Canadian Carriers

Canadain Carriers why are we allowing the rates to get so low? We are turning down 80% of work these days cause rates brokers are offering are crap. Were running 1 or 2 days a week less in order to skim through on the better paying stuff. Theres a large portion of lease operators i talk to who work for other carriers are beliving they can survive on 3 a running mile (ironically i talk to them cause they got trucks or trailers forsale cause not making money). Anyone running decent newer equipment and wanting to maintain that equipment knows that isnt sustainable yet so many carriers are doing it. We need to collectivly look at rates and if we cant get min of 4.25 to 4.50 a running as a avg dont do the load (and even at those rates its still not that great go price out a new truck and youll understand) we should be at 5 a running mile. If we all work together and stop taking cheap rates it'll only take a week or two to bring all rates up. Brokers are still making money when you hear there margins for little amount of money invested in each load its 20 times margins truckers actually get and no equipment other then a office and a phone compared to cost of owning and operating trucks. Whats others thoughts on this do more trucking companies need to go into brokering? I have heard from a couple who are getting into it as thats only way they can maintain the margins for trucks. This isnt ideal for maintaining relaionships with all brokers either so has challenges there. Open to feedback on this and how can we collectively help the industry?