Admiral Merchants

Did you look at their load board before signing on?

 

Admiral is a good company,but it also depends on what you want.Don’t know what area you’re in.But flats do good in the Midwest. The biggest thing is building a good reputation with the agents it takes time so try to find the agents with the best loads and try to stay in there area.Not all agents are good at what they do.you really want to stay off boards so when you’re heading into a agents area call them on your way see what they have on the day you are empty in out.

 

I highly recommend you look at that board for a few weeks before you make the jump. If you can make something regularly happen off the board I think you'll do good but if you can't you'll go broke "building relationships."

 

I respectfully disagree with lamovent the studying the load board you really get very little information from that.You’re just seeing what is really available for brokering you would get much better information from calling the agent in your home area and discussing a plan from that. the good loads usually will never make it to a load board.Load boards are only good when the economy is good anyone can get good loads then.For the best success is to book loads b4 a agent has to post it.So staying in touch with agents is always the best option when working with agent based carriers

 

Getting your security clearance so
You can haul secured loads will pay more .
Bennet had their ability to haul secured loads revoked by the fedgov so they bought ace Doran to be able to haul secured loads under ace Doran’s secure load for authority .

 

I was leased on there for 2 years before getting my own authority. The load board isn't the true picture of the freight at Admiral. I always had agents calling me when they see I was gonna be in a certain area. Never had any issues with Admiral. And on the plus side, if you cant find anything, you can look on truck stop and book your own loads also.

 

So how'd it end up going? I've been looking into them as well, so any insight you've gotten since would be helpful!