SPENT $20,000 to become an Owner Operator NOW brokers Won’t even Work with YOU !! End of Trucking 24 

I’m an O/O in Pa . Over the last 3 yrs I’ve been making contacts. I now have 3 customers of my own & way more work that I want to do. We need to push these Brokers out & go direct. Getting way better rates now as well .

The brokers are mad at you for knowing your worth.

It is amazing how many leeches there are in all businesses that suck money out of the people actually doing the work....

Time to get your own customer’s and cut out the middleman. Some of those same people you been hauling freight for, go talk to them search for their emails. Take the day cab haul containers and still be home everyday until you can get a direct shipper. Brokers are trying to take 60% of the load for themselves

I used to do some power only work with 10 Roads. I liked it and never fell off a load, was never late or had any other issues. Out of the blue, I tried booking a load one morning and they told me I couldn’t work with them unless I had 5 trucks on my MC. I called back hoping to get someone else and was told the same thing. No reason I couldn’t have ran the load. I have a truck half a mile from the pickup not doing a thing, clean MC, CSA, plenty of hours, etc. Very very frustrating and frankly stupid. I believe the powers that be (???) are trying to destroy as many small owner ops as they can.

Good evening JUSTTRUCKIN FAMILY, JUST GETTING HOME FROM WORK AND SEEN YOU POSTED ANOTHER VIDEO, STAYED LATE AT WORK DUE TO THE WEATHER IS GOING TO BE BAD TOMORROW SO THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO FOR US BY KEEPING THE STORES STOCKED UP.WELL I GUESS I'LL WATCH THE VIDEO AND SEND PRAYERS YOUR WAY TO KEEP YOU BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THE W900.

I'm praying for you, Justin, and better times. Tell Tdubs my grandson who is in 1st grade in Nexton SC, has his class race on Friday. Keep your chin up and something will come your way. Prayers Up!!

Concrete season bout to start rolling again something to fall back on all the best guy

The industry is bad right now. I'm a supervisor for a grocery warehouse and business has really slowed down within the past month hopefully with the good grace of God things 🙏🏽 will get better just gotta stay positive and prayed up.

God bless you and your family. I'm in Charleston, SC been having the same sleepless nights and working side hustles. Keeing faith it will work out

Just reinstated my authority - just went active today. The key is to stay positive, know your numbers and know your worth. Keep your overhead as low as possible and run your business as lean as possible. Things are gonna change for the better.

Spent more than that , 3 trucks purchased, a trailer. Everything needed for own authority.

It seems to me that the problem is all corporate greed. Oil company profits are high due to the unnecessarily high gas prices,companies don’t want to pay decent rates to move products and yet prices on everything is going up. Where I live grocery stores don’t give bags to carry what you bought out in, but you can buy bags and you have to bag and most likely checkout your purchases yourself. So the stores are saving a lot on not supplying bags or hiring people to work the registers, yet the prices haven’t come down and instead they go up. All about corporate greed and lining the pockets of the wealthy. That is my non-professional opinion, now back to our regularly scheduled programming.

Justin, I'll be praying and lighting a candle for you. Definitely can hear your frustration with the Industry. When will the turn around begin 😢. Ts and Ps for All Truckers out the trying to make a living and provide for your Families ❤. Cash really is tall for a second grader 😊. He's no doubt taking after his Daddy 😁. That trailer needs a power wash before the next load, don't want to get rejected because of it. It's very kind of you to teach those kids about the W9. Well, try and have a gnite and God bless you 🙏✨. Ps Tiki Always attracts attention....sweet Boy 🐕❤.

I was thinking about reinstating my authority Justin..... Talk to a few brokers that I worked with before and came to the realization that a new authority in 2024 is going to have a hard time making it out here.... You're going to face some huge challenges that that quite honestly no one's really ever faced before.

@JustTruckin your the man brother. Thanks for the video. Truck sounds good, ill be reaching out soon.

Love your channel. Boys are growing up. Been driving since I was 20 in 1991. Ok remember in driving tough times don't last. Just don't park between a Swift and Western Express, and you will be fine.

