How To Ditch Load Brokers and Find Direct Shipper Loads (For

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How to Ditch Load Brokers and Land Direct Customers (For Independent Truckers). In this video, Dave talks about various ways to land direct customers, rather than relying on load brokers for freight, for independent truckers.
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@SmartTrucking 10 ай бұрын

Hey there Driver. We're so happy you've decided to take the time to drop by to check out today's upload.... a Premiere! Tell us about your experience with finding your own freight, if you're an independent trucker. Do you steer away from load brokers or have you nailed your own direct customers? Love to hear from you. 😎

@MikeBrown-ii3pt 10 ай бұрын

I own 5 tractors (0 trailers) and they're leased to and run under the authority of, a local, regional company. Fortunately, all of my equipment is paid off so the only real overhead I have is fuel, maintenance, insurance and payroll (and of course the dreaded TAXES!). I started as a part time fleet driver with this company 30 years ago and have grown my own company by working with them since then. They DON'T haul cheap freight which is why my little company survives. My 3 hired drivers are well paid and happy. The tractors, 4 of which are on the road 5 days/week (the 5th is a backup), are well maintained and I've NEVER had a DOT violation of any kind. My drivers and I are all home on weekends unless we want to take extra work. There ARE still good companies around that actually try to help their people succeed. You just have to do some research.

@mcd5082 10 ай бұрын

This is a subject you should devote more videos to. This is the difference between going out of business and being profitable. If you cut the broker out, you can provide the same excellent service at even a cheaper price then the broker and net more profit. Network and build relationships. Great video

@chbrun34 10 ай бұрын

Screw load brokers!

@vambomusanhi3608 10 ай бұрын

Networking is everything!!

@nf4833 10 ай бұрын

It’s weird that truckers won’t be able to find loads because all the same freight always needs to be moved

@MikeBrown-ii3pt 10 ай бұрын

The problem isn't that freight isn't available, there's plenty of it. The problem is that freight RATES (how much a particular load pays) are so low, while other costs have risen, that smaller companies are having trouble making ends meet. The "mega carriers" can absorb some losses due to volume. The little guys can't do that.

@waynesworld2086 10 ай бұрын

I've witnessed a handful of trucks at same customer delivered to same place with all different rates, go figure.

@bbruuse 10 ай бұрын

We used to cross / dock in Toronto at a load broker's warehouse. When your doing LTL, every little bit of freight helped fill up the wagons. The problem was, how much % the load broker took. As far as I'm concerned 'Load Brokers" who solicit freight drive the rates down. What pissed me off was the everyday there was a new rate. Monday/ Tuesday rate was pitiful .. the rate finally started climbing Thursday / Friday when the load broker knew he might get stuck over the weekend. When I planned my schedule, it sucked to sit 2 days and then finally get the partial load ...Honestly.. when you're sitting 8 days a month on the road away from family all because a load broker wants to move freight for penny's ...life gets disheartening. I longed for the days when dispatch actually had a load waiting so I could turn and burn.

@bigdaddystep. 10 ай бұрын

I need 3-5 loads a week from steel companies that only want to deal in volume. I get 90% from my carrier I’m leased to in order to have access to all the steel I want. Smart-trucking is used to booking 1 reefer load a week. Which is doable.

@thisisme3238 10 ай бұрын

Another suggestion for finding "direct shipper leads" ask any current direct shipper you may have for referrals.

@petratrucking Ай бұрын

Thank you for your support

@sijonda 10 ай бұрын

I'm jumping ship trying to get a job with my local DOT.

@mikec7666 11 күн бұрын

The problem is that it’s alot easier for shippers to go through brokers.

@muffs55mercury61 10 ай бұрын

I'm long retired but I still hear of brokers trying to pay as low as 85 cents a mile. At $5 a gallon or more in some states that wont even buy fuel money to their destination. I hear some will haul such loads just to get home when they're ready.

@darinfonder1388 10 ай бұрын

I figure my cost of operation at 1.90 per mile without the driver. Of coarse that varies with fuel costs.

@atlantistruck 10 ай бұрын

Its not that easy friends here . There is a reason why brokers are their…. If you take loads from manufacture to customer who pays for your trip back? Are you just gonna deadhead back? And how can you correlate manufacture ship schedule with receiver schedule and truck driver schedule so everyone is happy? Thats why there are brokers… to fill the gaps

@ronaldwjackson1 10 ай бұрын

Sounds good. But I have been knocking on doors for years to direct shippers and they have loads for a month or two and then say it is slow or have a company driver do it for cheaper with their equipment.