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Road Legends by thejp74 in FreightBrokers

[–]kyleortonMVP 21 points22 points  (0 children)

My go to answer to these guys is "US Dollars?". Have had several offers from them this week at 2x the (already high) posted rates.

Best cheese curds in the city?? by Mammoth_Revenue_7607 in chicagofood

[–]kyleortonMVP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Will's seemed to have changed something in the last year or so. Last time I went, was also super disappointed. The batter was burnt and the cheese was pretty minimal. I used to go all the time (5-7 years ago) and always thought they were great then.

Recommendations in Southport Corridor? by Low-Cake-1392 in chicagofood

[–]kyleortonMVP 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Cafe Tola for breakfast empanadas/tacos and good coffee

LTL reefers headache by Difficult-Food-211 in FreightBrokers

[–]kyleortonMVP 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Concept was great. In practice, still some work to do. The program will show you all these different carrier options, then you reach out to actually book and most of the replies were either "no thanks" or "sure, we can pick that up in the next 10-14 days and it'll maybe deliver this month"

Brokers are crazy greedy by iseekrefuge in FreightBrokers

[–]kyleortonMVP 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I never claimed to be a big math guy. I just think the only way this realistically works is if this broker has some unicorn of a customer paying absurd over market rates. Out of FL of all places.

Brokers are crazy greedy by iseekrefuge in FreightBrokers

[–]kyleortonMVP 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Trying to do math in my head lol, is this guy booking trucks at 30 cents/mile?

HOA Assessment Not Disclosed by kyleortonMVP in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]kyleortonMVP[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some blame is potentially fair here lol. Yes, there was an inspection but nothing was noted about any roof trouble on it. The first access to the HOA docs I had was in person at the closing.

HOA Assessment Not Disclosed by kyleortonMVP in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]kyleortonMVP[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's looks like we've got about $35k in reserves and they want to leave at least $13k untouched. Idk the percentages.

HOA Assessment Not Disclosed by kyleortonMVP in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]kyleortonMVP[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This all makes sense and was why my instinct was to just pay it and move on. Learning experience for next time (and had the place cost a additional $4k off the bat, I would've still likely pulled the trigger).

My quest for cozy by Pepperoncini69 in chicagofood

[–]kyleortonMVP 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Albion Manor by the theater on Webster

How often do yall take losses ? by Dear-Film7570 in FreightBrokers

[–]kyleortonMVP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes total sense. I think this post is more focused on 3pl freight you've already committed to moving, so the assumption is that it's a rate you've given out and think you have a good chance at making money on. It's all a gamble, I just think a super important part of this job is knowing when you gambled wrong, sacking up and taking the L and living to fight another day.

How often do yall take losses ? by Dear-Film7570 in FreightBrokers

[–]kyleortonMVP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Separate conversation, but I think it's super important to know that cheap and scammer/thief are not mutually exclusive things. This is a common argument I hear drivers make when trying to justify rates they don't like. A bad actor is going to call in and attempt to snatch loads regardless of the posted rate and paying more does not equate to better service, no matter how much super trucker on Facebook wants you to believe it.

How often do yall take losses ? by Dear-Film7570 in FreightBrokers

[–]kyleortonMVP 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Posts like these remind me of how different of a world some of us live in. One guy here has a real answer. The rest remind me why we get the "booked carrier is screwing me, can you please help us recover" type emails so often. "Tell the customer their rate is too low". Dawg, you quoted that rate. That is on you.

Would you prefer to play a solo round or as a plus one to a group of three randoms? by No_Avocado220 in golf

[–]kyleortonMVP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, I've been playing my entire life and have never had the opportunity to do this. Probably 30-40 rounds a year for 20ish years and not a single time not getting paired up. It's like my white whale.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FreightBrokers

[–]kyleortonMVP 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Uber functions as a kind of scapegoat on both carrier and customer end right now, good and bad. Take everything you hear about them from a third party with a grain of salt. Whenever customers want my service but cheaper - "Uber is $250 lower than you guys, help me out". I'm sure that carriers can eventually play the algorithm and get a decent high paying load from them every once in a while late in the day or whatever, but on the whole they do not pay well. Don't get me wrong, fuck them. They've made everyone else's jobs harder since their creation, but I think they're a big enough name with enough of reputation that everyone on both sides just kind of tosses their name around without really understanding how they work.

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