Carriers Now Have To PAY To Get Loads?! WT ACTUAL F?!

[@ostrobogulous.troglodyte]

I hauled one load for JBHunt 18 months ago. Have never hauled for them since. Will never haul for TQL again either. If everyone said no, they couldn’t move their freight. JUST SAY NO

[@dandenis5833]

@ostrobogulous.troglodyte that's our leverage. I have a box truck at the moment, plan to grow, without hauling anything for them

[@dandenis5833]

@@ostrobogulous.troglodyte we need solidarity

[@dion_the_entrepreneur]

Sad reality is you have some desperate people that will still ignore your advice and overall hurt the trucking industry

[@alexhilton4657]

@@ostrobogulous.troglodyte yes everyone has to stick together

[@BJ0521]

Everyone won’t “SAY NO”. 45 years after deregulation proves that point. Why not take solidarity off the table? It’s NOT a logical, viable solution because there is no mechanism or organization in the trucking industry strong enough to ever make that happen. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; the trucking industry as a whole is over regulated and filled with crooks and opportunists who will never stop taking advantage of truckers. My advice is to stop wasting your time and move on to another type of business or career choice.

[@brothermyke6523]

When things turn around I will have No mercy on brokers. 38 years Trucking. Been there done that.

[@codym7960]

the sad part is after market turns it will be only be a short period where broker go under or loose money per load. it will quickly rebound where they will be making more then they are now the screw up part of it .. even though they have been flat out screwing trucks since late winter / early spring of 2022 non stop

[@Dominancelogistics]

@@codym7960please explain why if would flip back to put brokers back to controlling the market? Fuel goes down. Interest rates go down. Cost of goods goes down. Volume goes up. I don’t think people understand how much the economic recovery is going to affect the amount people can purchase. 2026 will match 2019.

[@Libertad59]

​@@codym7960nah, it's like the youtube movement. It's dying.

[@serggla924]

Best thing you can do is just exit the trucking industry. It will never change.

[@Libertad59]

@serggla924 or get into the right part of the industry

[@DANsTrucking_Outdoors]

If a carrier is that desperate, they need to shutdown and become a company driver. F&CK that fee.

[@gc9387]

FUDGE THEM I SAY😂😂

[@unperuanoenlascarreterasde9964]

Exactly!!!

[@dzenancapra2515]

Well said brotha

[@gerrymchale8965]

Exactly at these rates what's the point

[@GerardCaramancion]

The trucking business is tough, especially for owner-operators. High costs like fuel, insurance, truck maintenance, and driver pay make it hard to stay profitable. On top of that, brokers often take a large cut of the load, leaving even less for the operator. Despite these challenges, trucking is essential to the supply chain, but smaller operators struggle because big companies can absorb these costs more easily.

[@rogergauthier1895]

You are absolutely right to do what you said, it is getting ridiculous what type of control they want to have. Unfortunately, many carriers will probably just give in.

[@hitman-br9un]

Not many brother, but most, 99%.....carriers are assholes, whores that would accept any sort of double 🍆🍆 in their ass. It is to feel sorry indeed

[@dandenis5833]

@rogergauthier1895 we need to fight back when they hear about us. They will do something. That's our chance. Otherwise, ppl like us who love and are passionate about trucking will disappear. The big selfdriving trucking company wants spacial favor from the FMCSA. WE NEDD TO SAY NO.

[@ophidiaparaclete]

It's the lawyerly way to gain of function and profitability.

[@powermoves9242]

These owner operators are not going to shut down to go on strike, not even for a day. To many bills are still coming in, and I completely understand. What amazes me is that the port workers shut down, Amazon workers went on strike, McDonald's employees went on strike and etc, My point is that those people still had bills coming in, too. But they got fed up and made a difference for the better. I reckon they just got tired of making conversations that weren't getting any results, but conversations 🤷

[@dasilvatransportinc180]

As long as truck drivers don't unite, nothing will change. In fact, we are the only group that is not united. It's a shame.

[@3182john]

We had our last shot in March of 2020. We could’ve all banded together and stopped hauling when everyone literally needed it. We didn’t, and actually got screwed.

[@MrWhisper77]

Unfortunately this will NEVER HAPPEN! Brokers have the POWER and Government will NEVER do anything about it they have their TAKE in it!!

