High Fuel, Low Paying Freight. They're Robbing Us Blind |
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- This video is about how high fuel and low paying freight is hurting the trucking industry. Not to mention shippers, brokers and agents are robbing us blind. It's all about supply and demand. Shippers know freight have to move in order to get to the receiver or the consignee.
They're customer paid for this product. Where is the money. Brokers and agents are skimming so much off the top and making us believe it's the shippers who aren't paying.
More videos like this to follow.
#lowpayingfreight #truckdriver #highfuelprices #they'rerobbingusblind #closingthegap
Im glad i saved like crazy last year i been telling everyone to stop buying and save now this year i have $ stacked and just paid my truck
I wish everyone would just get together and park for a week and see what happens
Think you're the first driver to ever say that I've been doing the 27 years and clowns keep saying that and it will never happen so shut it!
Someone needs to rally this 7 day stop trucking program
We need to park the trucks for 3 days. That's all it would take.
That would be something. No freight gets moved for three days. Somebody would say something and kill it
No one did it on the first of march . I did like a dummy I’m .
NO! 1 week.
@@black007die ok week
YUP! SHUT IT DOWN!
It’s not diesel , it’s the supply of trucks and drivers met up with demand, now u have too many drivers on the road and not enough shipments, the economy is in big trouble
Fuel prices aren't causing lower rates. It's the low amount of freight available. When there were enough loads for every driver rates were good. Fewer loads brokers know they don't have to pay top dollar...somebody will get desperate enough to haul cheap. It's hurting us all.
We all know about that, I think people going crazy, is accept any offer load for cheap price, brokers is offering load off 1500 miles for $1500 and people taking it, just for fuel is cost now 0.95 a mile!
I asked a flat bad driver the other day how much your truck is costing you per mile now, he told me I don’t understand what you saying!
I think my self oh my God !
Now you have ideas what’s going all there !!
God bless all of us !!
Even the mega carriers can’t keep it up for too long,
The guy who crash the freight industry is the President when he shut down the oil production
this is worse than normal.... they are purposely doing this
What up! I went to Fontana Roadmaster too. My broker friend told me that ALL brokers banded together to bring down the rates 25%, to have better leverage against drivers that were going to demand fuel surcharge. That tells me they have more wiggle room than before, and drivers better grow some negotiating skills quick. I wish drivers could come together to counter something like that. If we could come together, we can make a lot of things happen, and many things, i.e. bad brokers, disappear. Stay resilient and blessed brother.
What. That’s crazy. They make millions off us. It’s hard bringing truck drivers together. Instead, we complain and nothing never happens
@@ClosingTheTruckingGap hi I"m new to the channel and it's cool. My thing is there are several vloggers out there with good amount of subscribers. Why not to try to organize a shutdown and we have to get company drivers on board to so that their wages will get better also. It cannot just be about owner operators cause they will just move the freight with carriers
You right but we’re fighting against corporate America. They don’t want anybody coming between their profits. It will be hard but career changing for sure. As for company driver, it’s not them, it the big companies they drive for
Exactly. Why don’t we unionize???
That would be the biggest union in America. What will probably happen is, the union will set standard rates and O/O won’t be able to negotiate their rates anymore. Be careful on that one
WE NEED ANOTHER CESAR CHAVEZ BUT FOR TRUCK DRIVERS, sick and tired of brokers taking all our profits. We all truck drivers need to get together and STOP the whole country. WE NEED TO STOP THE WHOLE COUNTRY, LETS GET TOGETHER, please if we have to stop ours trucks we will have choice.
God blessed all you truck drivers. We need to get rid of a whole bunch of brokers, they are the ones who are taking our profits
@ Closing The Cap…. I haven’t seen any videos from you in over a year, happy to see you’re still in the business! Stay Safe on these roads
I know. I just want to make more quality videos instead of quantity. As for being safe, always. Take care
Park your truck and go company until the market get better. Pay your truck like that. I mean that's what I would do. Great video sir
I hear that. Thank you
Park your truck go company where they work your ass for $1,500 a week when you can make that in 2 days as a 0/0 after expenses that's not logical thinking or business sense...Your your business expenses are still coming in that's peanuts....
