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The fact that we have to ask questions like this is proof positive that the transportation industry is broken.
 
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thebluffs1 said:
The fact that we have to ask questions like this is proof positive that the transportation industry is broken.
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Maybe not broken, but certainly the lines that used to define carriers and freight brokers have been blurred. There are probably lots of reasons for this, but the ones that come to my mind are, 1) downward pressure on rates is causing carriers to decide not to run their own equipment on less profitable lanes and instead broker them out. 2) driver shortages, which means carriers simply don’t have the manpower and therefore have to pick and choose which lanes they will service themselves and which lanes they will re-sell. Carriers selling off their “excess” freight has been a common practise for years, however we now have many, many more carriers in the marketplace doing this and some of them are less than honourable. I remember a statistic from LoadLink a few years back that claimed the majority of the available freight posted on any given day was being offered by carriers, not brokers. My opinion is that this situation is alive and well, and perhaps that percentage is even higher. Running a successful transport company is a complicated, sometimes frustrating and very expensive endeavour. Operating a freight brokerage, while it does have its own challenges especially in todays environment, is nowhere near as complex. As a result, the less proficient operators have downsized or even eliminated their fleets and have assumed the role of a freight broker while masquerading as a carrier.
 
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