TRIGGER TOPIC: Who Is To Blame For The Trucking Bloodbath? YouTubers, Shippers, Brokers, Carriers 

Brokers are definitely the problem and that’s one thing that the government won’t ever fix

Why does the trucking industry need brokers???

​@@gregorylyon1004because shippers don't want the hassle of securing trucks. They could save alot of money by eliminating brokers tho.

Why then are brokers going out of business in droves

Sorry friend, this is ridiculous. No one bought a 500K mile Cascadia for $200K, and no one would now be sweating a worthless truck being repossessed. Maybe do a little thinking before posting.

​@@davidowen9671 😂 so he may be exaggerating on the "500K miles for $200K" .... But the premise of his argument still holds. People jumped into trucking thinking easy money due to social media hype, and now same people are barely holding on straws as riptide washes them into deep sea

​@vroor32 Still, you would perhaps agree, ridiculous exaggeration undermines voices of reason.

​@@davidowen9671 yes, I agree, ridiculous exaggeration makes things worse, but I also have yet to meet an honest.... Truthfull trucker..... I'm the type that goes against the grain and frequently gets flagged as "insensitive poster/harasser" but the truth remains.... Truckers are not usually the smartest crowd, and lying helps them feel better 😂. How many here complain about high insurance rates, but never come clean about their loss rates, tickets, violations etc? Plenty. I can't wait for the riptide to wash incompetent swimmers off the shores

Had a guy right out of driving school 3 months put 46000.00 cash on 2016 Cascadia 550000 miles 156000.00 stuck with 110000.00 balance. Still struggling 2 years later to make payments. So not very much in comment was exaggerated.

Now drivers have some blame. 1. Social media truck drivers or some of the biggest promoter of competition... Mega carry is literally do not promote as much to a General audience the social media truck drivers... so they are huge factor in oversaturation.. 2. Truck drivers scammed other truck drivers into getting trucks in regards to scam I mean bad financial information. Now you have a bunch of truck drivers they thought they were great businessman and women because the rates were good. now struggling so bad they have to take low Freight to stay afloat.. 3. Truck drivers that do illegal driving also help the rates stay low... they are willing to do things such as driving team loads solo and allowing their clocks to get changed... giving these companies less reasons to not take low rates... in legitimate companies have to compete with companies that do stuff like this... and it's only possible because of the drivers. 4. The lack of unity and Cutthroat behavior of drivers is one of the biggest reasons we solely need truck drivers and trucking companies to go out of business for rates to go back up... because whatever load one truck company won't take another struggling company will.

Thanks to Miranda, I know what area I should position my truck. Definitely, she is not to blame.

We are all to blame there's no one person to blame I'm a trucker and if there's an opportunity for someone to take advantage of somebody you know it's going to happen so we got to stop pointing the finger and the ones wrong and no one's right

@@juniorliburd8108I’m a Truck Driver and I blame the Driver. Too many Drivers are trying to “cheat” the system. Drivers know how to work themselves out of a job. It’s crazy. Some don’t log in, speeding, running multiple logs, running overweight, crawling in the yard, fueling on break. All of that adds up when so many people do it.

AMEN!

Ans this competion for some reason just showed up out of nowhere? Things were great and There was no such competion up until 1 year and half ago? Do you really believe that?

People will say "this is the American dream at work" like it isn't the rapid decline in our standard of living unfolding.

@@nicolagaballo3120 It showed at Southern Border….and Biden friends are in control of this country now….they will ruin everything and not just trucking industry in their path.

How true. You left out they wipe their butts with their hands.

@@nicolagaballo3120You must be a democrap.

You're going under for the lower rate, just take a little longer

You need lawyers, business agents, and people that shake down the industry. Unions negotiate pay for their services through collective bargaining. A _Union of Independent Truckers_ sounds counterintuitive. You can’t be Independent if y’all are a union. Everybody’s gonna be getting paid the same, or paid on a schedule according to seniority, and people will still complain about it because one person thinks they’re worth more than the other person. And then you have Union Dues. Most people got into being owner operators to avoid being under an umbrella. It could work though if people were smart. You could have a better quality of life. But I think most people won’t accept it.

You won’t it for to long….it’s like a cancer without proper treatment….you just extend a little longer the moment. And don’t forget to take even cheaper rates…all yours 😂😂😂😂

Don’t lose hone . Same here .

Don't negotiate out of desperation!

"Can't the speak language" ?

@@landriver1 English buddy ENGLISH!!

Well that would apply to Miranda's company she came in 2020 when the market was all time high

I came in in oct 2019

@TruckingMadeSuccessful And I in earliest March 2019.