@@RayRay-dq8yx Qell apparently O/O aren't making that now because they out here losing there businesses as well as scamming drivers out they paycheck. Soooooo maybe you should direct your comment somewhere else.
I agree with Ray Ray. Things are tight and fuel is high but that’s not good business sense. I say go company if you are new. Also, we make more than $1,500 in a week after all our expenses. (Much more I might add)
Ladawn, keep your eyes open to the true ones and stay away from fake people out here lying. Truckers are still making money 💰
Drivers have created most of our problems. Lets start with no parking. If we didn't have drivers who left their trash and their pee bottles everywhere, people would be more welcoming to us parking for the night. Next is cheap freight. Of course there are scam artists who will take advantage. But there is always drivers who will take the cheap freight, keeping the rate on the lanes low. We just have too many bad drivers out here. Who care nothing about anyone but themselves. There used to be a brotherhood, but that is long gone. There's not many of us old timers out here anymore. I used to really enjoy driving but it's becoming more like a job.
Not to mention truckstop restaurant food is sky high $$$. Nee to pack your groceries.
Lol
Somebody is pocketing money on us and that's what's happening
It's not robbing you blind, you see what's going on . Truckers have lots of power as long as they all work together.
What’s going on? Glad to see you dropping jewels again. Salute.
What’s happening bruh. Appreciate it
_Thank goodness I never pulled the trigger on becoming a owner-operator, I’m getting paid with drivers pay themselves after paying their LLC_
_The other problem is that there is too many drivers on the road all these foreigners got to be pushed out all these young adults got to be pushed out_
The economy is crashing. We have entered a recision. The diesel price increase has not had enough time to effect the loads that have already been purchased 8 months ago. Trucking prices will potentially get worse yet.
Yep. Hasn't been long enough. It's going to get way worse before it gets better. Like at used car prices. Look at food prices. 2 redbulls and 2 honeybuns costs mor than $10.
Customers are paying top dollar to ship their freights! Brockers are keeping it!!!!
Great video. Thank you for sharing your thoughts & experience.
Thank you. I appreciate that
Get your brokers license, cut out the middle man.
How things look, I don’t even know if that will help
@@ClosingTheTruckingGap it absolutely will, contracted freight rate is high, spot market freight is down, brokers are pocketing all the profit. When China floods the market again in 6-8 months that’ll be the perfect time for a new brokerage to start, especially after these O/O that came into the market recently, go under.
Lol. One thing I learned is to never be in a rush for anything. If it’s meant to be, it’ll happen. I do see what you’re about though
The best advice and really honest thank you
ALL TRUCK DRIVERS NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT FREIGHT. BIG STRIKE ALL OVER AMERICA AND CANADA
Most of us go home for a week or so anyway. I think we should park all trucks for two weeks or longer until we get everything we want and need. The problem is, all truckers aren’t going to do that. We don’t know how to come together. We can have all kinds of truck shows where everybody come out but we can’t come together to better our profession.
Somebody lying somewhere. They stealing somewhere
It's not robbery if people are excepting low paying loads. Your smart for parking your truck until the industry turns around.
Well if they keep this up eventually trucking companies and owner operators will not be able to survive but it is a easy fix just park our trucks 3 days.
I hope and pray it gets better.
THANKS FOR TELLING THE TRUTH MY BROTHER... LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THE RATES.. ✊✊✊
Anytime
@@ClosingTheTruckingGap I MIGHT START AT THE END OF JUNE
As you can see, ain’t no rush. Take care
@@ClosingTheTruckingGap THANKS !! EVERYTHING GOT ME PUZZLED ....
See Ol Landstar still running out here . They must be struggling with those rates.
