers who need their hands held. They are also good when you are new to the company the first few weeks.
I don't see how you can get kicked off of something unless you messed up on a load and then you can only blame yourself. Freight does dry up. When TMC or Maverick or Melton come in and hacks 35 cents a mile off of a rate (true story) do you wanna make a few $100 less on the load?
But what's point now? No freight anywhere.