[@A_A_Ron_G]

We're not co workers. We're competing business owners. It's like expecting burger King and McDonald's to unite. This whole concept is ridiculous.

[@jincuts]

Brokers are not united either. Undercutting each other on customer spot boards only to pay more to the carrier to keep the promise that their shipment will deliver.

[@gerrymchale8965]

​@@A_A_Ron_Gbusinesses and competitors collab all the time. Personally I don't mind getting beat out but when it's at a level of hurting the industry as a whole it's just ridiculous. I see way too many loads where people areactually losing money but people are just doing it to cover fuel and tolls. That worked 30 years ago it doesn't work now it just hurts the industry

[@paulchristie2118]

Might be time to get a local contract and let brokers and shippers starve instead !

[@libandaud3547]

@@paulchristie2118 agreed 💯

[@dbaird8784]

Unfortunately shippers love brokers

[@Haulin_n_Ballin]

Like it’s that easy

[@paulchristie2118]

@Haulin_n_Ballin local carriers have to hire "other" trucks to meet promised deadlines 1 to 3 days a week, local carriers with new contracts can not (without lead time) fulfill those contracts and depending on the contract may not want to purchase the equipment themselves It's a switch from long haul to a tractor service

[@dw9034]

The industry has been circling the drain, the full flush is almost complete.

[@serggla924]

Nah the first turd has been dropped but more incoming before the flush

[@omegakrest]

Hi Miranda. Thank you for continuing to point out the insanity that is going on in trucking business right now. Unfortunately I can not share what I think about this problem for two reasons: 1. my rant would be way too long for anyone to read. 2. KZbin would probably censor most of it. The only thing I would say is this, as long as there a carriers that will submit to those demands and pay for those “subscriptions”, there will always be some Alex that will continue to come up with these demands.

[@mindyolson66]

That is CRAZY! in this day and age, the absolute LAST thing I would do is give anybody by banking login and password! I can’t believe anyone would be that foolish. That is a disaster waiting to happen. Every hacker in the world will be trying to hack into their system to get those business account numbers. It is just a matter of time…

[@amels4620]

Cloud Trucking requires this.

[@camerons6466]

The customer going broke 😂 The brokers going broke😂 They are adjusting for inflation 😂

[@hell_pike9150]

I'm finding that brokers are taking 25% or maybe about 20% as market rate right now, normal rate used to be less than 10%. Brokers are also requiring higher insurance including general liability. They are doing a lot to make themselves completely useless in the market, when carriers can go directly to shippers and customers and completely circumvent them for a huge gain. Next thing brokers will be requiring us to hold a surety bonds and then they will be completely valueless in the market. Shippers and customers would prefer working directly with drivers, half the reason they use a brokers just to vet and find the drivers but apps like truck stop can do that for them. Encourage the manufacturers of the apps, to find customers. Encourage them to market direct to customers. The customers will ship things cheaper, the carriers will get paid more. The brokers will be completely cut out of the loop

[@Logan-sh1uv]

it's definitly been shrinking since 2010. broker profits were wayyyy higher in the past. too much competion between them now.

[@hell_pike9150]

@@Logan-sh1uv really? Pre COVID I used to hear guys aiming for 9 percent on average

[@codym7960]

you dont want shippers on load boards... sure the shipper will save a ton of money ... the carriers WILL not get paid more..... if you want customer go and get them but advocating for them to be on load boards is about the dumbest thing ive heard in a while. you have carriers taking load off load boards for $1 a mile.....

[@hell_pike9150]

@@codym7960 explain your logic on that

[@codym7960]

@ explain what ????? pull up a load boards and look at rates that is all the logic you should need to be explained... why would a shipper want to pay more then they have to when loads fly off loadboard for less then $2 a mile ? i mean transportation is the first line item any company cuts when they are looking over there budget and you think they would want to take on more work and still pay nearly the same as they pay brokers ... problem is all you people want stuff easy and easy = cheap ... if you want good loads go and find them directly not on some load board and when you do find them dont run you mouth about it especially on the internet or it will be short lived

[@danielcongrove3319]

