Where it it?

I'm on about work/jobs posted on here, we are now into the second week of Febuary and so far today there hs been a total of 8 yes 8 jobs posted on here here since midnight, are things really that bad, any ideas what's up guys, I should say that 7 of those jobs where posted by the same member things don't look to GOOD.

What about he expert? Has he stopped posting jobs?

I know this time of year is always quiet BUT this has been the quietest Jan / Feb for 5 years for us. I'm sure it will pick up soon.

Ditto for us [name] & Mr G

Walsh Logistics said:

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What about he expert? Has he stopped posting jobs?

Probably got enough ODs in his network to cover the reduced workload at this time of year - that's one of the problems of an exchange site like MTvan putting too much importance on a single vendor

No I wasn't really talking about courier expert, I was talking in general.

The jobs on here usually also appear on Shipley, Anyvan, Freight Alert, etc. It seems to be just another courier auction site with the job going to the lowest "cowboy courier" bidder

Some jobs appear on Courier Exchange aswell. Always seems to be the same member on there that posts them aswell.

Seems like the expert has saturation coverage then

There's more than one culprit, and it seems to me the reason its done is cos they have yet to find one that truly works for them. If they had one that did, then they wouldn't be posting on several sites... Stands to reason.

So I would suggest its up to each and every exchange site to make sure there's no need to "multi-post" be upping their game

Lots of jobs from the expert are now appearing on vehotrans, if they want jobs doing on the cheap by the anyvan/Shiply members then so be it but i would rather pay more and get my customers delivery done by somebody i trust or have had good reviews off other courier companies. I personally think those bidding sites are a joke especially the amount that some drivers are bidding to get the work. A few weeks ago i did an experiment on one of these sites, i had a van going to london and was looking for a backload so i looked on said site and noticed a 3 piece suite to come out of london to go to an address not a million miles away from my warehouse, so i put a starting bid in of £100 and a minimum price in of £70 thinking that once the suite is on the van there wouldnt be much room for anything else but i would of been happy to get the price of a tank of fuel because i was going back empty anyway. The bidding commenced and saw it go down below my low price of £70 within minutes, i continued to watch the bidding and over the next 2 days it went down to £12.99! WHERE IS THE SENSE IN THAT?

It just makes no sense at all

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Lots of jobs from the expert are now appearing on vehotrans, if they want jobs doing on the cheap by the anyvan/Shiply members then so be it but i would rather pay more and get my customers delivery done by somebody i trust or have had good reviews off other courier companies. I personally think those bidding sites are a joke especially the amount that some drivers are bidding to get the work. A few weeks ago i did an experiment on one of these sites, i had a van going to london and was looking for a backload so i looked on said site and noticed a 3 piece suite to come out of london to go to an address not a million miles away from my warehouse, so i put a starting bid in of £100 and a minimum price in of £70 thinking that once the suite is on the van there wouldnt be much room for anything else but i would of been happy to get the price of a tank of fuel because i was going back empty anyway. The bidding commenced and saw it go down below my low price of £70 within minutes, i continued to watch the bidding and over the next 2 days it went down to £12.99! WHERE IS THE SENSE IN THAT?

£12.99 that's still quite expensive, I so a pallet to rome on one of them sites 250kg to it had gone has low has £39.00

I have seen a 4 bed house move, 185 miles with 2 stops on the way with a bid of £165. I stopped watching after that so no idea how much it went for or where the contents ended up.

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I have seen a 4 bed house move, 185 miles with 2 stops on the way with a bid of £165. I stopped watching after that so no idea how much it went for or where the contents ended up.

Would you send your documents with a guy who does removals, I wouldn't if you want cheap you normally get cheap.

Job from Birmingham to Glasgow=424 miles. Currently at £270, I wonder if it will go for less than £100

You can bet your last pound that it will probably go for £39.00

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You can bet your last pound that it will probably go for £39.00

Probably

Thorpe & Sons said:

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Job from Birmingham to Glasgow=424 miles. Currently at £270, I wonder if it will go for less than £100

424 from Birmingham to Glasgow? Where do you get the mileage from? Its only about 300miles so £270 isn't bad.

PS. Lee. Passed your van on the M1 near Toddington yesterday. It was spotless, very impressed, lol.

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PS. Tracy. Passed your van on the M1 near Toddington yesterday. It was spotless, very impressed, lol.

