Freight Broker Exposes The Truth About Scamming Truck Drivers & He's A Trucker Too 🤯
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- Опубликовано: 8 май 2022
- Freight Broker Exposes The Truth About Scamming Truck Drivers & He's A Trucker Too 🤯
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Something you might find interesting, on all these changes/ Fees that TRUCKS are hit up with. In the publication ( Pacific Maritime)
May 2022 issue. The Port of LA and Long Beach are hitting up Trucks on a $10 dollars per TEU import/ Export Container coming and going from Terminal. This is all the zero Emissions by 2035 FEE goes towards the Clean Truck Fund. The article says $90 million can be generated in the first year. The Port has hired Port Check to collect the FEES. The Trucker MUST be Registered in the Port Check BEFORE being able to pick up/ Drop off any Cargo. Trucker my only apply for Exemption if the Truck produces ZERO Emissions or is low- nitrogen Oxide- Emitting. This is all for so called Climate impact. I see it as once again going after trucker ( guy just trying to move containers with used class 8 truck) paying another FEE on top of what say over &7 dollars for Diesel. Just payed that in by passing LA busy area. Northeast in LA county. Going to Phoenix, towing a vehicle to museum in Arizona. Could NOT believe the price of Diesel. The just keep on adding charges to the truckers. He is only moving the CARGO out of clogged Ports, the Truckers are not the problem with climate change.
Exactly IDC how you go about getting the loads WHY don’t brokers show what SHIPPER pays and what they are GIVING it to driver for? Because SHIPPERS would know they getting FCKD and DRIVERS would TOO.sounded like a politician once you asked that question 😂😂😂😂 he started talkin bout YOU DDNT HAVE TO TSKE THE LOAD, hahha.
I've been a professional driver for 20 years. When I first started driving professionally, I had a friend who told me NOT to get into trucking. Here it is 20 years later and I have to thank Ken Harvey for that. Why? Because I've thought about it many times over the years but when you do a search on YT for trucking, good luck finding a single positive story.
y'all would shit if that truck he was in is in a junk yard sitting on blocks lol well played sir haha
one thing i learned in life:
a person that says “ ill be straight up with u” or “ im not gona lie to u” they are liars.
I'll be honest with you bro! Lol! Nah I just say,, sit down for this one !!! 😂🤣😂🤣
Lmaooo
@@MuthaTrucker this guy is just defending the brokers.
Guy is correct on mostly everything he said, I used to think the Same thing as a driver until I seen the way the industry worked. Changed my entire mindset.
So true,my experience has been when someone tells you they’re not a thief,better watch your stuff.
I took a run that is offered on a fairly regular basis, and two days later that same load was offered for $1000.00 dollars less. When I asked the broker about this difference, the only thing he could tell me was they covered the loads at that reduced rate. So truck drivers, we are contributing to this downward cycle...
Me and my friend did the same run within a week difference I was getting about 300 less and when I told them they said it was the same run but a different customer I just hung up on him the owner
Shits happening everywhere one month ago i hauled a load for $1650. Last week I was around the same area saw the same load, same broker and it was going for $1200. He said everyone has been moving them for that rate and its mainly big companies hauling them for that rate.
Let me guess outbound from Texas or Inbound to Orlando?
true these somali camel drivers do it for free
The broker selling the freight cheap to be in good standing with the customer and put more in their pocket.
This is what FSCM needs to be focused on and not a damn speed limit
Right! But that doesnt fill their pockets.
Damn skippy IF FMCSA was in it for real public safety & not have hidden agendas.
FMCSA latest decision based on
"safety?":
FMCSA has granted another hours-of-service exemption to Indiana-based company Cleveland-Cliffs Steel. Their drivers can work 16-hour days.
Aye they rather focus on speed and hours we be on the road they want us make a lot of money that’s why they started adding so much bs rules
facts
The fact that Truckers no longer make more than bankers, shows exactly how far we've allowed the industry to slip from our control
This is cap, i just left the banking industry, truckers are definitely making more
@@jeffclark141 😂😂😂 No Cap bud, so pull the thong out of the crack! Nobody was talking about the Bank Tellers and Loan officers when that statement was made. Truckers made more than Bank Presidents.
[depends on what type of "trucker" you are]
@@jeffclark141 anyone that uses the word cap is a f’n clown
@@ryanlorance6168 🧢
For decades I've been seeing trucks that say "drivers needed!" which just tells me that so many drivers get screwed, the companies can't hold on to enough.
As an experienced truck driver I will tell you that you are 100% correct
Show me a broker that’s not a thief and I’ll show you a liar.
Show me a driver that is smart
C.H. Robbins owns no trucks but made a billion dollars last year whats that tell you.
There's no trucker shortage. There is good load shortage
Yess this is right and more and more truck drivers are leaving because of this
Bingo. If there was shortage rates would be higher.
Every load is a good load.
There's no good load shortage either. Just greedy brokers who rip truckers off.