Bad part about is that all the equipment they’re selling and financing at those prices will drop significantly in the coming months. Intelligent trucking owners as well as companies see this trend and would rather that equipment sit than to get into more debit. Furthermore, they’ll only be hurting themselves in the long run the longer that equipment sits because the older that trailer and or truck is the less you can sell it for lol. As far as the brokers- the government or BBB really needs to come in somehow and regulate these fools. If I didn’t have the accounts that I have I’d be in a f’d up situation. I do look at the board from time to time and $600 from ATL/ SAV ain’t going on my truck lol. If you’re going to buy a equipment- hold off, because the fool that spent $80k- 90k for a 2016 Wabash trailer will be bringing it back cause he can’t afford it.
I have a nice 53'dryvan im thinking of selling or rent 2013 vangaurd im selling for $35,000
Thanks for this I’ve been at a company for a few years and the benefits are great so I think I’ll wait for a bit. It’s like real estate in a way
Thank for advice on not buying truck now that's what im saying to my friends but some they don't understand what coming ahead
Robbing yes, blind? No. They're doing it right in your face.
I just paid my truck off about a week ago talk about in the nick of time. If I had just bought my truck a few weeks ago I would already know I'm in big trouble
all companies are trying to benefit from gas price monopoly by keeping driver rates or owner-operators the same while charging more for customers as price of gas increases.prices will never return back to normal , may be little reduction but never back again to $ 3 or $4 or $5 . people have to adapt to it.
I believe that
Stop using freight brokers, stop accepting the rates that they tell you
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Fuel prices aren't bad if your getting FSC. Problem is drivers aren't sticking together to get the FSC. All load tenders from shippers have FSC. So why aren't brokers giving it to you. They are me I get FSC of atleast .70 from every broker load. It's in my Ratecon. I just did OH to Omaha 4225.00 with 680.00 fsc. Broker load
Shorter hauls make sense. Use less fuel, rates somewhat better, net is better.
Ain't nobody robbing us, stop taking cheap freight. If you hired a dispatcher, fire them. #stoptakingcheapfreight
Legend. Thank you for this advice. Gotta chill.
Yes sir
Try getting 6 months ahead on your payments! That's hard to do during hard times, but you'll be glad you did later!
I agree, now is not the time to buy into trucking. If you are just starting out or changing jobs, pick the big carriers. They will weather this mess. Carries with less then 100 trucks will struggle or be gobbled up by the bigger carriers.
Awesome video and wisdom.
Thank you. I appreciate it
Everyone can go up on their rates, but the truck owner has to deal with it.....Something is terribly wrong.....ijs
What's Good mane salute 💯✌
It’s all good
I do a box truck and I can so relate
Refuse those cheap loads. I always haggle, and then chew them out and hang up
You have to ask. They need that load moved and they want to get paid too
Dont book less than 3.20 per mile or wait till last minute pressure brokers not your self
Every driver needs to park it
Cheap rates high fuel let that freight rot in there whse...
Let mine go. Was auto hauling and rates didn't change much while fuel was equal to adding a truck payment a week. Back to company driving to have a income again. Time to learn regular freight hauling. Gotta survive so see where this all goes. ??
I hear you. Handle ya business
If it don’t make sense/money JUST SAY NO
Lane match😂😂
Hello Willie , I believe this is brokersand agents who don't have direct customers who take freight from direct shippers.
I’m not sure about that either because it changes. Right now, you never know what you’re gonna get
I’m at landstar I been pulling direct customers loads last week I did 3800 miles and made over 3.00 a mile…you gotta watch that load board they be cover quick I called on a load that was post for 20 mins was already covered
I know
Why not have brokers, shippers, and truckers come together to negotiate fair rates? Network, or you will be victims instead of running a good buisness. Form unions or pressure the government to force mandates on rates. Create a formula for trucking rates and update the formula as costs and fuel prices change.
I've been parked for over a month
3.5 months here :) And ill stay parked for many more if needed.
