So I had customer A with 1 skid from GTA to Garden state in Newark NJ , customer B had 5 skids Mississauga to Newark refrigerated in Newark NJ. Found a carrier to run 2 picks, 2 drops. How hard can it be.... Really hard, had to reschedule all 4 appts 3 times.... I don't know how LTL carriers make all their appts work. I won't be looking to do this again.
MY HATS OFF TO LTL CARRIERS I WOULD NEVER WANT TO HAVE TO TRY TO SCHEDULE YOUR LTL TRUCK
- Thread starter marylou
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No, no, no. Don’t say that! If you want to be a successful freight broker, you should always be looking to do the impossible for your customers. Anybody can do the easy stuff and there will always be somebody willing to do it for a few dollars less. So if you want to stick around for a few years and hopefully make a few bucks while you’re at it, don’t shy away from the tough stuff. You will establish relationships with some good carriers and your customers will be reluctant to stray. A win, win in my books.
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Seriously though, there has GOT to be somewhere somewhat more local than Turkey to find these rails.
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I'm sure there is.. but I only see my little piece of the puzzle.. quite likely the Turks gave my customer a bargain (they buy and sell steel globally).. maybe a little shmoozing and backroom dealing going on...