Most definitely
We need more trucker RUclipsrs to talk about this more often
You guys have the power to educate other drivers who are destroying the business by taking cheap freight
Keep the good work
That's why they say there is a shortage of drivers, to get new drivers who are enthusiastic, but are ignorant to the industry. Company drivers are a goldmine for this industry. They receive lower pay for high value loads, if you are a owner operator never work at a outfit that has company drivers, you will lose in the end.
Taking cheap loads is exactly what brokers want.
We need fmcsa to step in and put sone regulations on the brokers to pay the motor carriers a lot more then they do abs to stop fucking us over I mean damn the fmcsa wants to always make the carriers lives shit well they should say the only way they get a broker Mc # is that they have to show their earnings on every load ! Simple salutation
Nothing will stop the foreigners from taking shit loads
Jesus loves truckers!!! Hell is real!!! Where will you go when you die??? If the rapture took place today, would you be left behind??? Jesus loves you and He died for your sins. Anyone who rejects Jesus Christ will not see the Kingdom of Heaven. Humble yourself to REPENT and put your faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. Mark 1:15 For the Kingdom of God is at hand, repent and believe in the gospel.....
I’m a hot shot owner op/ ex fleet owner because I had to park 2 trucks recently. The money doesn’t make since as of late. Then my leased on guys faded out recently as well. Any way, I shoot my shot at every shipper I can. Just recently I was talking to a shipper and he revealed what they paid for that load to be moved.?I was floored and aggressively angry. The broker took 50% of the load!!! I can’t understand how In these hard times people can be so inhumane!! This company is major too!!! The shipper made my company a vendor after that and now they save money on shipping and I make more money. Be vigilant guys. Hang in there!!!!
I think that is great, take the broker out of the picture so the shipper wins and you win also!
Yep 👍 I’m a hot shot car hauler and I’ve just been handing out cards to dealerships and guess what? Same story…brokers have been charging them 3 times what I’m willing to haul for…CUT THEM OUT….im not “complaining” I’m cutting throats 😂🤘
@@localenterprisebroadcastin5971 That is ridiculous man. Some guy in his draws at home on the phone with no barely any overhead feels his entitled to 66 percent of your loads ???? CUT THEIR HEADS OFF!!!
@@shane4525 heck most the time the shippers are soliciting me! Countless times I’ve had shippers ask me how they can pay me directly. Freight industries are waking up. Number your days.
@@localenterprisebroadcastin5971 if they don't care about drivers why should we care about them? I'm a flatbed o/o trying to save some cash so I can get my authority, I pay 25% to the broker
This broker/driver is so full of BS, justifying us drivers being robbed at least 35-50% on a load.... Watch out for people like this.
35-50%? That’s sounds not right a great rip is 20%
This driver broker is a douchbag
You got that right!!!
Lol
Everyone is greedy and will try to make as much as possible. Why would you believe otherwise? It's very simple, don't book it if you don't like the rate. Then the broker will have no choice but to raise the rate. Why take it personally?
Sadly Scamming and Corruption is Rampant in the Trucking industry
It ain’t just the trucking industry, it happens in every industry everyday.
Especially in capitalist counties like the USA... Socialist countries have the most worker protections legislation in place, better bargaining and concessions, people own companies collectively, the threat of shutdowns and strikes keep questionable entities in their place.
Brokers make all of the money, while us sucker truck drivers do all of the work and give up our lives for peanuts.
This channel has become the most informative trucking channel on YT!
So what's that tell you?
You take on all the financial risk and occupy allll your time. While they’re home with their family.
@@Mr.Beastforpresident Which you voluntarily chose to do..NOBODY made you do that....you do it with your own free will.....and even if it did matter......UNLESS YOU NEGOTIATED THAT LOAD DIRECTLY WUITH THE SHIPPER....YOU DO NOT HAVE A LOAD THE BROKER SECURED THAT LOAD/CONTRACT.....HE OWNS IT........SO QUIT BEING LAZY AND BITCHING....PUT THE WORK IN YOURSELF OR SHUT THE F-UP! TIRED OF YOU IDIOTS THAST KNOW NOTHING ABOUT BUSINESS BUT YOU HAVE A PHD IN WHINING!!!!
@@bsmiddy236 big fish eat small fish .
Can’t beat em join em . Become the big fish and take the small fish lunch
@@Mr.Beastforpresident take all the risk lol ok. I'm a mid size auto transport broker, and we spend a quarter mil a year on a contingent cargo insurance policy. It's required by our big boy customers. Do you know why we pay so much when "you take all the risk"? Because insurance companies don't pay shit on cargo claims and 80% of carriers aren't cooperative. So either we can shaft our monster customers on damages, or fork out the cash from our own pockets. That is a LARGE part of why serious brokers take more than 10%. RISK MITIGATION. Beyond that, who's to say we're entitled to X%? If my customer is happy paying me $10,000, and I pay the trucker $5,000 and my load is the highest paying load on the board, am I doing something wrong? No, I'm offering the customer great service and convenience, and also paying the trucker more than any other load. Now what?
