Well then why not cut out the middleman? Instead of paying someone a large commission, who doesn’t have a vested interest in your company anyway. Why not just handle this in house?
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There are marketing companies that specialize in lead generation that are much more economical, or you can even invest in a training program for freight broker / agent for one of your trusted people to attend, perhaps wife / husband, girlfriend/ boyfriend, good baddy of yours who is looking into changing their career field.
There are numerous options, if you want to cut the middleman. “Where is Will, there’s a Way”.
3. They can cancel loads, even though you received confirmation documents
The freight broker is a third party, they work for themselves. So they line up shipments make the arrangements and such.
You in good faith dispatch your truck to pick up a load in some far off the beaten path place only to find out the shipment was cancelled. This can happen whether you use a broker or not.
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However, if your broker is not good in what they do, or legitimate, unprofessional and so on, they may fail to tell you that the order was cancelled.