I have to deal with other brokers outside my own company once in awhile and a few of them can be real pinheads. Today, I take a load from a broker, he calls me direct and asks my information. I don’t know who he is used to dealing with, but I wasn’t in the mood for being patronized. Finally I told him, I’m not taking this load. I didn’t even want to try and explain something he wasn’t going to understand anyway, so I just said, I’m not taking it. Yup, you heard me, I’m not taking it, goodbye.

He calls back, apoligizes, I don’t think he really knew what he was apoligizing for. But I told him I didn’t appreciate his attitude and how he was telling me how to drive, from behind his desk. I take the load, I told him upfront,

  • Me: I need two hours to clean my trailer. This last load used every pad (150), a full deck that takes time to tear down and stow, and my ramps which I needed to stow underneath.
  • Broker: If I can’t make it by 5:00 to let him know.
  • Me: I’m letting you know right now, I can’t make it.
  • Broker: I’ll make arrangements for someone to stay.

Two hours later, I’m almost done, he calls to check and see if I’ve left.

  • Me: Ten more minutes and I’ll be leaving.
  • Broker: Customer wants an ETA.
  • Me: Same ETA I told you before.
  • Broker: I’ll tell the customer.

Broker calls back a few minutes later.

  • Broker: Customer says to forget it, they’ll take care of it. I was really screwed.
  • Me: Okay, later.

It’s not like I lied to him. He’s the one that probably promised something to the customer and like most of them do, come up with a story about how the driver is late because of whatever.

I hate those pinheads.