Imagine a broker calling a customer and say "hey that $6k load went for $2500. I'm sending you back$3500" 🤣🤣🤣
Lmao right
That's just thru red flag Bullshit alert ⚠️ 📢...
Happens all the damn time...young Brokers think "well the Shipper will give me more volume" so they give them money back...like an idiot because half the time the shipper doesn't move but 1 load per month anyways. Also, several large customers are contracted and a flat percentage / open book contract. Next issue is what dudes saying, the lanes are dictated by what a truck will run it for, so if a broker over pays a driver trying to hook it up and then that customer goes out of business or another broker tells them they are over paying the lane so the shipper fires the broker and goes with the cheapest broker. It's insane how all of this works.
Key word is imagine. Wouldn't happen even in ur wildest hallucinations 😅🤣😂
@@kyleparker733 🤣🤣🤣
All brokers are full shit hustlers
Brokers don't deserve more than 10% period, and maybe that's too high. We need oversight!! Regulation.
What does a broker do?
They are getting 25% most of the time
I’m a O/O so I’m not on the Brokers side. But Brokers do a lot. They do sales, Billing, Advances. At times they negotiate assessorial charges for you.
With that said. I have my own authority and only haul directly for shippers.
As soon as you say "deserve" you've lost the conversation. It's not about "deserve"... it's about how well both parties negotiate.
All your asking is for big government to get their hands deeper into the pockets of trucking . Just be a better negotiator and know your rate 🤷🏾♂️
simple fix, pull the truck over and DON'T MOVE IT, they did that back in 2008 if i remember right, and it was about truckers not getting paid right so they PULLED THE RIGS OVER until the demands was met. remember if the "rig never moves" stuff wont get restocks, no hospital stuff, NO NOTHING and they have only *so many truckers*
You want to hurt innocent people because you want to see another man’s numbers and dictate what another man makes? Wow. Ok thank God you don’t have any power.
We will never see transparency in this business until truck driver can be available to negotiate directly with shipper and customers.
it's nuts having brokers they are middlemen using drivers
Are we not allowed to negotiate with them?
@@stevemace1725lol what? Until you can provide the same service that CHR can when they cover 150 shipments per week out of one facility with destinations to everywhere including BFE, I wouldn't call that nuts. Use them to your advantage, they allow you to access lanes that you would never have without them so as long as you're happy with the rate you negotiated then who cares what they got. Sometimes they do lose money just to keep the customer satisfied but I doubt you'd give them a discount. You don't have the same skills they have when getting that freight so yea they're going to be paid for that
Very insightful. Let company driver know. All drivers b safe. P.s. hi Alex aAnd Jenna.
Hello guys,I am an Owner Operator for the last 6 years and I think that we do not have enough courage to stop this.
The day that we decide to block any truck entrance and exit of the whole truck stops asking that rates goes up,Brokers going to continue playing with us.Personally,I never get cheap loads,I do not move the truck if I can get at least $1,000 clean per day.I don't understand being one of the biggest industry in this country,we have to be begging to the brokers to give us + $100 for a load and,many times we lose it because they sell it for $50 less,it's unacceptable,we move AMERICA and many weeks,we are getting a couple more hundred more than a company drivers.Every time that our trucks needs to go to the shop,we do not spend less than a $1,000,just an oil change we are talking about $700 then,what storytelling are they talking about.
They depend on us,if we don't move,they are nothing and this is for big companies and company drivers as well,it's embarrasing how big companies just want see their trucks moving,putting in those trucks,drivers with 30 days experience and paying them a couple cents per mile.They're destroying this industry.
This is one of the many things that I do when shipper's try to be smart:
Let's guess that by my Rate Confirmation I get a load 15,000 pounds,650 miles and it pays $1,950.
Once I arrive at the shipper I ask for the weight,if,they say that this load weight 20,000 pounds inmediately I say stop,let me see if I gonna get more money for those extra 5,000 pounds,if the broker doesn't give me at least $ 500 or $600 extra,I leave the load and that's it.
Many brokers already know me and they know how I work and beleive me,I won that respect,many times losing money.
That is my opinion guys,
Have a good day brothers.
This is exactly what is truck drivers should be doing!! This is a great example some of us just need the courage to say no to cheap freight
Spoken like an experienced truck driver. Keep up driver. May The most high bless you.
I totally agree with this... that extra 5000 pounds per truck gives the shipper a free load for every 5 or 6 trucks.... free loader is the meaning... if they dont agree for a heavier load then move on
Amen
Thank you! God bless. There's still hope for the industry. We need more with the courage. I know your family is proud. And well cared for. Backbone.
That broker is a greedy liar
Good to hear a trucker speaking of how cheap freight exists making the problem worse. And how many decades has this been escalating for where we are now???
TQL JUST SCAMMED ME!!! ALEX PLEASE KEEP EXPOSING THESE LOSER AS* BROKERS
That was the company I was hinting that does the dispatch scam
There one of the worst or probably the worst out there.