Love your videos helps me be aware of the market and what my bargaining power really is and what’s going on between shippers, brokers, and carriers. The fact that. Broker are making 70% off one load is crazy and they’re probably giving it all to the same carriers so hopefully it forces thoose carriers into the negative eventually. Also carriers that have been around for 20+ years have significantly lower costs but pay a ton in maintenance and breakdowns. Once brokers start seeing their loads not make it onto e will shippers continue using the same trucks ? Miranda keep up the great work ❤

Even with 300$ what you gonna do ? That’s not even an oil change

@@BlessednFree Exactly my point,they put more into buying the whip than having funds to maintain the business.

Well said

@@BlessednFree what do you mean? i change the oil in my box truck for like $100 max filters included then again im DIY owner operator.

@@ronsmith4968 nice cars and drive buckets for work imagine the mind set behind that "boss".

Absolutely correct, Brokers think we are a bunch of dumb business owners.

A formal strike does absolutely nothing but piss the public off that is inconvenienced by the strikers all over the place hampering the public’s ability to move around. You can ask 50 different strikers what they are striking for and they will all give different answers. Lastly, not everyone will participate, ever. If you want a strike, do it yourself quietly. Just stay home, get out and do something else for a living until things change.

@@nunyabidness7204 Sound like a broker. More than one way you can strike. Refusing cheap freight one way of striking. 100% sure every truck driver/carrier on the same page wanting better rates. Drivers losing their Mind, Family, Business, House, Cars etc… Think we care who gets offended.

@@nilaht9 Nope not a broker, owner operator with my own authority since 1996. You basically made the same point. Everyone can strike in their own way. Stay home, don’t take loads that don’t work for them, get out and do something else.. Formal strikes are counter productive. A person who doesn’t care about the inconvenience of the non involved public is the same type of person that takes their 30 minute break in the field island, doesn’t pull forward after fueling, and leaves their urine bottles everywhere except the trash can. I gotta ask you this, What exactly is cheap freight? Did you watch the entire video? Cheap to one person might not be cheap to another, which is why all these “cheap” loads get hauled🤷‍♂️

@@nunyabidness7204 What does your Own authority and the year you started have to do with this conversation? If I was to tell you I have more years than you what does that prove, Nothing. Back to the conversation at hand. Rates in the dumpster anyone running a 1.00-1.50 mile definitely not making no money. Maybe they live in their truck but the majority of us have homes and a family. If that means choosing my home over disrupting the “public” then so be it. Non involved public involved regardless if they like it or not. 30 minute fuel island break has to do with more government control. One argument can lead to another, Cause and effect!

It sounds like the broker ripped you off

I ve notice. You d be surprised how much Brokers are willing to go up on their rate, but as of right now too many are too desperate and are afraid of being left without a load.

No Sh¥+?.. I refused a load from NH to MO for $2700 b/cse the broker didn’t want to negotiate a $100 higher… 2 days later I had to take an $2500 load cse had nothing paying better, and I was fed up with waiting for a better price.

yes! I'm 100 % independent o/o. I run only 3k to $4k miles per month, enough to pay my bills. I can't compete with bunch of stpd mfrs .

An extra $50-$100 still won't help

Brokers tell me all the time, “you want rates to go up? You and all you buddies need to quit hauling for these shit rates”

All and every company in Chicago is having hackers overseas who are doing ELD in real time...This is going on for years...same with dispatchers...Not even one is in USA...So, where is DOT,FMCSA and the rest of agencies....All of it is illegal 100%...😅😅

no wonder Jeff B is the richest guy in America and when I buy shit from Amazon I get free delivery. Jeff B. doesn't pay truck drivers.

The ultimate blame goes to the drivers!! They're the ones who are to blame for taking the cheap rates. If they would stop taking the low rates that brokers and shippers would have to raise the rates to get their loads moved. PERIOD!!

Loadboards are useful tools, but those that gather the loads from all brokers backfire us. DAT, Truckstop, Trucksmarter, 123, and other loadboards are what the market managers from brokages use to set the rates.

Swift / Knight / Usxpress haul their own loads and they do not use brokers at all they will let their drivers sit for the day first so get your facts straight Brokers have zero trucks but if you don’t have direct freight you need brokers and they have to get 30-35% of the total to survive and pay all their bills

@@truckerronThe dispatchers at these smaller companies booking the freight are the problem they don’t care they just have to keep the drivers moving

​@@truckerronTruckers need a OTR Union

Your statement is condoning the very problem with this entire industry. Freight brokers need to be taken out of the equation. Collective effort needs to be created to do this. But technology will be the fastest pathway to do this. AI can easily have multiple data bases of shippers that pay a nominal monthly fee to access a multiple database of truckers and carriers based on a first come first serve basis and on pricing. There's no longer a middle man. That 2.50 rate you're talking about could conceivably be closer to somewhere north of 3.50 to 4.00 without a broker per mile? Intermediaries and brokers in just about every industry have created similar problems. You look at the mortgage industry, mergers and acquisition, real estate brokers and realtors. Artificial intelligence is coming and it can't get here fast enough.