I'll tell you what. I was a commodities broker before getting into this business. I thought that was a treacherous business and cutthroat. The trucking industry are to the likes of something I have never seen or experienced. If there is any business that needs more oversight than the trucking business please let me know. However this is what it's coming to I mean this is absolutely absurd. Stuff like this needs to be forwarded to lawmakers, just so they know what we're dealing with out here

[@dreco5017]

@@danielcongrove3319 seriously like how do we start a litigation case against these brokers. Building the case based on on the random gauging and aggressive practices

[@Mellox0x]

Man f TQL seriously. Haven’t worked with them for 2 years now and have been way better off

[@Kentuckian1999]

I love TQL

[@hitman-br9un]

Same here......never book with them and I just skip them on load board, I dont see then existing at all. F@ck tql, king of freight, pls, Nd many other cheap bastard brokwrs

[@HaVic-_-]

Who do you use?

[@Mellox0x]

@@HaVic-_- quite literally anyone else

[@Hitty_456CTDriver]

SMH Mrs. Info appreciate you once again... love all the content of your videos!! Salute 🫡 queen!

[@skyeram]

Its just the beginning, $10 a month won't last long till it goes up

[@gerrymchale8965]

It's sort of like New York City with the tolls

[@plmoreno]

Im 100% agree with you, girl, and we have got to this point of seeing some carriers paying the brokers to book a load because some carriers/owners' operators don't respect themselves!

[@camerons6466]

They playing pin the bill on the carrier😂

[@adventuresofaliftime4989]

Yeah people are that stupid I'm not surprised at all.

[@banzaii6285]

🤣🤣...That's a hoop I'm not jumping through. I'm with you, Not doing that, add them to the list.

[@TheHost2020]

Society needs people like Alex, otherwise no business would make any profit. You lit my ga!!!!!🙌🏼🥵🔥😂

[@MidlifeTrucker-ThomBell]

As you said, you aren’t required to give the information. They also aren’t required to let you haul the loads.

[@thatsreality5184]

Iys the same with those tracking apps . The app want permissions that aren't needed . It's a tracking app all it should need for tracking is location permissions.

[@dw9034]

And I thought requesting ELD info was intrusive, this tops that.

[@CHARLESROSENBAUM-z2q]

Truckers must unite together to survive. This fight has got to stop. Good report.

[@platinumjohnson4380]

It is going to get worse until you decide to shut your trucks down and say enough is enough!!! Highway connects to and monitors your ELD information. They first gauge your level of acceptance and then proceed accordingly. You are giving up all of the freedoms that you have worked so hard to obtain.

[@dw9034]

Plus run your own business without interference

[@hell_pike9150]

@@platinumjohnson4380 or just stop using brokers. There's no law requiring us to use them, there's no tax implication for shippers to use trucking companies instead of brokers. Shippers would rather use trucking companies directly, we need to get away from brokers completely

[@dandenis5833]

@platinumjohnson4380 I thing Eld should be just for FMCSA. THAT'S IT.

[@RonnSkippa]

Basically, if you're a carrier with tons of bad reviews on carrier 411 this tool allows you to still haul freight under your authority. It's "a catch 21" to brokers for carriers that can't haul any other freight else wise.

[@fbh31118]

We haul TQL on occasion but have never been asked for anything like that.

[@georgiapatriot4575]

No.

[@sword-and-shield]

Hahaha, wow, just when you think you have heard it all, thx for the heads up.

[@khalidw5166]

That’s f****ed up !!!

[@aroundthecornertrucking6433]

Never do that program! They can set up a password to verify who you are like I have with two brokers I use from time to time

[@larryoffen539]

I understand this question is out of context for your recent videos, which are terrific. Big fan! But wondering if you might consider including OTR box truck data in your market updates. I have never been able to find an information resource for analysis of the OTR box truck frieght market, which has become a growing market segment. Certainly, reporting anaylsis of dry vans, refrigerated vans, and flatbeds Covers the majority of the trucking markets, but suspect you could grow your channel with the inclusion of the OTR 24'-26' strait trucks and expeditors. Hope you will consider the inclusion of these market segments in future market update analysis. Thank you for your consideration and for all the important information you provide to our industry.

[@AndarioMovesFoward-h8l]

Hey Miranda been awhile great to talk to you again Always enjoy your videos

[@stephenreid5707]

It already been done. Do you know where a kickback is? Do you understand what the brown envelope is at the end of the week?