@@stevethomas5209 they are the worst. They are only worth a damn to fresh authorities
Sorry bro
@@stevethomas5209 absolute worst… it was a sherwin Williams paint load that they sold to Landstar for $10k, then Landstar took their cut then it became a $7500 load, then TQL took the load took a huge cut and rebrokered it down to $2900.
Is there ever going to be a day when the brokers show the price that the shipper is paying for the loads? They need to show the shipper price the same way they show the their price.
Heck no. They lose their advantage if they do.
They used to have the actual value of the load transportation, insurance fees and others. Now they tell you it's protected intellectual property.
By law if you ask they have to show you and do you will never get another load from them
Just ask dispatch to forward you email from brokers..That’s when I got fired so…
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That’s why we are transparent with our viewers !! The bad and good !! People sacrifice a lot to even become a O/O ! I’m glad your big enough to really expose these brokers !!! It’s unfortunately a dog eat dog world in this business
There definitely needs to be some type of regulation as to how much brokers can make off of these loads man
The BIG SECRET IS the Driver CAN’T see what the load REALLY Pays. The FAIR thing will be let me see EXACTLY what the Shipper is paying so I can THEN truly know how to FAIRLY BID…He said don’t complain if you agree to take a load. Well, the differences is driver is bidding BLINDLY… if I find out what that
load is really paying especially with me carrying MOST of responsibilities for that load. #1 MY LIFE ON DANGEROUS ROADS and other bills!! No doubt I’ll be upset.
If your bidding blindly than you don't know your company does not matter load what matters is what you can haul it for and make money but if you need further help hit me up I'll be glad to tell you a ballpark of what that lanes paying what broker bid what other truckers took loads for in past its a simple search never be afraid to lose a bid if your not gonna make money
Contractors in most industries bid in the blind. If you get an estimate to add a deck to your house the contractors bid blind. The FAIR rate is your cost plus what you believe is an acceptable profit. If you can't get that don't take it.
Agree 100 percent you could be under bidding or over bidding. Freight would move better and everyone is happy without a bad taste in your mouth.
@@PARMYGUY if you're over bidding you won't get loads. If you know your numbers you will never under bid. The broker doesn't ask me how much I'm making or losing on a load and I don't ask him because that's not my business
@@gregoryhayes9760 1000% these people are entitled. It’s insane this is a competitive business not a company job where everyone makes the same.
There should be a broker rating scale with positive and negative reviews and public comments just like eBay or Amazon
There is on truckstopp
@@Daybreakadventures I'm a company driver and I'm gonna download it anyways just to see whats up
I'm contracted to a carrier & we get to self dispatch. Other owners have gotten screwed by brokers & have given bad reviews on google & our terminal manager threatened all the owners to cancel their lease if they left bad reviews. Said didnt want us to black listed by those brokers. Makes sense but theres just no recourse. Unless you post those reviews anonymously.
Spot on ! "Truck drivers dictate what goes on in the industry" This goes for company drivers as well.
Seems like company drivers are forced to regulate industry rates
@@TheGeorgenc40 that's a hundred percent correct,, there are not enough independent truck drivers to dictate the market rate
Mega carriers clearly have much more Market power,,, independent truck drivers might be able to dictate the rate for a zip code,,, if they communicate with each other but nowhere near enough for a state or an entire Lane
lol tyou to this guy we are the ones we decided the rates bull crap
@@Talegon13 do you think the rates would be crap if nobody accepted those rates?
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It's a fact that brokers are charging more to the customer and still offer the load for these BS prices to owner operators. I've seen it myself. Cutting the price 600 to 1000 bucks after posting for one price and after you call they say the customer don't want to do it for this price no more they want to do it for a lesser price. If you turn it down they still leave it on the board for a higher price to get the next sucker to call in and try to see if they can get them to take it for that lower price. Bait and switch all the time. Living in their big houses sitting on their arse screwing drivers.
If it says 1000 I always ask for 2000 and when they say 600 I tell them 2500. Then there like I’ll get it moved and I say good luck not on my truck sucker
Facts!
I wonder how they feed their kids with that money and sleep peacefully at night
Cutting the price? What does that even mean? The price they offer you is the price
And Why are you mad but at the same time working with them? Nobody is putting a gun to your head telling you that you must book this load with that broker. Are you also mad at the gas stations for not giving you the gas at no charge? Are you mad at Walmart for not selling you that TV at cost? Do you get mad at the tire shop when they don't sell you Bridgestone tires at their cost?
I did this 40 yrs and he is right had my wife and daughter do the home work to keep m 5 trucks going an 20 other trucks running and we did 10percent and being honest works really god
If the government is funding trucking schools, all of you should call or visit you congressperson and tell them to vote to stop that. We are the majority.
$500 for a phone call is more than fair. The driver does 97% of the work.
No it’s not please Mr AJ Rodriguez stop thinking that way .They don’t deserve nothing you can do the talking you’re smart capable and able to negotiate the freight rate with the shipper .
