Low prices are killing this month!ppl bending over like crazy!
I never could understand why the people doing the multi carrier thing have such a hard time understanding that !!
As a former multi, I can agree that you are correct some of the time. However, there were times when I had more than one carrier bid on a load for me and the higher rate won, usually because the customer knew and trusted the higher bidder. And a lot of times, one of several carriers would have a customer base in a particular area that other carriers did not, so I would get loads out of those areas where I would otherwise just sit or have to deadhead . My 2 cents.
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the fact over the last year 2 major load board contributors have gone the preferred carrier route with very little of the excess hitting the boards being available for others...there is still some of course but greatly reduced as they are kept in house as much as possible....
If this trends continues ,as a business person I can see the reasoning to know where their freight is without going thru 6 different people,...its going to get even tougher with some fighting over what scraps are left over...
If this trends continues ,as a business person I can see the reasoning to know where their freight is without going thru 6 different people,...its going to get even tougher with some fighting over what scraps are left over...
Mr $1.80 straight truck is getting screwed more times then not....shipper just gets 2 .65 CVs and saves .50 a mile and Mr buck eighty sits...its getting that way
tknight
Veteran Expediter
Never even thought of it this way , suck bout it's possible if they were thinking!
I've done double call out loads... 2 sprinters 3 skids each... About 4-5 times... Don't know the reasons or circumstances not my concern only the $$$$ matter
Dave Sullivan
Seasoned Expediter
I run a cube van just to confuse every on, if the load calls for cv the shipper is happy if it call for a dock high ST I back onto blocks PLUS I can carry 5500lbs some of the brokers don't have any clue what there doing
I knew another guy who used blocks as well ... I've seen a lot in this biz.... Nothing surprises me
does a cargo van or Transit/promaster log?.....that is with the over weight loads...I am guessing you drive with a Logbook ....
when I had my Hazmat endorsement not even once did dispatch or safety check on me that I scaled when they were open or even logged....heck they never even called to receive copies of said log book for their records where by law they should be doing as they do with big trucks...
and dispatch would be calling for another team mule to run that load....LOL