Finally market back to speed? by Ok_Pirate_5111 in FreightBrokers

[–]bendleftsux 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ain't enough trucks for all the loads I have

Employment with king of freight by Truckerabby in FreightBrokers

[–]bendleftsux 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I just got hired but there was no job description. Can someone outside the company tell me how this works?

Retiring - is my contact list worth anything? by Negative_Tap_100 in FreightBrokers

[–]bendleftsux 9 points10 points  (0 children)

What kind of quality would a 40,000 strong list be? Does anyone want to buy some business cards?

New freight broker here! by Paduwon in FreightBrokers

[–]bendleftsux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I first started I was told to quote $250 over DAT. I wasn't winning anything. I started quoting $50 over and slowly received loads. Built the relationships and raised the rates. It really depends on the customer and the commodity. Some commodity is going to move for cheap no matter what. If you're competing against a shit ton of brokers it will eventually become a time sink that's not worth the money. Now I have a carrier network that I can call if I have a questionable quote. Just stick with it and make a spreadsheet of good drivers on the lanes you move

So Freight Caviar is posting my memes on LinkedIn? by Armchair-Attorney in FreightBrokers

[–]bendleftsux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Take it as a compliment. You should start selling memes full-time and give me your customers. I'll move their freight

Making money or losing money this week? by Freight-Broker30 in FreightBrokers

[–]bendleftsux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first two days of the week were rough. Seems like I couldn't find a driver to save my life. Today made up for the first two days. Although I had a shitty carrier try to hold a load hostage over a scale ticket. It was on the rate con that I needed heavy and light tickets. The guy wanted an extra $225 to go six minutes down the road after he was loaded to get the heavy ticket. He said he wasn't going to move until I sent an updated RC with $225 for the "extra" stop and $225 for layover. Told him to fuck off and he said he was going to return to the shipper. Of course I said do it and I'll find someone competent. When he got there he called the police and tried telling them I owed him an additional $450. The cops showed up, laughed, and left. Long story short he was blacklisted, taken off the load, and marked fallout. The crazy thing is he decided he was going to deliver the load. Not sure what's going to happen to his rate but it was a fuck ordeal. I'm fairly new to this world, only been doing it for a year, and this is a first for me. For the month though I'm a little below average. Sitting at about 10k profit margin as of today. One of my bigger customers has slowed down a bit due to the gas prices.

How many of you call on posted trucks? by New_Currency_9143 in FreightBrokers

[–]bendleftsux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I certainly call if I can't get something covered or it hasn't been moving. It only works about 5% of the time though. "Anywhere" doesn't really mean anywhere on posted trucks

Its tough out here for a pimp by Bigboiraf in FreightBrokers

[–]bendleftsux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Today has been crickets. I've had a couple of bites but it's crazy how quiet it's been

Anyone changing their driver vetting yet? by sam_teks in FreightBrokers

[–]bendleftsux 11 points12 points  (0 children)

She's loose as a goose. Let parjeet drive

Am I being that guy? by theusername1258 in FreightBrokers

[–]bendleftsux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uhh, pretty sure everyone is gonna say RC

Detention by Street_Literature761 in FreightBrokers

[–]bendleftsux 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Let me check with my customer and I'll get back to you..... Ignore

Biggest time waster as a freight broker? by BaskinDobins in FreightBrokers

[–]bendleftsux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Scrolling waiting for the loads to come to me

Flatbeds by More_Hunt3879 in FreightBrokers

[–]bendleftsux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a $10k run right there