@@airitout6760 I said $500 to not cut them out entirely. I agree with you, we really do not need them at all.
@@ArielJRodriguez cut them out completely we don’t need them and I apologize for the harshness .
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Say no to cheap freight
The broker should disclose the original contract to the logistic company. Than the broker can take 10%. Also, there should be a minimum cost for reasonable opportunity to make money, all other offers/request should be refused by the broker.
Diesel prices goes down, load rates goes down…. Diesel prices goes up rates go down even more.. WTF!!! Those broker are really a POS, they robbing us blindly
Bullshit another broker saying that he only takes 10%
Bullshit !!
Talk to the shippers and ask them what they paid!!!
Guarantee it will be Way more than 10%!!!
It's times like these when those brokers show their true colors they got nothing in common with truckers
One shipper quoted $3,300 for 545 miles 15 day DAT average was $1510. That's nearly 50%.
Thanks for all you do for us out here Alex ❤️
Great job Alex! Thanks for this crucial information 👍🇺🇸
Btw I doubt he's 100% honest!
We need a an honest driver to open a brokerage firm and give us the loads at the proper rates
I am in the process of opening up a brokerage I am also a carrier would love to see the other side of this business
Working on this also👌🏾
Honest driver 🤣🤣🤣🤣
No what you need to do is develop the skills and relationships needed to obtain that high paying freight. Why would anyone want to use some unprofessional trucker with no business sense or technology when they can use a huge brokerage or carrier that can provide every service needed with the technology and extra attention? Nobody is going to pay steak prices and only get spaghetti
@@WestCoastTruckingCEO you are obviously a broker who thinks every driver is unprofessional but remember at the end of the day you need our trucks and I will not put any cheap freight and I also have direct customers out of my home state, so I barely go on the load board
1st I’d like to thank you for your service to us truckers out here making it happen!
I’ve been watching you from the beginning & never commented but today I must!
Your guest was a huge disappointment. He’s spinning the main point!
BROKERS SHOULD BE REGULATED! PERIOD!
There’s no regulation so it’s easy for the bad apples to get rich off the backs of truckers. PERIOD!
I started in this industry in 2010 with my spouse as Owner Opps leased to a company & we’ve had many roles trying to find out how to win in this business. We’ve even been brokers working directly with shippers/receivers.
No matter what the role we experienced regulations only come down on truckers. Everyone else in the game is just playing with money & a truckers time.
Brokers & trucking companies have a choice to be fair or not. Truckers have to accept it while we do the hard part & make the sacrifices under some type of regulated compliance.
If your proud of hauling cheap freight, change your company name to "cheap service for cheaper freight rates".
When truck drivers take the cheapest offer, it doesn’t mean that they are going to profit out of it. Truckers are taking the cheapest load because it’s a matter of survival.
Yup. 50 people calling on one load, not enough loads right now for everyone.
You been killing it on the interviews lately. Keep it up 👊🏼👊🏼
Why does a broker take a load when he knows it will only pay two dollars a mile for an owner
Because they are getting paid 4-5 dollars per loaded mile and only paying the driver $2/mile
I love the knowledge you spread and the longer videos help when I need to absorb information that will help my trucking. I still like your shorts cause they are informative
Brokers take 60% of the actual load price
The purpose of brokers back in the day was to connect shippers with truckers but nowadays shippers can just post their loads directly onto the load boards and we as truckers can bid or get the loads without the need of brokers. And the brokers canal find another job or be truckers themselves.
I am very new to all this, but arent those posted loads on the apps and websites usually from a broker?
Who’s gonna pay you? Who’s gonna vet you? Who’s gonna do the check calls and check your insurance and decide you’re a good carrier? Apparently the shipper doesn’t want to do that so they hire brokers. Why don’t you become a broker?
@@Richtaco exactly. If being a broker is so easy and lucrative then why not just start your own "honest" brokerage and show everyone what you paid for the loads minus your 10%. Easy money 💰
@@gregoryhayes9760 exactly. It’s literally the only way to change this. Begging daddy gov to save us is so dumb and ridiculous I can’t believe people want that.
@@Richtaco I’m already working on getting my brokerage license in san antonio Texas. I will charge only 10% and explain to the shippers how i do business. Wish me luck.
40:15 - “sometimes I don’t make any $” referring to loads
41:10 - “if broker says I’m not making nothing, they’re probably not a reliable broker”
I feel like some of the stuff this guy said was spot on, but a lot of other stuff was defending his broker side. As a broker/trucker it’s obvious you still want to protect the easier form of income.
Notice in the beginning he also said 10%. However, later Alex caught onto him on how he’ll have an extra $300 to play with. On a $3000 load, that’s a total of 20% he’s actually looking to make.
I appreciate the fact he came on here to try and be transparent. But just like car salesman, it seems like brokers are out to take as much as they can get.
Thanks Alex for all the hard work your doing for the trucking community. I appreciate you.
Exactly!
