Gorilla Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 Hi Everybody, Im 1/2 way through sorting my truck out and as the time comes near i am looking into finding contracts for work. I primarily want to operate as a tow operator at the beginning and in an ideal world would like to do reefer work ( as my hearing isnt good and i have a back condition so minimal hands on work for reefer). Basically i need a mentor who knows the game, in exchange i am happy to help with mechanical and electrical work and i have all the diagnostic equipment and a pretty decent workshop setup. Load boards here suck, their nothing like the ones in the states and i cant for the life of me find a broker, any broker..... simply none advertise which is weird.......so how do people get contacts for work? Cheers in advance, Chris Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74700-andybody-in-australia-can-help-a-fellow-aussie-looking-at-getting-loads/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 I guess a lot depends on were you are in this wide brown land If you wanna just pull fridge vans then possibly just contact some larger fleets, a lot of them use a percentage of tow operators Owner Driver newspaper/magazine used to have this type of stuff in it Brokers I don't think exist anymore that I know of, probably haven't for 20-30 years Just jump on the phone when your ready and ring around Most companies want late model trucks towing their trailers Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74700-andybody-in-australia-can-help-a-fellow-aussie-looking-at-getting-loads/#findComment-561133 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorilla Posted November 1 Author Share Posted November 1 19 hours ago, mrsmackpaul said: I guess a lot depends on were you are in this wide brown land If you wanna just pull fridge vans then possibly just contact some larger fleets, a lot of them use a percentage of tow operators Owner Driver newspaper/magazine used to have this type of stuff in it Brokers I don't think exist anymore that I know of, probably haven't for 20-30 years Just jump on the phone when your ready and ring around Most companies want late model trucks towing their trailers Paul Yeh Its interesting as the load boards are garbage and cant find a broker to save myself so i think your right. Im in melbourne if that makes a difference and am aware most want late model trucks towing their stuff but im going above and beyond to make my truck look as modern as possible and clean white paint with no markings and everything including door handles painted to match so will stand out looking much newer. When i was operating for a reefer mob i noticed at woolworths total shitheaps towing their stuff (cough kenworth 104 cough) that werent in what id call good condition in any way so figure work is there.....also a lot of older 2000ish model volvos. Yeh i figure ill contact the mobs i would tow their trailers and see but yeh. Thanks for getting back to me. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74700-andybody-in-australia-can-help-a-fellow-aussie-looking-at-getting-loads/#findComment-561178 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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