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I couldn't have said it better myself. Their are alot of brokers out there that will lie and say anything to get you to take the load and may not even pay you on time or at all. They will be as vague as possible until you are certain and ready to take the load and then they will keep information from you that they think will deter you from taking it. They lie about the rate or the conditions for loading and unloading. They do not like to give out phone numbers of the place you are taking the load so you can't call and verify things with the place you are taking the load to. I have caught them in many lies before. When you start asking specific questions they rush you to take the load or they rush you off the phone. You sure do have to be carefull with them.", "contentHtml": "yeap! I couldn't have said it better myself. Their are alot of brokers out there that will lie and say anything to get you to take the load and may not even pay you on time or at all. They will be as vague as possible until you are certain and ready to take the load and then they will keep information from you that they think will deter you from taking it. They lie about the rate or the conditions for loading and unloading. They do not like to give out phone numbers of the place you are taking the load so you can't call and verify things with the place you are taking the load to. I have caught them in many lies before. When you start asking specific questions they rush you to take the load or they rush you off the phone. You sure do have to be carefull with them.", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2012-06-13", "dateAdded": "2012-07-01T04:19:18Z", "likes": 1, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 7758, "firstName": "MICHAEL", "lastName": "LEE", "companyName": "LRC TRUCKING", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "GOLDSBORO", "state": "NC", "userCommentCount": 14, "userLikes": 0, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 22485, "content": "\n Many of our customers will mot allow their loads to be posted on load boards at all, and about 90% ask that no rates be posted. The reasons given are because they give the load to be handled by one trucking company because they do not have the staff or the time to field calls from a dozen trucks requesting rates and information, nor to keep up with insurance requirements and authority status. When we post rates, they say they receive dozens of calls from trucks who recognize the pickup or delivery location and call trying to undercut the price in order to get the load direct. We will give out the rates to any truck that identifies itself to us.\n ", "contentHtml": "\r\n\tMany of our customers will mot allow their loads to be posted on load boards at all, and about 90% ask that no rates be posted. The reasons given are because they give the load to be handled by one trucking company because they do not have the staff or the time to field calls from a dozen trucks requesting rates and information, nor to keep up with insurance requirements and authority status. When we post rates, they say they receive dozens of calls from trucks who recognize the pickup or delivery location and call trying to undercut the price in order to get the load direct. We will give out the rates to any truck that identifies itself to us. \r\n\t ", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2010-11-17", "dateAdded": "2012-07-02T16:05:36Z", "likes": 1, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 3111, "firstName": "DOUG", "lastName": "PRESTWOOD", "companyName": "KERNS TRUCKING, INC.", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "KINGS MOUNTAIN", "state": "NC", "userCommentCount": 3, "userLikes": 0, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 28409, "content": "And there in lies the problem with this industry!?! And owners wonder why they can't obtain good rates to haul the product. Too many fat dogs out there with 8 or 9 trucks with drivers in them willing to undercut rates just to keep those guys busy until those trucks are needed in the field this fall. ", "contentHtml": "And there in lies the problem with this industry!?! And owners wonder why they can't obtain good rates to haul the product. Too many fat dogs out there with 8 or 9 trucks with drivers in them willing to undercut rates just to keep those guys busy until those trucks are needed in the field this fall. 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Posted on Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 9:16 PM CST in CAMPUS, IL

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just a curious question is it to much to ask for all the loads being posted to require a rate posted that way we don't waste our time or bwasting brokers time trying to find a load?

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