The Truth About Broker Transparency And Double Brokering

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@pchamp_76 3 ай бұрын

Funny how nobody worries about transparency when the market is going good for us.

@truckingresources4240 3 ай бұрын

Exactly, I remember a few years ago drivers where bragging about how bad they were screwing the brokers.

@BuckeyeFan-ty4vr 3 ай бұрын

I never worried what brokers made on the load . Just what I was making . If they are not willing to pay what I want I just say thanks and move on.

@truckingresources4240 3 ай бұрын

And that my friend is exactly what free trade America is all about. It's not always fair or equal but it still gives the business owner their freedoms!!

@georgewest2096 3 ай бұрын

You are right, We are able to say yes or no and that is the price we pay for that freedom.

@jrhendershot1936 3 ай бұрын

You are so very correct on what you are saying i totally agree

@m.miller2374 3 ай бұрын

Brokers aren’t essential, they have able to worm their way into the operation. They don’t do the labor, drivers do and they should get most of the profits

@truckingresources4240 3 ай бұрын

I don't necessarily agree with you about the non-essential but I do agree with you that the drivers should get most of the profits. However, to require Them to show how much they make is not what capitalism is about. The problem is actually the truck drivers that take the loads at those low rates.

@peterdipiazza7945 3 ай бұрын

You are absolutely right Rob... The brokers should not be required to be "transparent" any more than the owner ops are. If a guy is getting 9 mph, should the broker demand "transparency " and a discount cuz of the guy's lower overhead? Of course not! That's ridiculous!

@truckingresources4240 3 ай бұрын

Exactly right. I am not in support of brokers taking too much but I am in support of the free trade in America and that requires the government to stay out of it!!

@billliddick6517 3 ай бұрын

I've been at this a long time and when rates are low this always comes back around. Know your worth don't run cheap. I don't care what a broker tells me I'm in the position where if i don't like what's being offered ill just deadhead out of the area. You should never take a load to an area without knowing what the rates are getting out. As for Landstar my problem has been them coming in and cutting rates but like you said that's free market capitalism.

@3069mark 3 ай бұрын

Robert -- I had to laugh when you jokingly said you were wrong once. It reminded me of one of my favorite sayings along that line that goes "I was wrong once. I thought I had made my first mistake and then I found out that I hadn't.". LOL. But all jokes aside, I think you are correct in your understanding of the subject, although I am far from an expert. The bottom line though is that trucking is a tough business and to be successful requires a sharp business mind and lots of hard work and the necessary capital to invest to make it work. Having the right personality helps too because you have to be able to get along with people when you are in any business. Anyway, that's my $.02. Be safe out there, Robert!

@truckingresources4240 3 ай бұрын

That's funny, I actually say that to my wife sometimes "I thought I made my first mistake but I was wrong" lol.

@kylemorice4870 3 ай бұрын

I'm a company driver but I like the free market.

@markmungiole3547 3 ай бұрын

I'm going to repeat something I heard and if you can rap your head around it you'll be better off. "Don't worry about what the broker making worry about what you're making " if you can make money haul.

@deepaksinghkhalsa7756 Ай бұрын

Whats a problem with showing transaction?? Does not matter good time or bad times? There is something fishy.

@stevenielson497 3 ай бұрын

I am so happy to hear that someone agrees the same way i do. I got so tired of people telling me that i was being ripped off when i was leased to a company for 30 years. I would always tell them of they dont like it then quit but they never did cause when all was said and done we made money damn good money.

@truckingresources4240 3 ай бұрын

Exactly, I have run under my own authority, and I have leased as I am not. There are pros and cons to both of them and to each their own. As of right now I could see finishing out the next 20 years of my career where I am, but things change all of the time. Thanks for all of the years you put into this great industry!!

@richardeckert6130 3 ай бұрын

The less government the better they would mess up a wet dream.🎉

@truckingresources4240 3 ай бұрын

Amen to that!!

@billkenosky3825 2 ай бұрын

Be careful what you ask for………

@Hondabill 3 ай бұрын

Being a company driver got paid on percentage last 14 years I could see you won some and lost some when got my settlement sheet but the last thing I want is more government in my life

@truckingresources4240 3 ай бұрын

Exactly. Business isn't always fair but, in the end, Having choices is what free trade is all about!!

@DavidTrucker-lo4bs 2 ай бұрын

The real problem is there are too many carriers out there who don't understand simple math, and the brokers are taking advantage of it. So when I ask for a fair rate, I get a No. Don't blame them. Sorry, I have to disagree, broker transparency is a must to keep greed in check.

@truckingresources4240 2 ай бұрын

I don't disagree with your argument but my point is that transparency is anti-capitalist. The greed that you speak of goes both ways. In 2020 the us truck drivers where the greediest people out there. Brokers were losing money to spot market loads that they were locked into a rate on. The drivers weren't saying "Let me lower my rate so you can pay your rent." The free market isn't always fair but it has to stay the way it is. Broker transparency is a form of socialism.