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you are rite about supply and demand but are more precise in your comment about internet bidding. s&d definitely affects the amount of freight available but does it have to affect the price ? who is accepting the price initially and do they not play a role in the pricing

well, from a legal standpoint we have to stay away from terms of collective bargaining or price fixing. but how about they take a quote from the driver no no list.

with that being said, how can carriers react to the pressure bidding is putting on rates?

yes they can be answered without dipping into the no no pile. you just did it with your comments on the brokers and the orientation classes. thats what i am talking about, other ways than the old go to answers. good job !!!!! keep them coming.

national averages for fsc are usually set for the different types of units cause of the differences in the fuel mileages the units get. on a flat rate fsc or national avg. if you will, there is generally no one size fits all. i dont know if tstate has a flat fsc or is still what they can get...

those are a couple of replies i had forgotten about. with those added to the no no side is there still a fix possible. a way to get better rates keeping the amount of trucks we currently have ans taking supply and demand into consideration.

while the subject of rates is a prevalent topic i thought i would stir some thought and opinions from others. what does everyone truly think the problem is ? first and foremost i dont want this to run the typical course of cheap freight. more so, why are the rates cheap and what has caused them...

i generally like to see the rate for the unit size, but then again i have a truck so go figure. i am sure most of us do. i dont mind taking a load to reposition especially when it pays better than dh pay or not having to do it out of pocket. however, i will wait a little before doing so. i also...

did whomever you heard it from mention names ?

what companies that that you know of are doing this. you mentioned there are a couple. state who they are.

man, look who showed up. havent heard from you in awhile. all good with you and the mrs.

who should stay oos for a few more days.

a little late for that, dont ya think.

fetish, go away and bang for a couple of hours. man, ya'll get your heads outta the gutter. LOL

WHAT, i hope that was all in fun.

well. here at home in mattoon, il the snow is currently coming down at a good pace. they say only 3-6" we will see. back out after this snow ends. I-57/70 corridor around here could be a little slick. be safe. my location is just 27 mi north of effingham, il for those that dont know where...

you are exactly rite. dont even get me started on people living off the taxpayers. well, the wrong people that is. there are individuals who cant help it. i have one of these myself. my gripe are the ones that are in line at the grocery with fifteen kids paying for food with food stamps or the...

i made a comment earlier in this post about equal opportunity. still seems to me to be the first and most important issue that needs to be resolved. i know nobody will go to mexico, well not many o/o, mainly larger truckload carriers and then just across the border as they do now. with that...

that would be a good job for him.

i suppose it slipped your mind to put any of that french bread in the package.