We ain’t hurting that bad on the flat bed side
I see that
This tickles my stomach to hear people $2.05 is low lmao I made money at $1.35 with $4.00 diesel prices. Y’all keep working hard an ignorant you’ll never make it long term. I run 58mph all accross the country getting 8.5mpg with a fuel cost of $0.33 cpm and an operating cost of $0.70cpm
Financial literacy is key and understanding your over head and industry solutions are important.
so you must not pay your self I call Bull ship
He pays himself. What he’s saying is every little bit court. You have to keep your expenses down and do what it takes to survive because things are going to get better
Things are getting rough at the Star.
Yes sir. It’s bad
@@ClosingTheTruckingGap p
Ok drivers what do you want to do about things? We can be upset about the speed regulation mandate going around, DOT regulations, E-Logs, soaring fuel prices, lumpers, wait times, truck maintenance prices, the list can go on forever. It all comes down to one question. Are we making it worth it? Stick with me here.
It’s amazing how some drivers will take a stand against something that touches their hearts but there’s never anything, no matter how devastating, to move their brains. Case in point, drivers took a stand against a state’s government to overthrow a ridiculous prison sentence which was imposed on a fellow driver. Within a week of extreme protest in the form of a boycott by a large enough assembly of drivers with their parked equipment, that state’s government was forced to reassess said prison sentence and a favorable resolve was reached. Now let’s reevaluate that, let it crystallize in your mind. That state’s GOVERNMENT was FORCED, it was not a negotiation. A government is an organized system, with rules and regulations, laws backed by signatures and votes, they don’t as they say “make this shit up as they go.” At the drop of a hat enough like-minded drivers created a system as well, they uniformly lobbied for a response. I say a response because at that time none of the drivers had any idea weather that sort of resistance would even work, yet they went all in assuming all risks. All they did was sit and wait, simple. They demonstrated for a just cause, a cause that at the end of it all they merely reassumed they’re post neither wealthier nor with long term personal gain. Keep in mind that this was done by both owner/operators on their equipment and company drivers on equipment that didn’t even belong to them, and we can go on for days about the freight that was involved, but in the end if that wasn’t the biggest way to show who called the shots, who works for who, then I don’t know what is. I for one am proud of those fellow drivers, thank you. Now if you have read this far into the comment then you have reached the good part. This is for you, yes you, personally. If hundreds of drivers can do that for one person whom they don’t know, why can’t we help ourselves for something that personally affects every single one of us? Let’s take that very same predicament, compare our own predicaments against it and then ask ourselves why for some strange reason we choose to handicap ourselves as a whole. We can talk about fuel prices, but there’s an overshadowing issue that if conquered will also resolve the fuel issue as a by product. When it comes to freight rate, why does it always come down to desperation? Some people might say that in Colorado freight was held hostage to move the government so to speak, however this is not the case here. It’s not a case of “give us what we want or else.” This is a business, and although we have some less than worthy staff members behind the wheel, for the most part we are still professionals. We are selling something. Something which although non tangible, it can be given value using tangible costs of operation plus your time and effort. Why would you settle by taking freight that does not exceed, and in some cases comes up short of operating cost? Are you that worthless? As offensive as that may sound I ask that because that’s the value you place on yourself by doing so. You’re the reason shark brokers exist. Remember, who works for who? Two dollars a mile in today’s market is an insult. Yet someone always takes it because it’s better than nothing. There’s our handicap. We are the problem. We forget that we can FORCE brokers to reassess their rate for a favorable resolve. A broker is a NON organized system, with their own rules or regulations, however only backed by OUR individual signatures and votes in the form of acceptance. They do make up shit as they go. Why won’t we rise against THAT loosely knit system? How can we collectively not be against such a profound devaluation of today’s professional truck driver? Why are we fearful to assume all risks? Is this cause not just enough? We’ve seen it work before! Politely ask for a good rate, not a decent rate, not an ok rate, a GOOD rate. We’re not holding anything for ransom here, we’re merely stating that we will sit and wait. Simple. Just imagine how many issues will by default be less of a problem. The price of fuel won’t matter because the rate was good, wait times will feel more tolerable because the rate was good, hours of service won’t matter because the rate was good, and if the speed mandate goes through it won’t matter because the rates will be good, so on and so forth. If you haven’t noticed, battling all other issues only fix that one issue. Why do that? It’s time you raised the price of your worth! Everything else is getting more expensive, why shouldn’t we be more expensive? In nature sharks must keep moving or they will die. Keep the freight sharks from moving their freight and they too will die. It won’t be easy but if we pull it off we will have created better times for all of us. All other good things will follow.
