Stop Freight Brokers Greed.

The main problems other independent truckers have is government control on Capitol Hill in the transportation industry. We need Broker Reform because rising fuel prices, toll road prices, and greedy freight brokers are putting a pressure on small self-employed truckers. The amount of money freight brokers can make simply by arranging up a shipment has no limit. For hauling our Country items, they give insultingly low charges.

 You’d be basically carting the load for free because the rates are so low. I’d like to draw the attention of Senators and other lawmakers who have a direct impact on this industry. This multibillion-dollar business has been uncontrolled since the early 1980s, and major corporations and brokerages have had their way for far too long, so we support MorPro and their promise to do something about it.

Brian Minor, a trucking company owner, says that he is fortunate as a retired veteran, and can afford to only take jobs when the price is right, but other drivers are not quite so fortunate. Minor says some trucking companies are cutting drivers’ shifts, and some companies the drivers deliver for aren’t willing to pay higher prices for loads to accommodate the rising cost of fuel. 

On top of all that, truck upkeep can get expensive, and some drivers are barely breaking even these days.

“[Some truckers] might have a load that pays $1,000, they may have $900 worth of fuel, so they may go out and work a whole day for $100 overall, and then if they blow a tire, that’s $300,” 

WE NEED A REVOLUTION!!!