[@youngwynn333]

Great video! But I have a quick question, I’m trying to get my DOT# but they won’t take my register agent business address. My business is registered out of Wyoming, but I live in California. Does it matter if I use my home address even tho it’s not connected with my business entity?

[@williamrobinson6680]

I believe posting your bank's login field, then having you log- in, gives the requester access to your deposit history.

[@David-t4m8m]

I've been an owner operator from 2001 until 2007 when i sold my truck and have been a company driver ever since. I don't think I'll ever be an owner operator again.

[@michaelnagy4603]

RIP Ray Miller on the i-395 in Connecticut

[@Gino.from.efRouting]

The 3rd party confirms the bank account owner is the same as the company owner to avoid someone buying an MC then just pretending to be the former owner of the MC so they don't get personally caught when they use that MC to defraud a shipper/broker.

[@CapnnCrunkk]

Don’t forget, the thing that matters most, to the most people involved in trucking, is oil. It’s not the freight, or the companies, and definitely not the drivers. It’s making sure the oil burns and doesn’t stop.

[@User1000IO]

Never had a problem with TQL. Don't remember hauling for JB Hunt.

[@heritagefoundation5053]

They have the internet to check all that stuff!!!

[@FastEddie45Az]

Seems like there is an opportunity for the Teamsters to unit o/o and none union companies. The up side could be huge

[@DR-um2bv]

Trucking gone wrong. I tried to book a load in midland tx,no loads out there really. I was told "I see that you have 1 truck......we require the following: 2020 or newer on truck 2 yrs of active authority Commercial General Liability Dispatch Fullen Transportation Services" This new Trucking is all backwards they are not paying enough to bet asking for any of this.

[@Libertad59]

Run tanks, not dry box.

[@JuliaGreen-k6y]

I would tell them to take a hike. I also believe that they are doing this to squeeze the owner operator out so they would be forced to go to work for the Mega carriers as a company driver. Mega carriers do not like competition. In my opinion they are trying to squeeze us out.

[@eddiemurphy6206]

Haul out of Florida and you are a volunteer hauling for free deadhead out Florida. Make the rates go up. Haven’t hauled out of FL in about 8 years

[@toughfistfight1865]

I have an authority at the 6 month mark yesterday. I signed up for verified carrier at the 1 month mark. Did it help? I have no idea. I also have Veroot, bit they are more on the TSA side of things. There was no banking log on or password given. They verify your bank account with a couple of small deposits.

[@recgar]

The issue with broker's charging fee's is what we've seen many times before - the fee's start small then grow exponentially over time. Anyone providing bank information is on their own.

[@AnnuTrucking]

At this point brokers see that those in charge of thr trucking industry will not drop the hammer on them. With that being said they will continue to operate care free of any consequences and will continue to make up new rules/policies that they force carriers to follow in order to do business.

[@snowridr22]

Just a few thoughts: 1: My information belongs to me, and me alone. That includes any/all personal banking information, shoe size, address, Yada Yada. Any request, from any business partner, for any personal/professional information that is not absolutely necessary or relevant to the fulfillment of the business arrangement, will be (absolutely) ignored. Period. 2: 10 cents. 10 dollars 10 thousand. Each are equally offensive. As a matter of principal, principals matter . 3: Bully's are gonna do bully $h!7.

[@mrcoffee70]

It may be ok for new MCs or 2nd chance situations, but not for normal operations.

[@SLOWnLOW1]

I was an auto technician for years. I got my CDL A license and I haven’t been able to find a good job, now this . F this lol I’m going back to turning wrenches

[@Nobluffbuff]

Maybe get into turning wrenches on diesels? I bet they are way less of a headache compared to these modern "engineered" cars. *Edit* I meant to say heavy duty diesels engines.

[@SLOWnLOW1]

@ you have a good point

[@whitedragon153]

In what way does that stop you as a Carrier from double brokering? It doesn't it only supposedly protects the brokers. So, if the brokers business is the one to benefit from it then it should be their business that pays for it. On top of that the fact that all of this info is being collected and just handed out to all these brokers doesn't seem like a good way to protect yourself. How does this stop those scammer from continuing to setup legal legitimate brokerages and continuing to double broker? They make at least $100k to $1M in a month before they get caught, but since they are in a different country nothing happens to them. Then they just get new credentials from a local patsy or fake credentials and sign up for a legal brokerage business once again. But most of them don't even setup legal brokerages, but use stolen info to do it all. None of these suggestions or these 3rd party systems can stop any of that.

