Ridiculous TQL offer on a load going 548 miles.

I don't deal with them unless the load has to ship within a few minutes. I hate how most of those reps act, always act like little snotty brats. I think they are the worst company I have dealt with as far as people go.

 

i got a load for $5.88/mile equivalent.
$1000 for 170 loaded miles.

“Judge, how do you do it, we wanna be like you when we grow up.” you say.

It’s easy, go talk to broker in person, then start taking off your shirt and strutting and dancing while singing Rod Stewart’s song..,

It works for the Judge.


The ladies in the office love it, I always get good rates, sometimes without having to dance, just walk in and give a little wave and they got a good load ready.

 

Every broker has different customers. This guy just has a cheap one, and carriers are taking those loads if that is what they offer and will not budge.

For context. I cover a particular lane for 1000-1100. Port load so there is a gate fee. Our customer pays us 1200. I post the load on a Saturday with no rate and get a call from a carrier who has his TWIC card for the port, it takes them home, and they are a good reasonable carrier for us. Dispatchers asks for 900.... come to find out this carrier also runs direct for the customer and they get these from 900-1000.

My point is most of these customers know exactly what carriers are taking these loads for so its almost impossible to get better rates from my end. So when carriers expect me to pay 1500 on that lane, they can thank those guys taking it for 900 for why i cant pay them what they think is fair.

 

It always made me mad when they gave me that bull #### line "but it's only xxx miles!?" so I'm supposed to immediately reply back "yeah you're right I'll be glad take your bull #### nothing rate and work for fuel money, send it right over I'm happy to run my #### into the ground for you, thank you very much for your generosity"

 

Yeah I need my bp meds lol