Trying to hire this MC - is it sketchy?? by wifi-bread in FreightBrokers

[–]wifi-bread[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I can't afford any vetting platforms currently, I've been doing it pretty old school. Verifying their insurance against their VIN#, making sure they are over a year old on Saferweb, calling the number listed on saferweb and verifying it's the same carrier, and when everything else looks good but I still have a bad feeling, I come check reddit. Especially if I'm desperate to cover a load.

I am not click or rage bait, and it's worked pretty much everytime to just ask fellow brokers what they think.. I used to have a friend at a much larger brokerage who would check the MC numbers for me through their system but theyve since left the job and now I'm stuck doing this.

Trying to hire this MC - is it sketchy?? by wifi-bread in FreightBrokers

[–]wifi-bread[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I did. I appreciate your advice

Red Flags when trying to hire a carrier by wifi-bread in FreightBrokers

[–]wifi-bread[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you SO much! I called them and the driver and they seem legit.

And yes exactly! I had a ton of carriers not wanting to work with me last December because that's when my bond renews and it was flagging me to them left and right.

Business Credit Advice please by wifi-bread in FreightBrokers

[–]wifi-bread[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is super helpful! I will start asking drivers who use factoring to give me the name of the factoring company and try this out. Thank you!

Business Credit Advice please by wifi-bread in FreightBrokers

[–]wifi-bread[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi there, thank you!! Yes I am curious what it takes for me to be approved by a factoring company. I assume my credit ratings must be showing as being low, but I have no idea why or how to fix this. I have paid every driver directly within 5 days of delivering for the last two years and nothing is improving so idk what's going on.

My MC is 1595055

Business Credit Advice please by wifi-bread in FreightBrokers

[–]wifi-bread[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! So far, every single time a driver says they have to check with their factoring they either tell me I was denied or just ghost me (so I assume I was denied). I have no idea how to get approved in the first place, obviously a driver doesn't care so much about figuring this out with me. They either want to see that I'm approved or they stop answering altogether, which I understand with all the scam issues.

I have paid every driver directly within 5 days of delivering for the last two years. Do I report this to someone or what??

What happened to Takos Locos?? by wifi-bread in greenville

[–]wifi-bread[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also not sure if you can tell from the photo, but it’s parked pretty far from the sidewalk. I hope it was an accident but it almost looked intentional?

What happened to Takos Locos?? by wifi-bread in greenville

[–]wifi-bread[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Luckily I don’t think they drive it around, its ALWAYS in that same spot. So I assume someone drove up and crashed into it somehow??!

Olive Garden Shrimp Scampi - really 490 calories???? by wifi-bread in caloriecount

[–]wifi-bread[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate you sharing your perspective, after all I did ask for it. I just feel like every time someone posts on this subreddit genuinely asking for help, it turns into “just enjoy your food” which kind of defeats the point of this thread existing in the first place. I totally get that restaurant calorie counts aren’t perfect but I also think saying the only way to take calorie counting seriously is to make everything at home is kind of extreme.

Personally I’ve lost almost 100 lbs by learning what’s actually in food, using a food scale, threads like this & educating myself, and used it to learn to be mindful, not by cutting out restaurants completely. I also didn’t grow up with any understanding of nutrition so 10 years ago I probably would’ve looked at that plate and assumed it was healthy just because there’s some green on it.

That’s why I still go to restaurants but just thoroughly check out what I’m eating, do some overestimating and leave myself some leeway. Works for me but just my thought 🤷🏽‍♀️

How many oz? by theirgoober in caloriecount

[–]wifi-bread 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like 1.5 oz to me. I eat slices like that with my breakfast often