I rather deal with brokers than deal with these so-called companies, at least you will have 1 person that the ,,cake'' goes through, with the companies theres one more and that cake can only get smaller if it goes through the additional set of hands....my 02..
I dont know how many times I refused the load from the company that am leased to because it didnt pay what i wanted, but since the load was hot they turn around and offer me more, not the broker but the company which can only mean that they got payed more than what they offered me and was hoping that i would accept the load, expecially haz-mat..and its all the same, CRST/Landstar, its all just the same.. and you're right about trust i have to admit.
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How come you never check your Pm's Mr. Gman?