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Point of this rant is not to call out a particular broker / company but to request that trucking companies be given the same courtesy extend by us to brokers...we assume when working with you that you will pay ... we do our due diligence yes - but do not accuse - this is how it went down..
We called on a Canada only load - team service required. Right off the bat broker demands that the same team that picks up MUST deliver and both drivers MUST be present at delivery...so I say the team will get to delivery 15 hours prior to appointment - they will be on reset and since we are Winnipeg based our city driver will deliver - IN THE SAME EQUIPMENT used to pick the load - BOTH drivers will be at pick up, and I can provide their e-logs for the trip if required. We are not on paper logs and do not run singles saying they are a team. Response - yeah maybe...
So a few minutes later get an email asking that the equipment be ours - I said the truck is ours with our name of the side but the trailer is another company's as we had a trailer exchange at our previous load. To this I was told that it may be double brokering!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Standard industry practice - trailer exchange right?
We have moved freight for this company before - this was frankly uncalled for. Not everyone lies / cheats - there are honest people out there. Just left a really bad taste in my mouth at the end of the day.
We called on a Canada only load - team service required. Right off the bat broker demands that the same team that picks up MUST deliver and both drivers MUST be present at delivery...so I say the team will get to delivery 15 hours prior to appointment - they will be on reset and since we are Winnipeg based our city driver will deliver - IN THE SAME EQUIPMENT used to pick the load - BOTH drivers will be at pick up, and I can provide their e-logs for the trip if required. We are not on paper logs and do not run singles saying they are a team. Response - yeah maybe...
So a few minutes later get an email asking that the equipment be ours - I said the truck is ours with our name of the side but the trailer is another company's as we had a trailer exchange at our previous load. To this I was told that it may be double brokering!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Standard industry practice - trailer exchange right?
We have moved freight for this company before - this was frankly uncalled for. Not everyone lies / cheats - there are honest people out there. Just left a really bad taste in my mouth at the end of the day.