Good lord those boys are growing- already seeing two tight ends for Clemson and QB for your school. Keep feeding and lovin em Han:-)👍🏾

Tank missed his calling he should be brought up on the farm we never pee inside even if were close to the house lol

So glad I retired in October last year!! Only thing I pull with my rig now is my 39’ fifth wheel camper. Luvin full time RV life!!! Stay safe. ✌️

Lunch with popa and the park with the boys still made a great day for being home!!!

We’ve been outsourcing our primary industries since 2008. Steel, petrochemical, agriculture, lumber, etc. One would think that there would be less need for trucking as the downstream industries are now being out source as well.

Congratulations, Justin.

It's not just the USA, the same thing is happening in the UK. There is huge companies dropping like flies here. People don't have money to spend at the minute so there isn't much to be moved.

A few more guys are saying you need to establish a customer base of your own. No middle men or spot market. We were talking about that back in the fall. Relying on people who need to use you, but don't have your best interests in mind can mess you up. If you're doing business directly with them you're in a better place to know your worth and they will too.

Nice family and nice house. Also, noticed you got a few nice toys as well. Don’t know what your doing in this bad economy to keep living that type of lifestyle, but honestly your doing better than most. I’ve been trucking for 20 years, both oilfield and OTR, never had gadgets like that. Uber must be paying well. All I can say is hey… keep doing what you’re doing.

Damn brokers are ripping people off left right and center and now recently up the ass.

I will be making it to the mats this year with the wife and sons in the semi .. main reason we are going is to talk to other drivers/ owner operators and companies to figure out what's up with these rates and economy and of course to see some awesome trucks so hopefully I can swing by and have a chat and pick your brain about this trucking thing

Hey Justin I feel you times are hard I always stick my guns try look up bulk loads it a load board deals with walk-in floor and dump trailer stuff

Just keep grinding don't give up

“You don’t meet carrier requirements” that means, “you’re not a mega carrier” or you don’t have a “larger fleet” so they’re gonna try an starve you out. This stuff is crazy, absolutely insane.

The 2 piece windows still have the little screw you gotta pull out to change the wipers. I hated every time I had to change them on my 2020 W9 lol

Well you kind of put yourself in this position! Sadly knowing your worth makes you a threat and they did what they could and have all but silenced you.

got a good life man. stay prayed up.

Mr Justin keep Ur trailer lock @ all times due to being in residential area. CYA!!!!!!!

Im a motor carrier as well. N your right. This year started off decent for us but march came n everything dropped. N do 1k to 1700 mile runs. N each one of my trucks is down on revenue. In the spot market. Been scratching my head on what i neee to do differently an my direct customers dont have the volume they use to have.

I would’ve asked all your drivers and owners to read a book called who move my cheese. It’s an audiobook check it out because CH Robinson is doing the same thing that Convoy did before they went out of business and coyote has been on shaky ground for a while. The whole industries is messed up right now.🙏🏽🚛🇺🇸

Wow Justin, What a bummer that you and your big beautiful truck have to sit idle because the brokers won't allow you to have any loads! ☹Hopefully things turn around for you soon.

Some election years are scary. Find a close, dedicated customer to strike up a relationship. Customers always have problems , be their problem solver , earn a customer with a rational rate with surcharge... And or try additional load boards.....

Changing out that clutch brake pad is a breeze! They just slide right in. Allison should be able to do it in about less than a hour.

It’s sounding to me like if you didn’t take the not your worth loads they can’t say look how cheap you took this for and beat you up more on the price!!! I’m hoping I’m making sense with my thoughts!!! Hang in there Justin it’ll come back don’t get discouraged!!!!

Man..raising up three boys while trying to maintain a semi otr trucking career definitely seems super challenging bud, hoping the tube is more successful for your business plan my dude!! ✌️👊🏽

Several brokers work with new authorities

What about new criteria for getting loads like dot inspections, access too a certain amount of trucks on your authority ,etc

It’s definitely a grind out here sometimes. Cutting the middleman is definitely the way to make it. I couldn’t imagine doing anything else though. Nothing better than getting to fire up my 379.

sounds like black balling back in the day

Started in 2006 and hung up my keys last October, not worth it right now.

