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I,ve been an o/o , a fleet owner, a company driver, and an o/o again, in that order,.i went broke in '81 due in part to 8v-92's (three of them) and 22% interest rates,.
I just recently bought a couple of trucks at auction and sold one which paid for two,. i thought with such low risk and overhead, i could easily survive just doing local city work,
so i rented an older 53ft air ride van from gtaa rentals, clean, safe,. but well used, priced very good, exactly what i needed.
First flyby night managed 1 load, not a full load so yes it was light , but,.they seemed to think that i should know the rate after the job was done.
So i went from ancaster to scarborough in 5hrs, and learned of my great fortune of $250.00,9( did they think the truck runs on fresh air?). last load for Fbn#1. Fbn #2 same deal only worse,. "pickup 6 skids in guelph back to toronto for $125, we'll find something else to go with it call us when you are loaded",. they are still waiting for my call. FBN #3, first 2 days seemed fair,.percentage, full days,. 3rd day nothing,.??
then 1/2 days with a promise of more, showing up and telling the shipper i was from from company "C",. shipper was expecting company "A" and i worked for company "B",. too confusing,.such a lack of info about loads,. after 3 weeks, i get "the story" come payday,(i hate stories,. i like the truth). *sigh* i,m still waiting,.and i quit because i couldn't invest any more fuel money in this deal,. and because i "quit" well now i must be punished,. and i may never get paid,. FBN#4,. " you can be hourly or commission, it all works out the same"
Silly me,I chose hourly,. after 1 week of all out of town loads i tried for an adjustment,. "well try the comission next week you'll do better because you are a hard worker who hustles , you'll see" 4 days later after sitting at so many places for hours on end (distribution centres),.i gave up,.stacked deck as usual,.Nobody made an effort to call,. nobody ever called to say we'll make it better give us a chance,.they just moved onto the next victim. Hope we get paid,.
I,m tired of being a straight shooter,. on time,. well prepared, honest,.good with my paperwork,. equipment well presented, driver well presented neat and tidy etc,. and clean, polite and helpful with the customers,willing to pitch in as needed to assist with loading and unloading, etc etc etc,.
My teenager works at a slaughterhouse for $12hr, he netted more than i did the last week,.
So,. the rental van is now returned,. the plates expire the end of the month, ,insurance will be cancelled, no need to renew the cvor again.and i,m back to looking for employment, and another used truck is for sale,.cheap because i need to pay my fuel bill.
Nobody wants to deal one on one with an owner operator, so they are forced to deal with load brokers,.and as this forum was started with the idea, there are alot of FBN brokers out there,.
You all (legitimate brokers) should collectively lobby for better regulation,. as should the truckers,.
but then again,. who cares,.. right? nobody like a whiner,
Nick
I just recently bought a couple of trucks at auction and sold one which paid for two,. i thought with such low risk and overhead, i could easily survive just doing local city work,
so i rented an older 53ft air ride van from gtaa rentals, clean, safe,. but well used, priced very good, exactly what i needed.
First flyby night managed 1 load, not a full load so yes it was light , but,.they seemed to think that i should know the rate after the job was done.
So i went from ancaster to scarborough in 5hrs, and learned of my great fortune of $250.00,9( did they think the truck runs on fresh air?). last load for Fbn#1. Fbn #2 same deal only worse,. "pickup 6 skids in guelph back to toronto for $125, we'll find something else to go with it call us when you are loaded",. they are still waiting for my call. FBN #3, first 2 days seemed fair,.percentage, full days,. 3rd day nothing,.??
then 1/2 days with a promise of more, showing up and telling the shipper i was from from company "C",. shipper was expecting company "A" and i worked for company "B",. too confusing,.such a lack of info about loads,. after 3 weeks, i get "the story" come payday,(i hate stories,. i like the truth). *sigh* i,m still waiting,.and i quit because i couldn't invest any more fuel money in this deal,. and because i "quit" well now i must be punished,. and i may never get paid,. FBN#4,. " you can be hourly or commission, it all works out the same"
Silly me,I chose hourly,. after 1 week of all out of town loads i tried for an adjustment,. "well try the comission next week you'll do better because you are a hard worker who hustles , you'll see" 4 days later after sitting at so many places for hours on end (distribution centres),.i gave up,.stacked deck as usual,.Nobody made an effort to call,. nobody ever called to say we'll make it better give us a chance,.they just moved onto the next victim. Hope we get paid,.
I,m tired of being a straight shooter,. on time,. well prepared, honest,.good with my paperwork,. equipment well presented, driver well presented neat and tidy etc,. and clean, polite and helpful with the customers,willing to pitch in as needed to assist with loading and unloading, etc etc etc,.
My teenager works at a slaughterhouse for $12hr, he netted more than i did the last week,.
So,. the rental van is now returned,. the plates expire the end of the month, ,insurance will be cancelled, no need to renew the cvor again.and i,m back to looking for employment, and another used truck is for sale,.cheap because i need to pay my fuel bill.
Nobody wants to deal one on one with an owner operator, so they are forced to deal with load brokers,.and as this forum was started with the idea, there are alot of FBN brokers out there,.
You all (legitimate brokers) should collectively lobby for better regulation,. as should the truckers,.
but then again,. who cares,.. right? nobody like a whiner,
Nick
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