[@Logan-sh1uv]

JB hunt put our online account on hold for no reason, says we need to contact carrier support to activate.. haven't done a load with them since then (1 year) no problem for us.

[@TrazimDollare1982]

Miranda❤️❤️❤️

[@andrewbateman7654]

Verification for brokers sounds better as there are more shady brokers than carriers!

[@Benjiesperformance]

Ok, who's going to the first one filling a class lawsuit against this massive violation. Let me know! I would love to be part of it!!🤬😤😤

[@omeegureee3890]

Wow I had same issue where couple weeks ago I tried to book a load, broker asked me he can’t signed up for my carrier due to verification, and he send me verification and I tried, it tools me to signed u subscribe I stopped and find different load

[@jincuts]

Brokers have it hard to. They pay for the platforms, have higher insurance, and sure they may make 25% margin on one load but the next one they can lose 25% margin.

[@sheepdoglogic]

Carriers already have information a broker can look up to verify they are indeed a Carrier...smh

[@ROLLIN-DUB]

I can actually see carriers out there flying kites hahahaha😂😂😂

[@antmoundlogistics]

I would never pay to work for someone nor give them my banking information. There is no value for any carrier to use that system.

[@georgewashington1106]

Is there an app for drivers to rate and/or verify brokers? If not, there should be.

[@ShalomJacobs-o5q]

Nothing wrong with KYC on a business transaction . When properly implemented will resolve many of our industry issues , including governance overreacted .

[@Big_Hick]

Pretty simple solution...don't haul for those brokers...

[@timmydial8853]

Double brokering what about load’s being brokered 3 and 4 times and no government in forcing the laws against it

[@michaelsorrentino-yp7nb]

"AKA" kickback !

[@yancyjenkinssr1824]

Does Echo still exist? They were good to us

[@johncalvo1743]

What does the amount of trucks have to do with it? If a carrier has 100 trucks, he is still just ONE carrier. So why the higher price? How many times does that one carrier need to be verified?

[@jincuts]

Brokers should vet all carriers including dedicated ones before assigning them the next load. Carrier's authority could be pending revocation for insurance or other reasons, became fraudulent for double brokering, caught eld spoofing, victim of identity theft, and many more reasons.

[@YARCHLRL]

@ you have no idea what you are talking about.

[@jincuts]

@YARCHLRL I misread his question but still stand firm with my post. To comment on what he is asking, It's like taking your family to a buffet...You pay per stomach, it does not matter you are one family.

[@johncalvo1743]

@@jincuts Your analogy is INVALID. The CARRIER is one entity. The broker doesn't investigate the 100 drivers. They investigate the ONE carrier. Therefore, it doesn't matter HOW MANY trucks the carrier has. That ONE carrier is responsible for his 100 trucks. The price shouldn't increase just because there are more trucks. Do you understand, Genius?

[@johncalvo1743]

@@jincuts Thank you Captain Obvious. But that is NOT what I'm talking about.

[@Hazmatt3446]

Pay to play has been going on for a while. FedEx Ground has required leased on operators to "buy a lane" or a daily route, ANNUALLY. Meijer Food Stores requires carriers to buy a lane annually as well. Those are just two i know of. What carriers are paying for is to not be undercut for that duration. Legal bribery. You have to pay for basic business ethics.

[@ladymoon1773]

I've said it before. We simply need to unite. I personally saw how quickly the ports caved in to demands. Believe me when we finally unite. These brokers will be forced to cave in just as quickly. And with loads boards charging us. We are all technically already paying for loads.

[@LifeOn18Wheels]

It like the super ego verification for second chance carriers smh. I see no go comming from giving out that type of information. I feel like at that point is a security risk to your banking

[@jeffreyes1568]

Yeah- they can kick rocks

[@raymedina9514]

The new administration needs to investigate brokers period

[@channingbaker-z4n]

Got off the phone with a broker that was braging that he was getting 50 percent avraage on all loads so if you got paid 2000 for hauling the load, the broker got the same 2000 so the load actually paid 4000 from the shipper

[@gilbertoavina6156]

So another industry being hit by the subscription service plague. Not long until freightliner hides features behind a paywall and make you pay a subscription to access them. BMW already tried it with heated seats and Mercedes with additional horsepower.

