So you are saying that you can pay a cheap rate and get quality carriers?

Cheap for one is acceptable to another. It's a personal definition.
I have seen no difference in service failure between low(in my opinion) and high rates. I do see more failure of O/O's on missed PU's than larger carriers. I attribute that to them pushing for time. Sometimes it works,other times it doesn't.

You are right about a cheap rate for one person may be acceptable for someone else. I am not sure what you mean by owner operators "pushing for time."

When they accept a load knowing that they won't be able to make the PU time.(accept a 1000 PU when they have a 0900 delivery that takes 2 hours to unload) Happens quite often on fridays.
Also after loading informing you that they don't have the hours to make delivery. Of course they inform you of this after they have left the shipper.

I don't understand why someone would take a load if the knew up front that they would not be able to make the delivery or have enough hours to make it. I wonder if these people got tied up for an unreasonable time at the shipper? I would not think that it should be that prevalent or more so with owner operators or smaller carriers than larger ones.

Their only worry is to grab the load before someone else does and then expect the shipper to work within their timeframe.
Understand that it is the bad things that stick out,most do a very good job. There is always going to be those that don't.

Do you run your own brokerage or work for someone else, chris1?

I have company trucks,O/O's leased on,brokerage and two 3PL's.

That should be enough to keep you busy, chris1.:D

Try to hire competent people then you can just screw around.:)