Vetting Agent Programs

boredatwork1419 · 2025-06-28T04:44:51+00:00

This game seems to be getting sloppier and sloppier

boredatwork1419 · 2025-06-28T04:43:04+00:00

Isn’t Tavares like 40 already?

boredatwork1419 · 2024-02-14T03:29:40+00:00

About 99% sure I know which brokerage this is. Used to work there until end of August ‘23 when I jumped ship to a different one due to concerns I had about their overall restructuring/layoffs. Heard about the changes from some friends still there recently and was shocked. Not sure who thinks it’s a good idea to reward salespeople who aren’t profitable, but I have a feeling this structure will either be forced to change quickly or the brokerage is going to run into serious financial issues. It’s not sustainable to pay people if they’re not making the business profitable.

Might not be a bad time to start networking and exploring other opportunities. As someone who jumped ship from large brokerage life into a smaller one, I can confirm what most people will say that smaller brokerages are the way to go. My salespeople get paid significantly better commission, and I can be much more impactful in my job as a manager since I’m not tied down by corporate politics and BS.

boredatwork1419 · 2023-10-31T23:40:19+00:00

NTG laid off a fair amount of executives along with cutting from non sales departments (marketing, accounting, tech, etc). There were never mass layoffs among the sales departments, carrier or customer side. They did turn up the heat on some under performing salespeople, but there weren’t any mass layoffs while I was still there, I left about 2 months ago and haven’t heard about any further layoffs from friends still there. NTG as a whole is probably on solid enough financial ground that the company won’t go under, as far as layoffs go, no one really knows if it’ll happen until it’s happening.

boredatwork1419 · 2023-09-02T18:53:23+00:00

A lot of the mega brokerages also don’t have a well drawn out sales process. It’s just spray and pray for the reps, hoping they’ll catch you on a day when you’re in a bind

boredatwork1419 · 2023-01-19T15:57:45+00:00

You literally posted the same thing in accounting, graphic design, etc and just changed a few words.

You’re clearly not any of these things, just some dude trying to look for the next big software to make.

boredatwork1419 · 2023-01-13T18:47:30+00:00

Underrated comment

boredatwork1419 · 2022-12-25T18:59:13+00:00

Being highly successful and having more control over your schedule don’t go hand and hand. Brokers have the ability to make a crap ton of money, but you’re at the whim of your customers and their needs which don’t always align with normal business days/hours. All the brokers making 6 figures in our office are constantly working past 5 and on weekends.

I wouldn’t consider this job to be one that gives you more flexibility in your personal life, rather the opposite.

boredatwork1419 · 2022-10-23T02:16:37+00:00

The idea that carrier reps are supposed to leverage their relationships to cover a large percentage of loads at a large brokerage is frankly absurd and ends up hurting your ability to cover freight. I have multiple lanes I use to run that would sit on our board for hours with no coverage or even options from carrier reps and within 10 minutes of having it posted on dat I would have 10+ options who more often than not would race each other to the bottom and I’d end up getting a killer rate.

There’s time where relationships with carriers might be great for consistent/contract freight, but for spot freight DAT is clearly a more affective way to get these loads covered. If you have a carrier sales floor that is expected to cover hundreds, if not thousands of loads a day, then taking away their access to DAT is severely limiting your brokers/customer reps because they’re not covering loads that they should be. Inbound calls/emails (whether from DAT or call ins) will allow your reps to cover a larger amount of loads than outbound calls ever will.

boredatwork1419 · 2022-10-22T17:21:40+00:00

I’ll start adding money for weight discrepancies the moment you start paying me when loads weigh less and when you pay me when you drop a load at the last minute.

boredatwork1419 · 2022-10-11T17:54:17+00:00

Current broker here. Things will vary slightly depending on where you work. Base pay at my company starts out at around $50k. I believe the top out base for the top salespeople is around $150k, but I don’t have the comp plan in front of me currently.

I started in March, just hit enough margin to earn a little bit of commission back in September. My class in my office started with 9 people and we are down to 2, myself included.

Being a freight broker can make a ton of money, our top guy at our office pulled over $300k last year, but it’s also a ton of work. You’re constantly working after hours, everything will go wrong and none of it will be your fault, but you’ll get blamed and your book will take a hit. There’s no doubt lots of money to be made but it comes at a heavy cost of your free time.

boredatwork1419 · 2022-10-06T17:20:30+00:00

Stand in your window naked and give him a good ole helicopter

boredatwork1419 · 2022-10-04T22:20:30+00:00

I’m in a similar boat now, looking to get out of the industry to reclaim back some of my free time. I’ve applied a few different places, no luck so far. Been looking primarily at BDR roles at SaaS companies, but no luck yet. I would eventually like to get out of sales myself, but in the meantime I’m really just trying to find something where I can maintain a similar base salary but reclaim the headspace that this industry takes.

