What do you think is the real reason why freight is cheap?

613187

{"text":"Thoughts?  ","videos":"[]","link":"{}","pics":"[]","canComment":true}

70497

{"replyToPid":0,"replyTo":"","text":"Brokers!!!...brokers are the main reason rates are low, they chop from Off the top more than you realize.. you should never take a load unless it pays at least  $2.00 a mile....but yet people say \"Okay\" to the low rates offered by brokers without even trying to bring the rate up!!"}

26080

{"replyTo":"","text":"I see a bunch of dislikes on what I posted here.I been around the Game long enough to know what it is.Brokers push cheap freight because drivers will take it so more money in their pocket.I know some of you have gotten paperwork with the total price that the broker charged the shipper and saw how much they were making from that load.Its business they are not your friends.","replyToPid":0}

88777

{"replyTo":"","text":"the main reason is freight to truck ratios... it happens all the time this ain't first time..","replyToPid":0}

613187

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88777 发表于 2019-06-12 17:22:28 the main reason is freight to truck ratios... it happens all the time this ain't first time..

","text":"You mean less freight more trucks?","replyToPid":65424}

26080

{"replyTo":"","text":"Drivers accepting cheap freight.","replyToPid":0}

26080

{"replyTo":"","text":"Not knowing how much your operation cost per mile is.Fuel,insurance,wear and tear,repairs,miles per year,truck,trailer,etc. Then from there figure out how much you need per mile.","replyToPid":0}

716592

{"replyTo":"","text":"brokers job is to get drivers to haul for the least possible leaving more for them.  they post the load and start low and fish for a puto to take it when it doesn't really need to ship for another week. brokers are not your friend","replyToPid":0}

599477

{"replyTo":"","text":"Brokers convince drivers that they gotta accept the cheap load or they’ll be stuck for weeks without any load 😕","replyToPid":0}

479278

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88777 发表于 2019-06-12 17:22:28 the main reason is freight to truck ratios... it happens all the time this ain't first time..

","text":"yep. over capacity. goes in cycles","replyToPid":65424}

137041

{"replyTo":"","text":"I think you guys are right , freight is not cheap brokers just decide to lower the price to us ....its like inviting someone to a party and letting them kick us out of it..and we are welcome to stay but under their rules","replyToPid":0}

613187

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26080 发表于 2019-06-12 17:32:43 Drivers accepting cheap freight.

","text":"Is it the trend?","replyToPid":65440}

613187

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26080 发表于 2019-06-12 17:34:18 Not knowing how much your operation cost per mile is.Fuel,insurance,wear and tear,repairs,miles per year,truck,trailer,etc. Then from there figure out how much you need per mile.

","text":"Plus the effin price war","replyToPid":65441}

613187

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70497 发表于 2019-06-12 18:45:03 Brokers!!!...brokers are they main reason rates are low, they chop from Off the top more than you realize.. you should never take a load unless it pays $2.00 a mile....but yet people say \"Okay\" to the low rates offered by brokers without even trying to bring the rate up!!

","text":"You mean, the art of negotiating and haggling is gone and they just take whatever is in front of them?","replyToPid":65521}

654793

{"replyTo":"","text":"Cheap labor = cheap freight ","replyToPid":0}