Why does it take $4.00 a mile to pay a driver $5,500.00 a month?
I am assuming by "brokers" you mean load brokers and not owner-operators. Transportation, as it exists today, cannot be managed without load brokers.
$5500 is a lot of money, well deserved also but market rates don't allow sometimes. I wish everyone got paid good but it just doesn't happen.
Why can't we all just get along???
The good established brokers out there are generally better capitalized than carriers. The small brokers tend to be the ones who are slow in payments, usually because they are undercapitalized. I do believe the wave of the industry is for less brokers with larger overall size, and the typical 'basement broker' will revert to an agency agreement with a larger entity that administrates finances for them among other functions. Landstar is a prime example but it is far from the only one out there.
If a highway driver is not making $5500 a month gross he is working at the wrong place plain and simple. All of my guys do and have for the last 10 or more years. Hell the local guys make $4500 a month gross.
Re evaluate them with a bonus system based on maximum pay for maximum performance. Money makes motivation.That's great to hear how you're helping the economy more than our government lol. High pay for deserving individuals is great along with recognition. However when a driver who works his butt off for $5500 deserves more. Where as, the lazy ones take advantage of industry and demand high number also. We need to reevaluate those.
What? You want to make money??? How Donald Trump of you...Speedex offered me $700 yesterday Decatur IL to Toronto on a full load and probably double brokered to boot.
Speedex offered me $700 yesterday Decatur IL to Toronto on a full load and probably double brokered to boot.
Bull hell 99% of the people on this site know who I am and in case you don't or some one else wonders I am Rob Gavin at Gavin Transportation in Brantford. I am a lot of fun to deal with, do what I say I will when I said I would do it and if there is a problem I will tell you what happen and what I can do to try and resolve it.
I believe that brokers and carriers should work together to make a profit and if the broker or carrier is a dick I call them on it. I do have a problem with double brokers that try and sugar coat it (kinda well documented here) as well as crooks liars and cheats. I was raised to do an honest days work for an honest wage, never back down if I know I am right and call a spade a spade. I do not deal well with liberals, cowards,panty wastes, or pansies that hide behind things and won't tell it like it is, do what they say or stand up for friends, family or the right thing.
I believe in no bullshit getting the job done. At one time I wanted to put "we make shit happen" as a slogan on the back of my wagons but some members of the family nixed my idea.
PS I do get along with most people most of the time..
The people that preach it just do not use their god given gift on their shoulders..
DWC
Dave Carey
Carey Leasing Ltd