Are you wanting to dictate what another man makes? Or do you want daddy gov to dictate for you? What is he allowed to make on a 3k load? How about if it’s turned around on you and you got told you can only make 1.90 a mile. Be carful what you wish for.
@@Richtaco I never said I’d prefer the government to choose how much truckers or brokers make and definitely didn’t wish for anything but… I understand what you mean by your comment, just doesn’t change how I feel about what’s going on. ✌🏼
The only ones out there doing the scamming are the dirty brokers who are trying to cheat the drivers out of money they should have.
This was very enlightening, and much appreciated. Thank you
Sadly seems like this is a lost cause it only takes one trucker to take that low paying load to keep bringing that rate to the bottom. On the other hand it takes much longer to see that load rate come back from gutter and pay decent.
Main thing is when you find a good lane paying good it's just a matter of time for that same load to be dropped down and you are left with finding another one , and this happens all the time .
There you have it.
NEVER take a load for LESS than the 15 day average!!!
If ALL drivers would just stick that that one simple rule we'd be alright.
Everytime you accept a lower rate you lower the avg.
NEVER NEVER NEVER!!!!! accept a load for less than the 15/30 day avg!
It's not rocket science.
Figure it out!!!!!!!
Easier said than done when it's you or yhe other driver going home and he bid $100 less than you.
@@krayziejerry Unfortunately you are right Mike. It is a simple solution, but requires EVERYONE to stick to it, and that will never happen because there is always someone with some reason/excuse for accepting the low ball rate. Organizing drivers is like hearding cats. I'm just trying to get the message out that there is this simple foolproof way to drive the rates back up.
@@markbrooker9733 I absolutely agree with you 👌.
This guy is a crook, every driver is trying to make the most per load 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
U right if u ask a broker for more money the 1st thing they say that all in it I try book a load one day broker never pick phone up they seen me calling for the load in that lane then they took load down was pay 1050 next day same load put back up and said it pay 700 same load then nobody took that load they call me next day talk about can u do this same load for 1000 I said I get back with u lol they full shiz shipper need come up with driver shipper app we don’t need no broker
Thank you for sharing!!! Knowledge is power!!!
Fun fact: some of the best scammers in the world are from Texas😆😆
Alex!!! Keep up the great work!
❤️🙌
I'm sorry but I think we have national security issues within our industry. I'm sure many knows exactly what I'm talking about
These brokers be scamming the drivers they should be supervised
When load is presented to driver it should read:
Shipper pays: $6,000
Broker fee 10%: $600
Pay To driver: $5,400
PERIOD. until this happens, trucking will be problematic.
Get your own clients and cut the brokers out…middlemen will always be middlemen no matter who or what they bring to the table …blaming truckers for these rates is asinine …truth is the industry wanted convenience and we got it and it comes at a cost… I’ll never understand how so many people in this industry want to be their own boss but count on others to find their income…pick up the phone and start calling potential clients
Is that what your doing, if yes how can we find the clients? Like do we goto companies and ask them if they need something shipped? Im a new truck driver so I don’t know. Thank you.
@@khusenfazilov6136 Yes that’s exactly what I do, sometimes walking into companies buildings in person works even better…don’t get me wrong out of 60 companies 3-4 will actually take you up on it…but believe me it does work…I haul cars so I’ve got a specific part of the market to focus on…plus staying local keeps my costs down and gives me predictable fuel prices. I still use brokers from time to time, but I’m not relying on them anymore….truth is the brokers have been ripping everyone off (including the shippers)…you have to build a name and then you can build your own routes. It takes time, patience and hard work but believe me it can be done. Good luck to ya. Just remember sometimes it’s the simple solutions that solve the biggest problems 👍
Thank you so much for the idea
@@khusenfazilov6136 yes that’s exactly what you do, but don’t expect it to be easy. I’m a broker actually and you essentially need to treat yourself as a broker of your own truck. I would start by trying to email/call the receiving department and ask about lanes they run. Obviously this isn’t easy and this where the dedication comes in. But if you can bother a guy enough to get him to let you run a lane, that’s where you win. You’ll still have to use brokers from time to time for backhauls or something. It’s also a good way to scale a business, if you get close to a shipper you can take out a loan on more trucks and hire drivers for additional lanes they need help on. Bingo, there’s a trucking business. still, easier said than done. But that’s how you do it.
@@marcusmaynard1526 thank you for sharing your knowledge I really appreciate it
These interviews are great! I have zero interest in actually being a trucker,broker, or the being in the trucking business as a whole but this information is very interesting.
Alex..EXCELLENT VIDEO!!!!..we needed this one brother
Long vids my man, is the way to go. Appreciate this interview there was a lot of knowledge
When he said the rates are bad I knew he's lying. Rates are at historic highs, 4-8 weeks backlog. Freight has never been more expensive to ship. $3.50 PM is not even close to the minimum shippers are paying. My company is taking round trip miles at that rate.
Facts. Brokers are securing these loads at 6-9 dollars a mile. They’re gouging our eyes out.