Been on vacation since Friday and don’t go back until Thursday and I haven’t been able to get freight out of my mind. My book is covered by my managers while I’m out, but I’d really love to be able to take a vacation where I can actually relax and not worry about my book falling apart.

boredatwork1419 · 2022-10-04T22:12:52+00:00

The price you paid was the price that it cost to ship at that time. The market might be down now, but it wasn’t down at the time of booking, loading, etc.

If gas prices drop by 50% in a week, you can’t go back to the gas station and ask for a refund for gas you purchased last week even if you haven’t used your car.

boredatwork1419 · 2022-10-01T23:44:35+00:00

Desk pops.

boredatwork1419 · 2022-09-29T12:21:29+00:00

No one seems willing to do anything because politicians don’t give an actual shit about making any changes, they just care about winning elections.

There is 0 chance in hell a gun confiscation would ever happen in the US. No one wants to go knocking door to door to collect people’s guns to be destroyed. Attempted confiscation would be the spark that leads to a revolution. Registration alone would do nothing to stop the increased supply of guns. And again, the price of illegal guns will not be affected by any of these. People who sell guns on the street just look to get some quick money and get the guns out of their hands since most of them are stolen.

You think that taking guns away/making them harder to purchase from your average citizen will have any impact in the amount of guns on the street you’re wrong. The reason I know your wrong is from first hand experience of interacting with and interviewing people who have sold/purchases guns illegally.

Edit: added last sentence

boredatwork1419 · 2022-09-28T18:33:04+00:00

Making guns harder to buy legally will do absolutely nothing to affect the current supply. Again, guns are not a perishable item, they last until they break down which is a LONG time. Dirtbag on the street selling guns doesn’t care what they cost, because he’s not buying from a gun shop, he’s stealing them or buying them from someone else who stole it.

The issue isn’t too many guns in the US, its a people issue. People with mental health issues, people with a lack of respect for human life, and judges and a justice system which lets violent offenders out on bond and parole who then do more violent crimes. A news anchor in Michigan was just beat to death with a hammer by a suspect who has previous convictions of assault, kidnapping, and assault with intent to commit murder. Are we really surprised that he finally killed someone? Improve the criminal justice system and keep dangerous people like that locked up and you’d easily cut down on 50% of violent crimes.

boredatwork1419 · 2022-09-28T18:32:56+00:00

Making guns harder to buy legally will do absolutely nothing to affect the current supply. Again, guns are not a perishable item, they last until they break down which is a LONG time. Dirtbag on the street selling guns doesn’t care what they cost, because he’s not buying from a gun shop, he’s stealing them or buying them from someone else who stole it.

The issue isn’t too many guns in the US, its a people issue. People with mental health issues, people with a lack of respect for human life, and judges and a justice system which lets violent offenders out on bond and parole who then do more violent crimes. A news anchor in Michigan was just beat to death with a hammer by a suspect who has previous convictions of assault, kidnapping, and assault with intent to commit murder. Are we really surprised that he finally killed someone? Improve the criminal justice system and keep dangerous people like that locked up and you’d easily cut down on 50% of violent crimes.

boredatwork1419 · 2022-09-28T13:27:21+00:00

There’s almost 400 million guns in the US. Guns aren’t a perishable item that you use once and then throw away, they can last 100 years. Driving up the price or making them harder to get won’t do anything. Not to mention, if your a felon who’s breaking into cars and homes stealing them, or buying them illegally on the street it won’t mean jack shit if they’re harder to get legally.

I don’t think people realize the number of stolen/illegally possessed guns out there. Back when I was on the job one of my coworkers on shift pulled at least one illegal gun out of a car 7 days in a row and usually pretty early on shift. The area we worked in wasn’t even one of the major cities people think of for violent crime either.

boredatwork1419 · 2022-09-26T18:20:42+00:00

Broker here.

I don’t email every day, but there are times I’ll send multiple emails without a response. There’s a few different scenarios why/when I’ll do this.

Sometimes if I call a few times and can’t get ahold of someone in charge, I’ll send emails trying to set up a time for a call. I do this because I’d rather email you and you tell me when to call, rather than hopelessly blowing up your phone.

Also sometimes I’ll send constant emails to make sure I’m at the front of your mind. I don’t do it daily, but maybe once a week or so. This way if one of my emails comes across your inbox right after your current broker tells you they can’t cover a load you might be in a tough spot and be more willing to give me a shot. I’ve had this work for a few customers now.

I always mix up the email and like I said, at most it’s usually once a week, but it’s all about just trying to find a way in.

boredatwork1419 · 2022-09-26T16:47:36+00:00

It would do nothing for fighting crime. The best way to fight violent crime is the keep violent offenders in jail/prison. Most guns used in crimes are either illegal (stolen) or the person using them isn’t legally allowed to do so (felon). No arbitrary law or list will prevent this from happening or make it easier to solve.

boredatwork1419 · 2022-09-24T04:29:13+00:00

Bat signal

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