What do you look for in a good carrier?

[Freight Broker]

I got y'all beat.. I remember walking to school 4 miles every day.. up hill both ways... snow, rain, sleet, drifting snow..

 

[Parisite]

We look for two rare qualities....communication and honesty....same things my clients want from me
We had a "Zenith" number when I started, an electric typewriter, and a pencil sharpener.
Still had some gas powered hwy tractors, no air ride. And I started when I was 5 Rob, before you start calculating ages

 

[jackhole]

I remember those days! and the office a thick haze of cigarette smoke because smoking indoors was still alllowed. Drivers calling in from truckstop pay phones.. And beleive it or not.. the carrier I worked for had a lineup of owner-operator applicants waiting to work for us... no recruiting required.. just pick a name from the list when you needed another one!

I forgot the smoke filled office part ........ we had that too

 

[Gord M]

I'm at Greenway Carriers and the service here is better than anywhere i've worked in 25 years, I spoke to a big broker based in Montreal and they told me Greenway did almost 1,000 loads since 2012 without a service failure noted in their system. They pay attention to what they book at Greenway and leave a couple of trucks spare just in case a driver bails last minute.........Go Greenway! I'm here for 4 months and have not heard of a late or rescheduled delivery yet.

 

[loaders]

Good to hear. I would imagine that it makes your job a whole lot easier knowing what you say will happen, will indeed happen. Cutting the BS out of the job makes things way less stressful for everyone.

 

[Gord M]

Good to hear. I would imagine that it makes your job a whole lot easier knowing what you say will happen, will indeed happen. Cutting the BS out of the job makes things way less stressful for everyone.

It gives everyone time to do their jobs, making excuses takes three times as long.