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ONE YEAR AGO, MY BEST FRIEND, A TRANPORTATION BROKER, WAS GOING OUT TO HAVE A BABY, I WAS A STAY AT HOME MOM PRAYING THAT GOD WOULD SEND ME A JOB I COULD DO WITH MY KIDS. IN PREVIOUS TALKINGS, SHE HAD TOLD ME THAT I COULD DO REEFERS ON MY OWN USING HER MC #, INSURANCE BECAUSE I WAS HER FRIEND. I DID NOT TAKE HER UP ON IT WHEN 1ST OFFERED BUT WHEN SHE ASKED FOR HELP FOR A LITTLE TIME OFF TO HAVE HER BABY, I SAID OK. HER SPECIALTY IS BELTS & HOPPERS, SO SHE SAID I COULD TRY FLATBEDS WHILE WORKING FOR HER. NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO OR IF I WOULD BE ANY GOOD, WE DID NOT SIGN A CONTRACT. SHE GAVE ME LEADS AND CONTACTS BUT I WORKED HARD AT GETTING NEW ONES. AFTER 3 MONTHS, WE TALKED ABOUT HOW IT WAS GOING AND IF I LIKED THE INDUSTRY. I TOLD HER THAT IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST FRUSTRATING THINGS I HAD EVER DONE BUT AT THE SAME TIME I FELT IT COULD BE A CALLING OF MINE BUT I STILL WAS NOT SURE IF I WANTED TO JUST DO BROKERAGE OR IF IT WOULD BE EASIER TO WORK FOR A TRUCKING COMPANY SO I COULD GET TO KNOW DRIVERS ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, PLUS I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP MY OPTIONS OPEN TO POSSIBLY DO REEFERS ON MY OWN ALSO. WELL, I WAS DOING SO WELL FOR THEM IN FLATBEDS THAT I IMMEDIATELY GOT A CONTRACT THEN, I DID NOT SIGN IT. THE EXPECTATION WITH THE CONTRACT WAS THAT I DID NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE IN THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY ANDI WOULD ALWAYS WORK FOR THEM. THEY TELL ME THAT AS THEIR FRIEND, THEY TRAINED ME AND IF I AM NOT WORKING FOR THEM THAT I SHOULD GET OUT OF THE TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS ALTOGETHER. IS THIS AN INDUSTRY STANDARD WHEN TRAINING OR IT IS HARSH. I THEY TOLD ME THAT NO ONE TRAINS SOMEONE WITHOUT EXPERIENCE. IS THAT TRUE? I WANTED TO SIGN THE CONTRACT FOR FLATBEDS ONLY, BUT THEY SAID NO & TOLD ME IT WAS BEST TO LET ME GO, SO I CONTINUED ON THE NEXT WEEK TO A NEW START UP COMPANY. I STARTED OUT TO RUN REEFERS BUT SINCE I WAS NOT COMPROMISED WITH, I HAD A FEW CUSTOMERS IN FLATBEDS THAT I STILL HELP FIND LOADS FOR. THE FACT IS THAT SHE IS FURIOUS THAT I AM IN THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY. I NEED TO HEAR FROM ANOTHER BROKER IF I AM WRONG. WHAT DO I DO? I AM HARD WORKING, THIS FITS MY LIFE, I WANT TO MAKE EXTRA MONEY BUT NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF MY FRIENDSHIP(IF THAT'S WHAT IT SHOULD REALLY BE CALLED SOMETIME). IT IS OUT OF HAND AND ONLY GOD CAN REPAIR THIS, BUT THROUGH HIM ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. I JUST FEEL SO ALONE, HURT AND I NEED ADVICE. SORRY THIS IS SO LONG. |
