Not sure how you can control what carriers are bidding or not bidding for you. If you tell 3 carriers that you are empty in Chicago, don't all 3 go to work trying to load you?
Sylectus is a dispatch software. They would have no interest in doing seething like that and most carriers on the multi unit model would be opposed as it is not Sylectus's business. They would feel they need to butt out and stick to being a software company.
As for companies like NLM, why would they care. Lower rates for them represent a value to their customer. That benefits their customer and them.
When a carrier calls me with a load that I may be interested in, I allow them 20 minutes secure that load. If another carrier calls with a different load or in some instances the same load, I tell them I am under bid for 20 minutes and will call them if I get the load. Pretty simple.
As for Sylectus and NLM they are both market driven and will continually need to adjust to the industry. Software companies do updates and improvements all the time and companies that own load boards need to provide the best service possible or someone else will. Lower rates are only a part of the story shippers do actually care about their loads getting to where they need to be.
ABC Expedite signed on Sprinter Steve as a driver. Sprinter Steve does a terrible job, his on time percentage is in the toilet and he cost an automotive supplier a million dollar fine by shutting down a line for a major automotive company. The supplier and auto company dont want to work with
ABC Expedite anymore. Three weeks later, critical shipment time, they award the Load to XYZ Expedite. Into the shippin office comes Sprinter Steve ready with hiis new company XYZ.
Dont the shippers deserve better? Wouldn't carriers want to protect their reputation? End Artificial Capacity. A Driver ranking system would benefit everyone, except the crappy drivers.
