Switching COMPANIES bad rates
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Yep. Spoke with geo a about CEVA a few years back. I must say, he's an expert regarding CEVA.
EXACTLY you really said a lot with that post! Each one of us have different needs. When freight is slow though at one company it is probably slow at all of the companies. Make the decision to move for good reasons with a lot of research.
what I see is if you jump ship it takes you about 6 months or longer to learn the system of new company
and them to get to know you what kind of driver are you, on time or late
than you have the cost of changing carriers , up front money for new signs , ins, and 2 weeks or so before you have money coming it again, so it always pay's to think before you jump ship
what I see every company has a show season
they is why I do other things on side to take care of that time
so far have sold 7 sprinter vans and a few more in the works, if you buy from me a sprinter I don't charge for advice
when I ran the road, sold pc's laptops, Mary Kay, mason shoes, preheat gensets, new and used trucks
heated window wash tanks for wipers, mirrors, and a few other things
time came fedex cc wasn't working for me time to go
egl/ceva works for me
and them to get to know you what kind of driver are you, on time or late
than you have the cost of changing carriers , up front money for new signs , ins, and 2 weeks or so before you have money coming it again, so it always pay's to think before you jump ship
what I see every company has a show season
they is why I do other things on side to take care of that time
so far have sold 7 sprinter vans and a few more in the works, if you buy from me a sprinter I don't charge for advice
when I ran the road, sold pc's laptops, Mary Kay, mason shoes, preheat gensets, new and used trucks
heated window wash tanks for wipers, mirrors, and a few other things
time came fedex cc wasn't working for me time to go
egl/ceva works for me
jujubeans
OVM Project Manager
Three cents:
Little Joe - companies DO care about the drivers and owner operators - sorry, but without you all we would not be in business. I know I care very much about our drivers and O/O's but unfortunately you can't always give them everything they want - with the rates as low as they are now, and FSC being so low - we all (companies and drivers) are taking it in the shorts.
Linda - great comment - if it is slow at your company chances are it is slow at all companies. This is so true for the most part. The grass is not greener and switching companies is most likely not the answer. There are real costs involved in switching companies.
Third penny of advice: we all know that the Expedite Industry and at times trucking in general is very cyclical. We know there are periods of time that freight is terrible slow and rates are down. An example of slow is the present time, in 2007 into 2008 and 2009, and also many times prior. We also know there are periods of time that we are at the pinnacle of rates - like as in most of 2014. In those high rate periods we have companies, drivers and owner operators demanding and receiving rates far above their contracted rates. In the slower times the opposite. Point taken to be successful in this industry you must learn to accommodate the cycles by saving money in the peak times and becoming more efficient during the tough times. This applies to companies, drivers and owner operators. The good rates will return. It is just difficult waiting for those good rates.
Thank you drivers for all you do. Be safe.
Little Joe - companies DO care about the drivers and owner operators - sorry, but without you all we would not be in business. I know I care very much about our drivers and O/O's but unfortunately you can't always give them everything they want - with the rates as low as they are now, and FSC being so low - we all (companies and drivers) are taking it in the shorts.
Linda - great comment - if it is slow at your company chances are it is slow at all companies. This is so true for the most part. The grass is not greener and switching companies is most likely not the answer. There are real costs involved in switching companies.
Third penny of advice: we all know that the Expedite Industry and at times trucking in general is very cyclical. We know there are periods of time that freight is terrible slow and rates are down. An example of slow is the present time, in 2007 into 2008 and 2009, and also many times prior. We also know there are periods of time that we are at the pinnacle of rates - like as in most of 2014. In those high rate periods we have companies, drivers and owner operators demanding and receiving rates far above their contracted rates. In the slower times the opposite. Point taken to be successful in this industry you must learn to accommodate the cycles by saving money in the peak times and becoming more efficient during the tough times. This applies to companies, drivers and owner operators. The good rates will return. It is just difficult waiting for those good rates.
Thank you drivers for all you do. Be safe.
if you buy sprinter from me don't charge for advice
if there buying from me and going in to expediting industry show them how to set up the van, and help them with getting it set up or if there going into other uses of sprinter van help with that to
wouldn't be right to charge for advice, knowledge is power. have over 50 years of knowledge of hauling freight
if there buying from me and going in to expediting industry show them how to set up the van, and help them with getting it set up or if there going into other uses of sprinter van help with that to
wouldn't be right to charge for advice, knowledge is power. have over 50 years of knowledge of hauling freight
Slo-Ride
Veteran Expediter
Sorry about that..I didn't quote it propely..It may be a tough read but I'm not doing it over.
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tknight
Veteran Expediter
I find that there are no carriers willing to negotiate, they just don't know how to communicate, there are so many times I have to call and ask if they even bid the load, and then you can't even believe them most times, my trust is failing faster day by day, I've bid 4 so far this morning and no word.
Slo-Ride
Veteran Expediter
There is no doubt they are bidding on loads..What they do with the loads or if they win the bid maybe a different story. If ya follow Pro# and T.O.# ya can get a fairly good idea..Not always accurate but a good idea. Safe bet a certain percentage of those loads are sold to other carriers.
What gets my goat is so many times the carriers know a loaded truck on Friday morning will be sitting empty come Monday morning and then Monday night still not a single call. (Or any other day of the week)
For Friday load, That translates into nearly 11or 12 full shifts of dispatchers that have either failed the truck, their carrier or sold a lot of freight to other carriers. Let's say 2 people per shift. That's a lot of wasted man hours or a lot of freight that was put on other carriers.
Not on fake grass. It looks the same all the time. Because it's fake grass.
tknight
Veteran Expediter
What gets my goat is so many times the carriers know a loaded truck on Friday morning will be sitting empty come Monday morning and then Monday night still not a single call. (Or any other day of the week)
For Friday load, That translates into nearly 11or 12 full shifts of dispatchers that have either failed the truck, their carrier or sold a lot of freight to other carriers. Let's say 2 people per shift. That's a lot of wasted man hours or a lot of freight that was put on other carriers.
That only holds true if they have their own shipper customers.
For Friday load, That translates into nearly 11or 12 full shifts of dispatchers that have either failed the truck, their carrier or sold a lot of freight to other carriers. Let's say 2 people per shift. That's a lot of wasted man hours or a lot of freight that was put on other carriers.
That only holds true if they have their own shipper customers.