Man I'm so sorry about all this just trust God has a plan all we can do is trust in that 🙇🏼‍♀️🙇🏼‍♀️

Why you need straight contracts with a dedicated customer

selling my truck after this weekend....running my last load.. stay safe God Bless

Haven't watched this channel in over 2 years. After the COVID19 trucking gold rush. A lot of people banked during the Plandemic.

I lost it when Tank said that he would pee in the grass. 😂😂😂 🚽🚽🚽 I'm glad I live in the country. 😜

you should have paid more attention when you were watching Mattagascar with the boysThere was a line that would apply to you with your business DONT BITETHE HAND

Can’t believed you revved up the freightliner and then turned it right off 😂 Am I wrong but I was always told to never turn your truck right off to let it sit for a min then turn it off that it saved the turbo ???

Same thing happened to me. I started going direct with customers. Brokers don’t risk anything like owner ops

I tried to get a rental truck because my truck blew the trans in Virginia and was told by 3 places they wouldn't rent a truck to me because I was not a brick and morter business that I needed to have an office place or wear house

Sometimes you have to take what you can get go to the oil fields

thank joe

they do not not like your know your worth belief for truckers

I tried to book one of those beer loads out of Brevard a month or so ago and they told me I had to have run 15 loads with CHR in the last 60 days, I didn't see the videos on those loads, so I don't know how you even booked them.

Left a like for doggo scoop and taking him to see his puppy brother God Bless

Time to go flatbed I'll never go back to van trailer

I noticed same thing ran mail loads for transloop melville ny to maryland 1000.00 out of no where call for load and told i need 5 trucks Coyote also told me i dont meet customer requirements clean csa no tickets and getting denied, something is definitely up...

Hey Justin you might want to check on a step deck trailer . I think you could find more loads that pay better than a dry van . I just wanted to give you something to think about .

These Brokers should be put under the Jail

🙏🇺🇸❤️ J’ this is sad ….. really sad’ it’s just not right, God Bless You.

I had same issue with Coyote broker. Uber is Indian corporation and its subdivision Uber Freight. Have a lot problems with customer service when they were involved. For example BOL was signed in different place then Received/Consegnee line and wont approve for payment had also problems with small brokers.

Happy birthday tdubs

There’s to many Solo O/O and not enough freight for them so it’s going to be another cleansing year for them. I heard the own authority teams are starting to struggle in 2024 as well.

He lets you win dad cause you got the goddy moneys lol smart boy !!

So random comment alert, are you a Evanescence fan? I saw Amy Lee on the TV playing during that load board part. Awesome🤜👆

Justin , I hope this turns around for you, I just don't understand why these brokers just don't work with you to make these loads happen. I pray for you and hope the spot market turns around for you. God Bless to you and the family.

Need to get out under the van pull a dump are bell look in to people haul trash from dump station to land fill

so what happed with the cement company and Landstar ?

I think you’ve struck a nerve with brokers

I have kept busy booking my own freight with a reefer leased onto a carrier thats got a good rep with virtually every broker and that is whats helped me stay profitable threw it all and I thank god every day for his blessings 🎉

Honestly, things are bad enough that I done made the decision to cover up my numbers and lease onto another carrier. Ain't shit out here in the midwest, which is really weird considering the fact that I relocated out here specifically for the fact that there's a lot of really good customers in this AO, all of whom need some pretty good lanes covered. Even GSA freight is next to nonexistent right now, which is especially baffling. So I'm sitting here with Snap-on, 2 DOD installations that I know to be hosting SOF units, all the major vehicle manufacturers, a hundred thousand different farms/ranches, and 3 or 4 dozen other customers I've built rapport with over the years all sitting within a couple hundred miles of me, and somehow there's still no freight to be run with any of my dedicated customers... if I didn't know better, I'd say the bubble's probably about to burst a la 2008 all over again

Convoy is closing up shop in October filing chapter 7.

When you get your truck washed just get the trailer iwashed out.

Did you ever think of getting a Detachable trailer ? Might be work for you .

you should get you a dispatcher, cause their alot of brokers that will let you haul; on the frist day, but many of yall O/O think yall can do it all by yall selves,,i know of about 25 broker that will let you haul on the first day of starting out..