Well written, you sound like a leader. If drivers decided to shut this shit down and 4 wheelers joined to strike for one week and very little fuel was purchased you watch how fast this shit would change. Just like if the 43% who actually paid taxes did not write a check watch how fast this sht would change. I wrote a check this year for $54,000 to the federal government. Yes, I do well but I don’t want my money going to handouts and building bombs. I want it going to help homeless vets and teaching inner city at risk kids a trade. But I do not get a day which is bullshit because I am a smart profitable business owner. These is elites are elites because we are tolerant of this sht. I retired early this year and have moved out of the country because I am disgusted with America and the sheep that occupy it. Damn shame because I was a Patriot. I have 6 sons. I would not recommend they go to war for this system. Total bull shy. Sorry I sugar coated how pissed I am.
It's y'all fault for taking cheap loads !!! If ya didn't they be forced to pay more and brokers get caught for stealing that extra money shippers paying. But every truckers always thinking about me me me me .
A few things.
I just stumbled on your channel. I like some of the things you are saying (not like some of these drivers out there). Seems like you have some real world good advise. Here's my 2 cents from someone with over 30 years in the game.
Trucking is cyclical. It's easy... Look it up. The normal cycle takes 36 to 48 months to turn. We were in a trucker positive position for way longer than normal this time. Now it's turned and the turn was quick which seems to have caught more folks off guard. This is the time that freight rates should be better and not going down. Panic sets in and you have what we are seeing now.
Thought 2. Lease Ops is modern day share cropping. You have none of the freedom that true owner operators have because that truck lease has you held on to that company. Leave and they ruin your credit. Sure, you may get into a truck with less $, but you have all the exposure of the OO without the ability to change companies. Company drivers get a steady check, but you have less freedom on when and where you run. Benefit is that when that truck breaks down... They give you the keys to the next one and you keep earning and don't have to worry about how to pay for that $20k onebox.
Final thought. I respectfully disagree with you about the weight deal. If the load is posted at 16k and they try to load 40... Yea that's foul. But if a company is posting loads at 43k to maximize their dollar so be it. Figure out the extra fuel cost before you take it. If you want to haul price per pound go LTL. I don't think it's fair to complain about a shipper wanting to fill the truck they are paying for. Again, assuming they post that upfront. In your example it appears that they were by "upping the rate a little".
I hear you and I agree with you on a few things as well. Thank you
My truck is parked..smfh
I’d say no more mega carrier drivers the harder it’s gone be for the independents
*Warning* this PSA is for all who have an open mind. In case you're not aware, we are at the mercy of merchants and their parasitcal henchmen ie; (Brokers, shippers, dealerships, fuel stations, leasing agents etc.) While everyone is wondering why the fuel prices are high and freight is at an all time low the obvious reason has gone without detection. "PEOPLE" this is not hyperinflation. Listen and listen good, "the almighty dollar is crashing". If you do not know this by now let me help you, It is already too late and contrary to popular belief America is on the brink of total collapse!!!! All of what you guys have heard about the trucking industry thus far is peanuts compared to whats about to happen next!
Sadly as of late trucking has been a bet of long odds, think it'll be a while till it comes around if ever again. Y'all keep it between the ditches!
