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Any carrier who OBSTRUCTS your desire to run for multiple carriers is essentially preventing their own turnover from being reduced! |
HOW TO COORDINATE RUNNING FOR MULTIPLE CARRIERS WITH RESPECT TO YOUR EXPEDITE LOADS..
EXAMPLE:
Monday morning, go in service with all carriers. Tell ALL of them your
current location and any restrictions, limitations or boundaries you
have so they don't get you a load that is undesirable.
First come, first served!!! The first to load you get's the load (the early bird, gets the worm)...
2. As soon as you receive a load from any of the carriers, of course
accept the load but you must immediately go OUT OF SERVICE (OOS) with the other carrier (s).
3. Once your moving to the shipper for the one carrier who issued you
the load, tell the other carrier (s) where your headed for your drop off / consignee time & location your scheduled for. They will post your unit there, JUST THE SAME as they posted you where you were at before they gave you the load. It's the same process...
4. The other carriers will then be able to post your unit at the destination at your later scheduled drop time. The carrier that issued
the load to you will be doing the same thing (assuming they're on
their game).
5. The carrier that loaded you is obviously already aware of your drop location and time and now all of them will. Now all of your carriers can be pro active and begin to work on your NEXT load before you even drop off on the load you were just issued. The carrier that issued you the load should automatically - be looking for your NEXT load before your even loaded and the other carriers that did not load you first, should be as well (if they're on their game).
Efficient expedite carriers will operate this way. Experienced expediting carriers function in just this manner. Experienced and smart Owner Operators should be working for multiple carriers ESPECIALLY during historical slow times of the year. You can adjust with carrier numbers as load volume peaks and drops. The peaks and valley's are normal and should be expected by YOU.
6. So, post your unit with all carriers, when you get one, accept it.
Then, advise all of the other carriers of your new future destination
so they can begin to repeat what they were doing to begin with, just in
that future location. A sharp carrier will operate this way as will a
sharp expedited owner operator.
7. Of course, once you deliver your load, (or along the way), be sure to accurately predict what you'll feel like at drop location/time so if your issued another load during your travel to the drop or soon after, you'll be able to undertake the load and complete it on time as required. This is standard for one carrier or multiple carriers. Your carriers are only as good as YOU make them...
If you need rest after the load you were just issued, after you'll be
unloaded, be sure to communicate this and tell them you'll need xyz time to rest once delivered and they will simply post the available time after the drop off after your rested, for whatever time period you specified.
8. Be sure to give a
courtesy call to every carrier, that you have in fact arrived and unloaded **on time as scheduled** (at the drop off location) and you are ready as you expressed way earlier when you first notified them of your travel destination and drop zip code or any changes you need to make. Be sure to keep everyone well informed.
It takes extra effort on your part BUT NOT the carriers. You must keep
up to date and current information to each carrier. You'll of course
need to attend more than one carrier orientation and this requires
effort and time but IT'S WORTH IT!!!
9. It's this simple and this is pretty much standard procedure for
carriers.
10. This is the SAME method used by a carrier if your only RUNNING FOR THEM EXCLUSIVELY. You get a load and they post your drop time and destination in their networks and work towards obtaining your next load asap.
If your running for multiple expediting carriers, instead of one carrier working for you, they all are - at their respective companies but remember, they all do NOT have the same customers. If you run for only one carrier, your stuck with only their customer list, no more, no less. If you run for multiple carriers, you'll effectively, increase your
volume systematically because their is MORE ACCESS to MORE CUSTOMERS. You've essentially DOUBLED your potential volume. Add a a 3rd carrier, and it's essentially tripled. You will - make more money. It's worth the effort. If you don't do this, don't complain to anyone but yourself if your pockets are empty. As volume increases, you can scale back or just keep them all regardless so you don't have to repeat the process all over again.
It's a no brainer for you and each expedite carrier (for those who participate in the multiple carrier process) that is! Each expediting carrier will theoretically get less loads with your vehicle since your "sharing" but they respect the fact that your just trying to make a good living and after all, your survival is essential - to their survival...
Any carrier who OBSTRUCTS your desire to run for multiple carriers is essentially preventing their own turnover from being reduced. They
should all understand that "A 1/2 a loaf, is better than no loaf at
all"! Plus, it helps keep your pockets full which should be their goal
as a carrier. After all, if your pockets are full, so should their own
and everyone is happy.
Just like carriers have more than one customer - So should you have
more than one expedite carrier.
Putting your - eggs in one basket is risky. Carriers would never
operate with only ONE customer, neither should you.
Without mass customers for the carrier and mass carriers for the
expedited owner operators, when things are slow, you could only blame yourselves for your shortcomings or low volume! |
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