/Freight Broker General/

Get in here brokers.

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brokers?

I had a roommate in college I didn't like that I think got into this, how bad of a meme is it so I can imagine his displeasure?

Shitty forced meme

Some people make a lot of money but yeah it's pretty rough and huge turnover (the big companies have like 80% turnover if not higher)

I saw a Nathan for you episode about a freight broker.

Is it easy? How much are you making?

I mean it's not difficult work but it's tedious and getting customer is hard because you pretty much just compete with others on price only.

bump

oh shit freight bro how the fuck are ya?

Hanging in there... I've still got some stuff moving and shaking but it's unfortunate as I was finally about to call it quits on this whole shebang before the corona bs started.

Any brokers alive still?

Maybe they killed themselves, OP. I didn't even know this freight broker stuff existed.

How does it feel knowing crypto and block chain technology can easily put you out of work on the next 2-3 years?

Tbh companies like Uber or Convoy are way more likely to put us out of work. Crypto and blockchain is a fucking meme to scam uneducated retail investors.

OP will pay $10,000 /day in demurrage until jannies move this shit thread off my fucking pier

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Get a real job you leech truckers can do that shit while driving

Have you heard the way truckers talk?

If they could get their own loads then why would they need us? Easy fix: They simply don't work with brokers ever again because they're so smart and good at sales.

freight some AL DENTE pasta once in awhile, egh Tony?

Not needed haha back to McDonald's buddy

That doesn't even make any sense. You said truckers can do that while they're driving but they clearly can't.

My first job out of college was at ch Robinson and it was exactly like pic related. Everyone is an NPC and it fuckin sucked.

Yeah they can
>"Hur dur I can be there at etc etc"
>"Oh nice! and it's more assuring that this is the driver and not some sketchy broker parasite I'm talking to"

Well the proof is in the pudding. The fact that they rely on us for freight means that we do something for them that they cannot do themselves.

>>"Oh nice! and it's more assuring that this is the driver and not some sketchy broker parasite I'm talking to"

LOL. More like some Pajeet or Slav who can barely speak english and doesn't have good communication skills.
>How much you pay?
>I have team
>We pickup in 20 minute I have team go go go how much you pay?
They wouldn't even know where to start, they cannot do it themselves.

How long did you last bro?

Glad you posted this I'm actually thinking about doing this. I'm currently a carpenter and just kinda sick of manual labor. I got a cousin in Tampa who does this for a living. He said he's on the phone like 50 or 60 hours a week but he pulls $200k.

So what's the deal? What exactly do you guys do and what is the stress like?

>So what's the deal? What exactly do you guys do?

You find customers with freight then you charge them more than you pay the driver to transport it. That profit goes to the company and you are paid a percentage (5-30% usually) of that, base salaries vary from company to company.

>and what is the stress like?
Pretty high. There's high turnover and it's difficult to find customers because the barrier to entry is low and you're really only competing on price if you're non asset based (as in your company does not have its own trucks). You're also constantly dealing with bullshit.

Would it be wise to start your own company or try to get hired at some sort of firm?

To start you would exclusively need to be an employee at a mid sized to large firm, you can't really become an agent because you wouldn't know what to do or have any customers.

Why work if you can have shrimp work for you?

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Nope u lose

I'm a moving broker, does that count? Commission is 20% and im averaging 2-4k a week. Shit is lit right now. People still moving thru COVID

Dear brokers
Whats your opinion on owner operators? Is it worth it vs company driver?