[@camerons6466]

I will not do business with them

[@MRFIL2017]

What about Highway? They ask we provide direct API access to our ELDs???

[@marcusw86]

I wouldn’t pay for a load. I’d find another broker. Or retire. I’m not that for off now anyway.

[@christopherclanton1002]

Carriers now have to pay to use an app that allows them to book loads with certain carriers.

[@nobodygrinder5667]

This is nuts

[@rudyl908]

Ok. Look. The thing is. Mega carriers had an Ad spend budget. Most small carriers have 0 clue how to get a direct customer, let alone create and run Ad Campaigns. All those third party services are owned by private people building large databases of info to sell for ads. Track drivers down to new potential customers. Then target ad campaigns for the new customers. Small carriers get pushed out from the pool of available customers. The big issue is. Is that top large and mega carriers can work as a group/team, while the rest usually stay broken up kinda pit against each other. Cause everyone wants to be “independent”.

[@paulm6755]

Brokers treat owner opp as suckers,always try to cheat somehow ...specially TQL

[@ScottWarder]

Funny how they claim it's to battle fraud when they're asking for a key to your bank account.. I was hauling for JB Hunt for 5 years when out of nowhere last year they kicked me out of their system. I can not get a single person there to explain what the problem is either. They just keep saying to try back in a couple months..

[@Libertad59]

I dont have to pay anyone because I deal with ppl that need the loads personally. I will never ever pay a broker! Ever!

[@chevelleman9953]

More ways to take from the careers. Why the FMCSA don’t step in there need to be somebody working for the careers this is crazy.career needs to put some money together and put in a sue.

[@FREIGHTCHASER]

If truckers stupid enough to give banking info & pay for services , they they deserve for anything that come behind this already scammed system!

[@dw9034]

I wonder how many people here commenting have already given their ELD info just to get a load. Ridiculous.

[@codym7960]

+90% i bet ... its a shame people cant grow a backbone and learn to say "no" to all this nonsense. instead the jump up and down and ask for another hoop to jump though for the chance to haul more unprofitable loads .

[@dzenancapra2515]

Get a glider and they can fck off

[@A_A_Ron_G]

I don't understand what bad thing people think is going to happen by sharing eld info. They can see my location and my hours or whatever. So what? They just want to see where their freight is. I don't find that unreasonable.

[@dw9034]

@A_A_Ron_G They will be able to know how many trucks are in a region and set rates accordingly. It also leaves your ELD open to hacking. Imagine your starting your day, fresh hours, and suddenly it's telling you that you have 2 hours remaining or just plain out of hours. It opens you up for a bunch of what ifs. Too risky.

[@dbaird8784]

I'm ready for highway to fail.

[@harrisavon219]

Hell no!! There's needs to be a focus on double brokering and brokers needs to be vetted. It's not carriers that has this problem. We're vetted thru fmsca. Loads boards needs to be vetted. Lastly, brokers needs need to be sued for not paying and making sure the loads aren't double booked.

[@billchapman3733]

NO ONE GETS MY BANK INFORMATION. FOR ANY REASON

[@kyledozier6182]

Hi, i was wondering if you are a broker? Im very interested in utilizing a Sprinter van and was interested in your opinion in starting one in 2025?

[@ProMainMan]

I could understand this for new authorities. Would I pay to be vetted understanding their supposedly is a fraud problem. Ya probably.

[@truckerron]

NO WAY!!! But I had to haul loads during the last 3 years that I had to pay due to piss poor rates. If any company charges to haul a load, I will NOT take it!! I like the basic foundation o f trucking... but it really is getting to be ridiculous and soon to bail out of this business, if things don't turn around, soon!!

[@TheTruckersChannel]

Wow! I can’t believe they would try to do this.

[@jincuts]

I'm not surprised. They probably get too many applicants and that is one way to reduce it.

[@jaymoney9438]

No more weekly trucking updates??

[@BioToxin]

makes me glad this will be my last year in trucking