@@NormVW2013 It's true that eliminating brokers could streamline operations and possibly increase rates. When I mentioned $2.50 per mile, it was just an example. Rates can vary by region, just like employment wages. Your idea of a unified system using AI is intriguing and could indeed revolutionize the industry.

Take it out on the Roehl family, with their 9-figures EXTRACTED, yet too stupid to even know how to pronounce their own name.

Thats what Biden wants a permanent under class of workers

that is right. a lots idiots think that trucking will make them rich. most of people who are rich in this industry is because the are cheating , lying and exploiting other drivers.

Big facts. More will go out of business as they should.

WTH. Why would you tell a shipper that information????????? They will use it yo drive down shipping costs. WTH do you think he's gonna do!!!!!!

​@@MS-oz2wu What the shipper COULD DO is bypass the broker and deal directly with that carrier for the 100 loads/per, maybe splitting the difference. Is non-compete language in the brokerage agreement enforced in that jurisdiction? The answer might depend on who bribes the politicians and regulators in a more effective way. In any case, your hush hush advice is the worst. Even if the shipper keeps 90% of his new found savings, at least the carrier is getting 10% more.

Exactly. That was his time to shine and get a direct shipping lane and be payed direct. But instead let's just tell on the logistics. You have to be a shark in this industry. People don't think ahead and literally have no negotiating skills. They're just used to crying and complaining. You want better rates you better be ready to think like your worth it. Not expecting that you are.

Exactly Was reported that some don’t even have legal documents to be in this country…they are co drivers at night

Agreed. Please read my other comments. This is not a cycle.

This the comment that everyone should be liking!!! Stop looking for someone to blame! You’re the type of person I would love to do business with!

Screw that, having a truck paid off just puts extra money in the pocket. I still want the $3 -$4 per mile loads. Truckers need to be compensated for being away from their families

😂

Lmao complete opposite. My paid off truck stays parked unless it’s worth my time.

And it's just right

@@sabartransportation4456Absolutely correct. Mine too. 👍

Thanks for the pep talk, but you have just said nothing.

A breathe of fresh air for someone that understands competition in business. Never seen so many old heads whine and wish for the ghost of Jimmy Hoffa to return lol. Trucking IS CAPITAL INTENSIVE. And I wouldn’t want to be an O/O because being a one man show just doesn’t cut it for me. You play to win in this game. I believe trucking is setup this way. Grow fast or go home!

@ChampHTX Not the ghost of Jimmy Hoffa 🤣🤣 Having a truck doesn't entitle a client...broker or shipper, to pay top dollar to the carrier. The owner-ops that are complaining about the rates, are those that are way in over their head in expenses (truck/trailer leasing, extravagant living, etc.). These are the same people that will get a job, live above their means, and complain about their wages. Can't expect the employer to compensate you for poor financial stewardship.

These vary more than people think.

OK, I accept your terms, and I choose the NOT BELIEVE OPTION. Dealer finance rates on trucks are and have been sky high. Their lease programs are an absolute rip off: pay very nearly the entire purchase price over four years (on a truck they try to make all think is a masterwork, good for ten), after which they own the residual.

Anyone can get their authority in a second, but keeping it going is the challenge

Facts. Many course sellers and fake gurus

I admit with over 90% of carriers not having a safety rating is mind blowing to me. I believe if they really focused on that, 10s of 1000s maybe more would be out of business because the stuff I personally seen is pathetic.

I haven’t see one single day without posted freight….so plenty freight as long is sitting for hours and hours waiting for the next victim to grab that cheap load 😂😂😂😂😂

Plenty freight guys just won’t let the cheap freight sit

@@truckingwithnose Exactly

Yes that is correct and also their families are there so their cost for those 3 or 4 months are prepaid cellphone service and laundry. Best part in all of that, back home most have paid off or inherited properties that do NOT have property taxes, utilities only and cable service. So that is the reason American drivers will never be able to compete or hope for better rates! Even with $1.60 or $1.70, he makes more then president overthere, whick is about $3k to 4k per month! Uneven playing field with bottom rates.

Can’t blame foreigners for having a strong family economic plan. I’ll do it if I was a Balkan too lol. Most foreigners I know live really simple. We can take a page from their book if we thought like them