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I'm not sure if there's a setting that we can change on our end but the default when posting a load is 30 days. Personally I think 5 days would be ideal as it has you inside of a normal working week. That would probably help a lot to keep old and outdated posts off the board.

I got an email from a broker on this site I looked them up on safer and they have pending broker authority but yet there peddling loads on here someone needs to check before the can post loads becareful who you use

I neccessary wouldnt say that all brokers suck. There are some good ones out there. We own 17 hoppers and have to have our brokerage due to some owner operators pulling our trailers. First off, yes I do agree with your comment about how the truckers are the ones putting money into their trucks for fuel, insurance, maintainance, etc. As a dispatcher and owner of a trucking company and brokerage I dont just sit at my computer and make calls. There is a lot of other work I do like help replace tires, fix a truck or trailer, cook meals for my truckers, I mean who doesnt like a nice home cooked meal, help their familes out while they are out on the road trucking, etc. The list goes on. What bugs me the most is when a broker will lie to a carrier, give them the run around, or take a significant amount to simply broker a load to them. I feel its most important to take care of my drivers and carriers first hand because if not, then we wouldnt have good drivers out there. My drivers and carriers know my phone is on 24/7, yes it never gets shut off and if Im unaccessible then they know they can call my hubby. Being transparent and communication is huge in my book.

The broker business started because truckers, and I own my own trucks, didn't want to contact shippers. It's a time-consuming task. I appreciate all the work my son puts into our broker business to build relationships with carriers and shippers to be able to connect the two. It should always be a win-win situation where it works for all parties involved. If that's not happening for you, then you have the wrong broker.

That's it in a nut shell. If handled correctly, they are your sales department. There is a charge for that. Maybe you can do it yourself.

I'm a broker. I understand your frustration. I had a load on here that I booked. I literally couldn't find my load on the board, but somehow it was still posted for a couple weeks. I had to email customer service to find it and take it down. There might be an issue with the site causing the problem. Or I might not be smart enough to figure it out. One of the two.

"We are a carrier first & we broker overflow loads..." - Yes, this exactly! I agree that this would change the transportation industry for the better.

Well Said, same here, not just taking loads, Only taking loads that make sense and make money.. On Call 24/7, 2am phone calls with a load number that has been used,, waiting till 8am to get it fixed,,, not sitting in the office to drink Starbucks and click the mouse, pushing loads,, I'm here pushing the calcutor and responding to emails with sub $5 mile frieght, and maybe thats not enough $$, but don't waste my time so you can build a fancy office building or drive a BMW or Tesla, which by the way, hows those electric cars being charged in Florida after the hurricane,, their not, because saltwater blows up battiries, Google it. There was massive fires, like 120 fires, on Sanibel Islands, which came from a reliabel source, due to batteries getting hot because they were flooded with saltwater, The Liberal News won't report that because the Truth Hurts,, going green isn't the thing to do.. the New Pandemic is No One wants to Work, NO Commensense and Everyone wanting handouts. its time to stand up to the LEFT and say this is NOT Gonna Stand!! We want our country back as what the Founders started this country for...

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A lot of shippers won't deal with an o/o. They want one person in charge of multiple trucks, it's just the way it is.

Finding a competent broker is no different than finding a good accountant or mechanic, they are part of your business.

We as truck drivers often do not work together much because sometimes it's best to keep quiet when it comes to business. But something we CAN do to work together is rate the brokers. Are they competent. I.E Do they answer the phone day or night? Are they honest? Do they pay? How quickly do they pay? Are they worth your/our time? If so, reward that broker or brokerage with a positive rating, if not let others know.

Just my 2 cents

I don't give my accountant or my mechanic, 10% of each load I take. Brokers also being used as factoring companies? So, they owe you money, but will take an extra cut of it, just so you can have the money you worked for a bit sooner than the 30, 45 or 60 day terms? In addition, for any of you newbies, this site was much more owner operator friendly. You used to be able to get a lot of customer direct loads here. Not so much anymore. Also, many of the shipping companies seem to be eliminating their transportation departments, and going with 3PL's. Had a broker email me with a "opportunity". Drop load, 3 bucks per mile, live unload, required to use the brokers load tracking app. We as owner operators and small fleet owners gave these brokers an inch, and they took the whole country mile and then some. Rotating personel so customer relationships don't get in the way of the lowest rate. I already got off this ride, good luck to all of you that are still on it.

I guess my question would be, why do brokers have a sliding scale for how much you take? I know I haul the same loads direct as some of the brokers I work with and have seen up to 22% of the price taken by the broker. Why not just charge your straight 8 or 10 percent on every load and be fair to the guy who has the rolling stock and the expense? We all know it happens! I even know brokers who take money off of the top of the load and if they dispatch the load to a truck that they run, take any extra percentage after for dispatch! It is dishonest and greedy but it happens all the time!

Just saying!

Keith