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Are You Ready For The Purge?
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WOOP WOOP! Red and Blue lights… Awwww Man El Cargo Boss got Pulled over today. Almost 3 years in this business, I only got pulled over 3 times. lol that’s one time a year. This Cop must of been bored. I’m on I-10 doing my usual 65 MPH. This dude said I passed the agricultural inspection. Mind you I’m heading to Destin Fort Walton Beach Florida to drop my load off. 439 miles for $809. TOTALLY GOD! But this guy said a “Agriculture Inspection”. Since when Cargo Vans needed inspections? (Lol I low key think it was because of my skin color). So I humbled myself. Allowed them to search the Van and Kept it pushing. "Destin Florida Here I come!" No ticket, just a warning. Fast Forward, I am in Tallahassee Florida now about to shoot some hoops and relax a bit before I take off… Shocking News of How the Purge has begun. I read this article today... “Some carriers in the C.H. Robinson network began receiving a notice last week. Subject line: “Changes to carrier eligibility.” The message: your company exceeds intervention thresholds in CHR’s scoring model based on FMCSA data. Your account is non-certified, effective immediately. You can’t book new freight on Navisphere until your BASIC scores improve.” “C.H. Robinson was the defendant in the ruling. They’re also the first major broker to take visible action. What the rest of the industry does next is the question worth asking.” “One owner-operator on X said CHR disabled their load board access — initially unsure whether it was specific to them or “something related to the lawsuit.” In follow-up posts, the carrier said their CHR rep confirmed many others are going through the same thing. The frustration: zero out-of-service violations and a clean inspection record still exceeded the threshold. That detail points to the crux of the problem. A carrier can pass every inspection and still exceed a broker’s internal scoring model because BASIC data extends beyond OOS violations alone, and the threshold for what a broker will accept appears to be tightening.” I want YOUR opinion on this: Reply back to this email. How will you survive the Purge? What tips do you have for us in this jungle out here? Do you think its over for us small carriers? Thanks, Damian “We gettin Purged ” Francois | Cargo Van Insiders PS — I Respond to every single email! |
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I'm an Entrepreneur, Coach, and Marketer who built a Cargo Van Logistics business from the ground up. I turned those Hard Lessons into a system other owner-operators can actually use. I share Entertaining and Educational Stories Daily at 9pm. They express the value of Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Branding, and Content creation. Why? The van is just the start. The business is what you build around it. Subscribe to My Daily Emails.
Yesterday definitely didn’t go as planned... After playing basketball 🏀 in Tallahassee, every load I saw was going the opposite direction. Halo(my son) was calling my name. I can see his smile in my head. My wife needed my help. Or she would be cooked at her job the next morning. Should I Choose the Cheese(Money) or Family? Which one did you think I chose? OF COURSE MY FAMILY! I would do anything for them. So i deadheaded home…. Got home at 3am. No rest. I was Exhausted. Only for my Family....
Today was a phone call type of day. El Cargo Boss Hotline was blowing up. I felt like a Mobile call center. I spoke to at least 10 different people... Two conversations stuck out to me the most. First with RWS Express (My cousin). By the way, that's a secret to surviving long drives. Have plenty of valuable conversations on the phone. Next thing you know. BOOM you are 10 minutes from delivery and made a easy 500 macaroonis. RWS Express shared a funny story about how a guy he is mentoring is...
Did you know in the Bible, God says this command in different ways…. “DO NOT BE AFRAID” 365 times. Why? He knew we would struggle with FEAR. That’s one scripture for every day of the year. Powerful. Till this day, I can’t lie to you… There’s this deep feeling when you are waiting for loads but can’t seem to win one. It becomes a rabbit hole. Now I’m not going to make this Van payment, insurance payment, business expenses etc. Then it gets worse. Will I even feed my family? I suck as a man if...