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Originally Posted by Doghouse
What I found was that the brokers are taking way more then the difference in fuel prices on the rates. A run I did last year was $800.00 lower on top of the fuel cost changes. They need to make the same amount of money as they did last year,..and to do this,..they take more from the run and charge the driver with the extra cost so they make the same they did last year.
This disparity is one reason to have transparency in the rates. The carrier can see the actual shipping rate, broker commission, fuel surcharge and accessorials. When the carrier looks at those numbers he can then decide whether to haul that load or not. Brokers having a standard fee or commission structure would also take some of the crooked brokers out of the equation.