kastmgmt
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I had a broker hang up on me for bidding 500 dollars on a 20 mile large straight truck load. He blurted out "sheesh it's only a 20 mile load!" Well those 20 mile airport loads take up a lot of time and burn up the drivers log book hours. Sometimes those 20 mile loads take several hours to complete. I guess they want everyone to work dirt cheap while carrying all of the proper insurance coverage and late model equipment. You can't have it both ways. GM want's trailers no older than 10 years old, but they want to pay slave wages to the truck owners. Newsflash, if you want new equipment hauling your freight you better pay higher rates!
No one said you HAVE TO WORK CHEAP. You do have to be legit. Like anything else, if you can't hack it pack up and go home. No doubt rates need to be raised, but it is NOT fair to the carriers that have to pay to cover ALL OF THEIR UNITS, while doing work for the same brokers that you speak of.