That's awesome at the school singing. My kid's all did that. The kid's would be smiling 😊😊 😊 😊 big seeing Jesse sitting next to me. When they did school plays and even im church plays. Kid's have basketball games tomorrow night and we will be there just Cash and Austin. Load boards was good today and we got paid for clearing all the debris that the city wanted us to do. The coun judge appeared early on and thanked us for helping out. He handed us a check and I deposited it. And we took those who helped out for lunch today and they was happy. Jesse handed them cash bonuses for helping out and they all said thanked you. Cam believe tomorrow's will today is Friday TGIF. Jesse's response is woohoo and he possibly has to fill in for the drummer in the band we love to watch. Lucky the drummer has a big drum set. And Jesse knows all the songs. Jesse will have one of the shop kid's air out the trailer if it's dirty inside. Caise he said he'll if I do it I will have to go take a shower at the shower in the shop.

Their goal is to run the OO's under as much as possible, and it will continue to get worse. Get the customers lined up first, before investing, or forget it.

2:27 lol, that girl in the hoodie is standing there like “kick rocks! I’m not into this!”

I'm new to your channel and looking for a career change getting in to trucking soon. I'm tired of the HVAC industry and just need a change. I figured I'll get a lease to start and see how it goes. What's you opinion on that? Im a family man myself, I've got 4 kids 1 still at home. my wife and I made decent money but some tax write offs would really help especially if we can bring in a little more income at the same time. I'm in the Michigan area and looking for a mentor from successful trucker. Love your channel bro your inspiration!

Are you going to go back to Uber Driving for awhile, Justin? Hopefully things will turn around soon for you. Thanks for sharing!

CH Robinson just started rejecting me due to the “carrier volume” excuse. They have clearly made some internal change.

Listen up all you owner ops…I’m a former broker. MC starts with a “1”. Been around. The big boys are cheap and heavy. How do you think they pitch a competitive advantage to the freight manager and the shipping companies? Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had some ridiculous margins that were crazy high. But, sometimes we would lose our ass when the market flipped. Brokers are long term on an account. Win some, lose some. By the end of the year, you hope to have a good margin. The market always dictates the rates. Freight volume vs truck availability. Brokers are just middlemen that try to bring stable, long term rates to their customers and manage the market. Brokers are shitty, but they have a purpose. A freight manager doesn’t want to get to deal with multiple 10 trucks, when they can deal with 3 brokers. And the brokers are tiered. CH is CHEAP and has leverage with their market volume. The shippers have to adapt to the market demands of the trucks. They haven’t yet. And the brokers are locked into those rates. Also, there likely isn’t a lot of fright right now bc the economy is shit. That means shippers name their price to brokers fighting over the scraps.

Hey what’s up bro how are you much love

Never too early to start planning for high school graduation. Don't blink.

Might be a shot but try and work with other trucking company’s for right now because it seems like all owner operators are getting screwed over by brokers, was talking to a truck driver who came into my work and he said he was an owner operator and he said he had to run with a company because he said brokers wouldn’t help him with loads, he said he has been trucking 34 years and he said this is the worst he has ever seen on load boards

Shippers pushing loads through brokers equate to shippers saving money by having locked in rates for themselves and not dealing with individual carriers. They leave the battle between brokers and owners.

Might need to become your own broker.

Stop hauling spot market I do just fine

Expand your freight lanes stretch out more Haul more

What turbo do you have in your 6.7?

4 yrs with my Authority thank God i got out of the spot market not worth it long term to much risk involved market volatility and equipment repairs plus all the scammers surrounding the owner operator just not a good business plan , I'm going to drive for a fleet selling my equipment

Justin that's a lot of money $20,000 I don't think the brokers know how much it cost us to keep the trucks running in maintenance insurance I'm praying that something breaks soon on loads

Is it time to find your own costumers ??? Good luck . I had to retire at age of 63 to take care of my wife . I was planning on working till I was 70 . Still trying to find something around the house at a local grocery store part-time . 3 days awèek.

I think you can look at your federal govt as to what is going on these days...they want all small carriers out and all big carriers in..they want you driving for the big carriers and not yourself..