There's no load tho.
Agree
Is your company hiring is so please send me the info
Bingo I can’t stand a damn straight face liar .
I was waiting for you to ask about this Double Brokering bull sh*t
I've done quite a bit in the trucking industry but I've always been a company driver. I think I'll just stay that way
Great info. Thanks. Keep up the great work and keep in touch with this guy to keep giving those great nuggets to us.
Yes, he’s correct in saying to figure out how much its costing you during your truck per mile. Don’t forget to add all of the following in addition to what he already said ; IFTA, if u have an employee (Employment taxes), workman’s comp, ELD monthly service charge,yearly registration, maintenance (oil changes, tires) insurance and anything else I forgot.
With transparency we should know the full rate the shipper is paying and negotiate how much percent we are willing to share with the broker. Keep posting!! Wish others with decent following would try for solution rather then fall back on their platforms.
Exactly 💯
How cheap can you run loads for? transparency might end up both ways. Be careful what you wish for. You might have to tell all the shippers and brokers and your competitors your numbers too.
The law is if u ask broker they have to tell u but if u dont ask thats ur falt
a@richt broker know the trucker number... Why broker hide what shipper are paying?
@@josest4056 you can ask the broker. If you want to know so bad you can ask. Don’t mean he’s gonna change his price. You do understand the broker has bills to right? Just like you have bills they have bills to.
What if the broker asked you what your cost per mile is? Would you answer?
Is it the brokers business what your numbers are? Should he have to know if you drive a older truck or a new one?
maybe it’s non of your business what the price is. Brokers have their own battles to get those loads. Maybe you didn’t earn it. Like the broker didn’t earn to know your numbers. Idk but you might not like what comes with getting a set percentage on brokers or full transparency. It works both ways.
Get your own customers and find out what loads pay. It’s literally the only way. You want what they have go get it.
Thank you !!! This is great information
Great interview. Very instructive and enlightening.
We need transparency in this industry.
So how does situational circumstances from dudes going home dictate what is needed for another company?
I tell ya what bro you got a good thing going with this channel. Your a cool dude and you put out good honest content. Keep it up
Thanks again for your help and info sooooo informative 👍🏾🤗
The industry is now overwhelmed now with drivers that are new and don’t know rates.. thinking just moving is good. They’ll hold the load and get a idiot and pocket more money
Hard to negotiate when you can't even find a load?
It's easy to push the blame on truck drivers, rates were relatively ok until suddenly in mid February rates started going down. For some of us, it took a while to make the adjustments. It was a difficult adjustment. It couldn't have been drivers picking a cheap load that suddenly brought freight rates down . Sometimes I could go a week without picking a load cos of the low rates
Low rates are here to stay for a good while.
👍This dude is really knowledgeable, we appreciate bringing him on your show - subscribed to Daybreak trucking.
Thank you Alex good info the more I watch your video the more I learn about Trucking and broker I’m a trucker myself too
Fair? The broker should be forced to disclose what the load pays and the percentage taken by the broker. The guy throws out the 10% and no one thinks 10-20% is a lot right? Do the math. Mortgage brokers are limited to what they can be paid per contract and the same should be for freight brokers.
Should you be forced to disclose your cost per mile to brokers and other carriers ?
@@Richtaco if brokers do the same as per their operating costs. I'd be game. Especially if real transparency can be had with full disclosure of what that shipper paid out for that load.
@@booyakashaboy7250 why would you be game? It’s non of the brokers business what your numbers are. And the price of the shipment doesn’t really matter right because you can’t dictate what that broker can make. If the other trucks around you will haul it for 500$ then that’s the price of the load. If the other trucks said we ain’t hauling for nothing less than 1000$ then it’s 1000$.
you can ask the shipper you can ask the broker the price of the lane.
Broker fees should be capped at 10%. That alone will lead to higher freighter rates. Brokers are digging into truck driver’s pockets under the guise of operating expenses. I could write a book about this bs but I’ll just say good bye.
@@Roadglide911 are you a socialist or communist?
Broker be taking are money I seen a load on DAT from 4 differ broker going the same way here go their Price 1,000 1,500 1,850 2,050 going the same way 474 miles so what that tell u he not tell the hold tru
Yep thats cause those brokers working of load list sent to them there all trying to sell it the cheapest to make the most know they lane and you can know what real pay from customers is. If you need help with a lane reach out to me I'll tell you exactly what is being charged to customers or around about
New to the page, this is great content. I am a Marine vet that drove in the service, now I am a truck driver with 9 years plus an currently into freight brokering just like this gentleman. My wife is the motor carrier plus accounting. This video nailed everything all in one. Once again great video from you both🙏💯
that broker brother woke up and decided to SPEAK FACTS
Brokers should not exist bro. In an industry where we can't have any sort of collective bargaining, you can't expect people fresh in this country not to undercut people. I've heard people talk about brokering. It always ends up sounding like a scam.
