Broker Mark Up Madness: Are Truckers Getting FLEECED?

[@MiguelAngel-tc6ht]

These guys here know how to book loads, more than just negotiating. It is clear that they understand which markets are hot/cold, hilly roads, tolls, a lot of things amateur dispatchers don't consider.

[@AFTDispatch]

Wow thank you so much for noticing and saying these things. I'll pin this comment at the top and really hope more people will see it. Thanks again!

[@atarijones5056]

Your a bot bro or a rookie what's the risk if running in Washington Oregon and Utah mountains because that taxes your truck crazy your always at risk of crashing in those mou trains and when your done your truck is donezo your crazy running those loads they are talking about us crazy it's always snowing in those areas and have alit if mountains how long do you think those guys will have those trucks after driving in 60 to 80mph winds and bad weather lol you don't know a thing do you only people that dont drive would thunk going to North Dakota will have good results for cheap too lol 😂😅😅😂😂😂

[@jemhadar5029]

@@atarijones5056I live in Washington. Drive all over around here. Nowhere near as bad as you make it sound. It’s mostly rain here. And if you deliver Seattle Portland (which is Where 90% of the loads go around here) there is no mountain or snow.

[@atarijones5056]

@@jemhadar5029 no no no you must be driving local buddy but the roads to Washington are terrible its all mountains talk to someone who don't know between North Cali and Utah or Wyoming that are the most used routes like i80 are the worst weather ever last time I was there it was 70mph winds and you had to drive through them or wait for 2 days you must think I don't know it's all mountains going to that place

[@jemhadar5029]

@@atarijones5056 ya I know Utah and Wyoming are bad. But you said Oregon Washington. Lol so you’re just going to not delivery anything west of Kansas? Good luck with that. You and every other truck driver in the country just try to stay on i10. That’s why loads to pay a thing down south. If you can even find a load on that route.

[@creep132]

It's a feeding frenzy on truckers, including this guy.

[@texwilliams5802]

AFT helped me get $3033 this week @ $1.80 per mile. For the month they have provided dispatch support where I have driven 8388 miles, grossed $22,914 at $2.73 per mile. Thanks to Andy, an amazing partner. And special thanks to V, who has his pulse on the market conditions each week. Thank you so much for the updates!

[@atarijones5056]

Brokers are stealing 40% to 50% of loads but they think that money isn't to facilitate the moving of that freight they think they can pay just anything, ALL TRUCKING COMPANIES HAVE THE SAME EXACT OVERHEAD/ EXPENSES because if you own a new truck money should be put away for future repairs and to purchase a new truck in the future. All trucks have a driver, fuel, maintenance and insurance costs if you can survive without one cost you will go out of business eventually doing any load under $2.80 cents your operating at a loss and you will find out when it's either time for a new truck or a inflame rebuild or a scheduled maintenance and that's what these guys that own a truck don't remember, last week I made $10,900 but I estimate that those loads actually payed about $18,000 but if you know the worth of transportation you know because 25 years ago loads from California and many dif places would pay $10,000 $14,000 and many $4 per mile loads were around in the year 1999 and before

[@charlieboy501]

The Indian people came in a made the rates drop

[@Lesnik6464]

😂😂😂😂 3 of them in a one truck.​@@charlieboy501

[@AFTDispatch]

All good points @atarijones5056 in fact you don't even need to go back that far, remember rates during COVID, we had reefers grossing $25k a week, or when ELDs became mandatory, I remember a 1p1d from SLC to OH or NJ but running at $18k. Every operation is different so I wouldn't put a flat rate per mile on it. I have customers with old pre-ELD, DEF, EGR, etc trucks they fix themselves. Their business is set up smartly, costs are managed, etc etc, and they can run under $1.50 and still be profitable at 6 mpg. Thank you for the insights, much appreciated.

[@Livestockhaulin]

@@AFTDispatchthat’s the name of the game. Low overhead & a high volume of loads pulled. In the long run. Always come out on top if your reinvesting in your carrier

[@DanstevGraker]

35% markup on a contract rate? When were the rates negotiated? If the rate was set at the height of the COVID markup but then you're comparing to rates to the truck a year later, you're going to see a massive disparity. There's a reason why companies are all trying to lock in RFQ's for a year, or even 2 years, right now - rates are much lower. There's also the reason contract rates in DAT are higher than spot rates, and have been for a year+ now.

[@AFTDispatch]

You make a very good point, it could have been a 2021 - 2022 RFP with locked in pricing and as I've said in the video, to be fair, we don't know their operating costs, and we haven't seen their books. With that said, contracts aren't always what they're cracked up to be, many large brokers cut their smaller customers and went to the spot market for savings, knowing full well that very likely, nothing was going to happen to them. Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate your input.

