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Originally Posted by ironeagle_2006
GMAN that is what I want to see for the O/O and those running on their own is what did that load pay TOTAL before the broker took his cut because if a load pays 3 bucks a mile and a FSC before the broker takes their cut and afterwards all that is left is a buck a mile and no FSC guess what that Broker is NOT going to be getting to many calls very fast why their rating is going to be gettin g hammered on every Message board and Load board their is saying takes 70% for themsevles and will not come higher.
So what if they don't get calls on it? Then the load sits, and the broker is forced to rethink their practices.
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Then that shipper is going to be asking why can you not cover your loads to that broker.
I would certainly hope so. I would also hope the shipper would find another way to transport their goods.
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Transparancy would eliminate those brokers bending over the O/O and companies big time very quickly.
That's where you are wrong. The marketplace should already be weeding out bad brokers who are pushing cheap freight. Transparency would do nothing to further this along. If they aren't being weeded out, the fault lies soley at the feet of the carrier who is allowing them to continue to peddle cheap freight.
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Landstarve Rev takes 27% off the top and for what the right to use the name and a few other benefits not worth it at all IMO.
Let me ask you this: If Landstar had loads that paid $5.00 per mile gross, would you haul for them? After all, you would still be getting $3.65 per mile to haul that freight. Your "not worth it" only becomes so when you are scraping the bottom. Smart businesspeople know better than to do that. I wouldn't care if Landstar was taking 50% off the top, if the freight they offered was still profitable for my business. A smart businessperson would realize this. If you can't comprehend this, then you obviously aren't a very good businessperson.
Remember, cheap freight only becomes cheap freight when it is loaded into the trailer. Until then, it is just some crap sitting on a dock that nobody will move. Point the finger at the carrier who turns that crap into cheap freight.