Then make them not exist go get your own customers no ones stopping you from putting in the work finding them
@YoungJoone, unfortunately most truckers are not professional enough to deal directly with shippers and negotiate rates or solve any issues that arise.
Also shippers don’t give advances. You have to load and deliver the freight. Then invoice the shipper with proof of delivery and then wait usually 30 days before you see a dollar.
@@Daybreakadventures I'm not talking about for me, before you get your panties in a knot, brother. I'm talking about how unhealthy brokers are for trucking in general. Starve your ego.
@@chickenhawk8996 This is flat out just not true, unfortunately. Truckers can do anything brokers can do. It's silly to assume that in a world where factoring exists and truckers who have authorities already deal with them... that they aren't intelligent enough to book their own loads. That's just insulting to so many hardworking owners out there.
@@YoungJoone I know was not meaning you in general sorry to come across that way was meaning no ones stopping trucking companies from not using brokers and getting own customers they do it cause it's easy for them and smaller companies can't support one customers needs. I deal with brokers daily and think same thing you do their aggregating
My question is the same it’s been for 20 years why do brokers still exist in todays world we have the laws in place for minimum insurance and abilities to get more coverage if needed and as long as your a safe decent driver your rates aren’t unaffordable. Yet shippers use brokers who do nothing but sit behind a desk for the most part and give the load away to a driver that maybe good may not be good so the shippers can always save money and time going directly to the truck companies and it’s always better for the trucking companies there has never been seen been one time I’ve seen that broker was better to have as a middle man on the loads my entire career and I’m third generation of
Trucking and brokering and I only broker for the side money or loads I can’t handle and take 4 percent bc the driver is doing the work on the load I give out not me and I want a quality driver under the load.
Big thanks for the educational interview.
I am a noob and have learned so much about the mindset of the trucking industry from this video. Keep up the good work!!
Hats off to him for being a broker and trucker. Seems his broker side is arguing with his trucker side 😂 , should’ve just saved my money before wasting it on trucking . This has to be the worse business dealings in America , everything is dictated on the cheap haulers it seems . The headache is truly not worth it . Kudos to the drivers that like to live this way . Imma keep trucking, but first chance I get I may just utilize my other skills in another company venture . I’d rather lose my trucking company than haul cheap freight . Be blessed my brothers and sister good luck .
Going in to brokering?
5% ! I think brokers should not even exist period ! Trucking companies don’t need brokers at all ? Trucking companies have to much money invested in the business to have a guy sitting at home making as much as the truck driver ?🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Would you loan me 6k for 2 months I'll give you 6300 back plus I want you to drive cash to me spend you time to find the cash plus remind me weekly by sending invoices plus your bills and insurance has to be paid out of that 5% you wait on for 2 months? Trucking companies can get same customers brokers can they just don't cause they don't wanna spend the time or money to drive around and talk to 200 shippers.
@@Daybreakadventures facts
Brokers exist because shippers and truck companies don't want to deal with it. It doesn't matter how much a broker is getting paid. As long as the driver is happy with the rate, that all that matters. Drivers need to stop taking cheap freight.
Do you understand what brokers are there for?
@@Daybreakadventures I’m super surprised the shade you’re getting for this. You gave out a ton of very helpful information. A lot of people don’t understand this market at all whatsoever. It sucks but these freight slow downs have a way of clearing out carriers, truckers and brokers that probably shouldn’t be in the game.
Great conversation. Like in any industry, the key is access to information and effective use of that information. Thanks!
Last year was a trucking market this year is a Brokers market. As we struggle to navigate these markets just remember bad years are usually followed by good years!
I actually had TQL tell me they couldn't give me what I asked for because she was only getting $1000, so she could only give me $600...
Now do the math on that.
So what did you say? Did you tell the broker how much they can take? How much should the broker make off that load? 50$ ? 100$? What would have made you happy?
🤣 😂 🤣
Have you seen the rates on the load board it seems like they were almost cut in half?
Yea but idk if you noticed but every lane the volumes has went down. Therefore rates went down. There are more trucks then loads right now. People spent the last 2 years running strictly load board freight and not building relationships with brokers are the ones really hurting right now
This is in sight full Alex. Please keep in mind that not ALL drivers O/O know all this.
We just see the board and see prices and try to figure out ourselves why loads are so cheap.
What your guest said was informative, especially how long the affect of prices to go up after some drivers (for whatever their circumstance) take cheap loads to get home or what not.
Great Video
Thanks for getting them to say a true statement
Freight volumes are down to many brokers and to many trucks = a dogfight
Bingo
It’s hard for people to figure that out
My cousin who is a Dispatcher said that the brokers would find loads and get good prices, but tell the truckers a different amount? In other words are the brokers getting more than they're telling the drivers? 🙄 please I need answers.
Of course not! Brokers are one of the most honest occupations out there.
A lot of insight into the business of brokers/shippers.
Thanks Alex
One of your best videos Alex! This one and the one you dead with the accountant around tax time are my top 2 videos for 2022. Great information, keep these longer videos coming.