I hear you John. Like I said earlier, when it’s good, you got to stack those chips. One thing I do know, hard times will come so you need to make sure you’re ready for it
Grapes of Wrath
This is what is going to be the fuel is never going back down the freight will go up some. Fuel will never get back to $3. Something a gallon. The Democratic Party In office is idiots and we have another 3 years with the stmf then probably 2 years after that. On the move I have nothing else left to say
Be safe
Lmmfaoooooo
Ok little tiger
Nice try
Park the trucks for a few days
all greedy brokers they r keeping 30 to 50 percent
This is the crazy part. They have to apply for an MC number just like an owner operator but no one monitors or regulates what they can and can’t do.
Simple. Too many trucks on the road.
It seems that easy but I think it’s more to it
We have power
Mr Miles, I'm interested in starting a back office operation to help truckers. Is it possible to contact you for an interview as an experience O/O? Your videos are greatly appreciated btw. God bless 🙏🏽
Ok my thought on this. That big organization been wanting to stop trucking but they can't so that's why they're doing Thier best to make robot trucks. Of course lack of respect for the American Trucker also so of course they not trying to help us at all. Look at the railroad they threatened strike and 2 to 3 days later they inside the Whitehouse making plans and obviously it's work somewhere because they are still moving. It's something that they are trying to do because this has never happened. Like you said my brother we as truckers need to manage our finances. But a lot of ppl go spending shit and suffering later. And this guy's out here running for less you just gonna now kill what lil bit is left. I hate to say this and not being negative but I don't know what's going to happen. We just better stay prayed up. Frfr🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I can’t argue with you on that. Times are different now. Nothing is clear anymore
facts
Do loads nobody wants, multiple drops pay real good.
I usually stay away from multi-drops but not anymore. I’ve ran a few already. Just being creative
@@ClosingTheTruckingGap survival of the fittest. When this trucker blood bath is over, we will reap the awards.
I know. We just got to stay strong and make it through
High fuel prices more train loads
I hear you. It’s messed up
Can you revisit your principles of CPM?
I don’t know how much better I can put it. What you got questions on?
Dis agents are getting stingy with the accessorials as well
I hear you. I just want the right dollar amount that’s going to work for me
@@ClosingTheTruckingGap playa home much of the line haul rate is ur fuel surcharge or are is the surcharges paid separately ✌
It depends on how much the load is paying
5233 for 1300 miles? Wow where did you see that load?
I set my search to show me new loads as they drop. Just as soon as it dropped, I called and locked it in.
where you been!😡
Working man. I’m still out here
If things don’t get better my advice is go work for some Russian that know what they doing and park the truck and still make 3k to 5k as a company driver 🤷🏾♂️
Might be time to call Giltner back
What's so special about Russians
@@jayc4715 enough than the weird woke stupid culture in America
Lmaoooooo
Awe little buddy you’ve posted that already 🤣🤦🏼♂️🤣
@@Trollzrfunni I guess
Stop hauling for free, please!!
Tell’em. I think some people just don’t know what that mean.
Brothas please man we gotta stop moving freight together for few days only
I wish
Wonder why fuel prices are high ? It's not cuz Russia what this 👇
Playa $5 diesel is the new normal, I am in NYC, what's the price of diesel whear u at in LA ✌
When I left, it was $6.05 I think
@@ClosingTheTruckingGap
6.30 the other day in Fontana/Rialto
That’s crazy
Nearly $6.50pg now.
U going to come up 50% down on a truck now...not $2000 lol
Smfh I’ve been telling ppl
It’s takes a lot to make people listen. I think everyone is treating it like another slow quarter
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Some newbies are gunna get their teeth cut.
Yup. Listen and take notes so they are ready when it happens again
Not buying a truck, advise came to late.😭🥲
Thanks for this I’ve been at a company for a few years and the benefits are great so I think I’ll wait for a bit. It’s like real estate in a way