[@banksboy6806]

I don’t remember seeing great rates in 2017 I was fighting for 2$ pm then

[@AFTDispatch]

Today's diesel price is averaging $3.25 and 2017 averaged (just checked the EIA website) $2.65. The $0.60 cent gap is about 10 cents a mile on a 6 mpg truck which is $12k annually in pure profit. We've seen diesel go above this as well. At a $4 average, we'd see a $27k annual loss per truck. Now we also have much higher operating costs than 2017 because our financing cost is higher, which drives additional losses through interest and higher insurance premiums. Ultimately, truckers in 2017 would have been more profitable than truckers today. I appreciate your comment and thanks for stopping by.

[@banksboy6806]

@@AFTDispatch yes all of what you said is true for the most part I’m just pointing out that rates haven’t even good sense I became a O/O ,BUT during the pandemic they was way over normal or over what I knew as normal .

[@AFTDispatch]

Loud and clear. I hear you. 💯

[@alexandercostea5467]

Let’s go vitalyie fire video as always 🔥

[@AFTDispatch]

Thank you sir! Much appreciated.👍🏼

[@creep132]

Brokers, dispatchers, regulators don't care about your well being. Align with a trucking organization. NOOA is my suggestion.

[@AlexPayne-cj5hn]

The sad reality is that you are 80% right, many of them don't really care, but is not a general rule. We always treat our driver/Owner OPs with respect and we try our best to organise everything is he can live a normal life , rest, eat and feel safe.

[@blinkingeyes6957]

I'm glad you just passed it and didn't say " excellent job Mike " on Reefer load OR to OH 1pick 3 drop with nursery for 2.13$ on LOADED miles only. NURSERY! Long time loading 3 delivery and after trailer washout you're are under 2$ per mile. Please ask Mike not to send trucks in Pendleton area anymore.

[@AlexPayne-cj5hn]

Nursery loads usually are pretty quick actually. Loadings take like 1 hour at unloadings somewhere around 15-20 minutes per stop

[@AFTDispatch]

Nurseries often work fast on both load and unload and the freight is often light and much better paid. With that said, there are certainly exceptions. I've seen 44k nursery loads that took two days to unload by hand.

[@yuseff_bobr]

$1.34 - EXCELLENT JOB! 😂😂😂😂👍

[@AlexPayne-cj5hn]

Yes indeed excelent job! This is trucking sir! If you start looking at loads individually you won't get anywhere. Is the average that counts, and 2.36$ per mile is a pretty good run considering he made 7250$ in 6 days. Or 7250$ with 2.36$ x mile average is not good?

[@AFTDispatch]

You make an excellent point Alex. Stock traders also average. Looking at individual loads doesn't help anyone. In that case Florida-based carriers should never leave home and those in RI or CT shouldn't either.

[@412hwc]

coming from a broker tho??

[@AFTDispatch]

I'm not sure who you're referring to but just to clear the air, we are not a broker.

[@412hwc]

@@AFTDispatch ur still gettn a slice of that pie when yall really aint needed in this industry either tho. unless ur an employee of s mega carrier with hundreds of its own loads from its customers that it negotiated them selves. anybody who is running a solo owner op gig would be a fool to hire a dispatcher

[@AFTDispatch]

So does a factor, and a fuel card, and a bank, and anyone else who provides a service. We all get a slice of the pie for providing a service. You have to remember, our customers are making more money without making a ton of calls, negotiating with brokers, dealing with back back office, and billing and invoicing. That's why people sign up with us. It's makes sense for them. They end up making more money with a whole lot less hassle than before.

[@DanstevGraker]

@@412hwc Time is money, and so is ignorance. I've met too many drivers that can drive a truck like a beast, but don't know the first thing about seasonal lanes, good areas and bad areas, double brokering, fraud, or regional differences in rates, or how to secure customers and freight. Play to your strengths and find a solution for your weaknesses.

[@412hwc]

@@AFTDispatch to each its own i guess buuut i mean a fuel card is different in this argument and a bank doesnt get anything unless your financing your equipment...which to be fair is a majority of tha industry but still, and you really dont have to use a factoring company. if anybody is smart at beat they would use a factoring service for what 90 days max than let accounts recievable handle that shit and just wait the 45 days to get paid. if u drop every other day eventually u will find yourself being paid every other day....end of the day a dispatching service is just another leech on this industry....

[@creep132]

Test

[@creep132]

Join NOOA.

[@whitelighting6562]

Another useless service