If it was the 11 plate sprinter then it was moi mate, had another van about an hour behind me going same way. I like to look after them lol

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Thorpe & Sons said:

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Job from Birmingham to Glasgow=424 miles. Currently at £270, I wonder if it will go for less than £100

424 from Birmingham to Glasgow? Where do you get the mileage from? Its only about 300miles so £270 isn't bad.

Spot on with the mileage if you are going via Hull & Durham...

Google maps, Brum to Glasgow is 290mls, so £270.00 is a (good) fair rate

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Google maps, Brum to Glasgow is 290mls, so £270.00 is a (good) fair rate

What for 16 pallets?

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PS. Lee. Passed your van on the M1 near Toddington yesterday. It was spotless, very impressed, lol.

It should be spotless, it gets washed and blow dried everyday.

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PS. Tracy. Passed your van on the M1 near Toddington yesterday. It was spotless, very impressed, lol.

It should be spotless, it gets washed and blow dried everyday.

Kn@b off gary lol, even you was using our autosmart products for cleaning your dash, image is everything ;-) bet youve not got the old shorts on today pal

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Thorpe & Sons said:

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Job from Birmingham to Glasgow=424 miles. Currently at £270, I wonder if it will go for less than £100

424 from Birmingham to Glasgow? Where do you get the mileage from? Its only about 300miles so £270 isn't bad.

Thats according to the listing on anyvan

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Thorpe & Sons said:

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Job from Birmingham to Glasgow=424 miles. Currently at £270, I wonder if it will go for less than £100

424 from Birmingham to Glasgow? Where do you get the mileage from? Its only about 300miles so £270 isn't bad.

Thats according to the listing on anyvan

Sorry just checked it and its aberdeen

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Thorpe & Sons said:

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Job from Birmingham to Glasgow=424 miles. Currently at £270, I wonder if it will go for less than £100

424 from Birmingham to Glasgow? Where do you get the mileage from? Its only about 300miles so £270 isn't bad.

Thats according to the listing on anyvan

Sorry just checked it and its aberdeen

Now at £230, is that still a fair price?

Birmingham to

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PS. Lee. Passed your van on the M1 near Toddington yesterday. It was spotless, very impressed, lol.

It should be spotless, it gets washed and blow dried everyday.

Kn@b off Cheryl lol, even you was using our autosmart products for cleaning your dash, image is everything ;-) bet youve not got the old shorts on today pal

No shorts, but always carry a pair in my vehicle, yes dash is still shiny thanks.

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PS. Lee. Passed your van on the M1 near Toddington yesterday. It was spotless, very impressed, lol.

It should be spotless, it gets washed and blow dried everyday.

Kn@b off gary lol, even you was using our autosmart products for cleaning your dash, image is everything ;-) bet youve not got the old shorts on today pal

No shorts, but always carry a pair in my vehicle, yes dash is still shiny thanks.

Driving without shorts on? Watch you don't get pulled over.

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PS. Lee. Passed your van on the M1 near Toddington yesterday. It was spotless, very impressed, lol.

It should be spotless, it gets washed and blow dried everyday.

Kn@b off Cheryl lol, even you was using our autosmart products for cleaning your dash, image is everything ;-) bet youve not got the old shorts on today pal

No shorts, but always carry a pair in my vehicle, yes dash is still shiny thanks.

Driving without shorts on? Watch you don't get pulled over.

Are you insinuating I drive in the buff?

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PS. Lee. Passed your van on the M1 near Toddington yesterday. It was spotless, very impressed, lol.

It should be spotless, it gets washed and blow dried everyday.

Kn@b off gary lol, even you was using our autosmart products for cleaning your dash, image is everything ;-) bet youve not got the old shorts on today pal

No shorts, but always carry a pair in my vehicle, yes dash is still shiny thanks.

Driving without shorts on? Watch you don't get pulled over.

Are you insinuating I drive in the buff?

Do you have to quote everything? ;-)

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PS. Lee. Passed your van on the M1 near Toddington yesterday. It was spotless, very impressed, lol.

It should be spotless, it gets washed and blow dried everyday.

Kn@b off Cheryl lol, even you was using our autosmart products for cleaning your dash, image is everything ;-) bet youve not got the old shorts on today pal

No shorts, but always carry a pair in my vehicle, yes dash is still shiny thanks.

Driving without shorts on? Watch you don't get pulled over.

Are you insinuating I drive in the buff?

Do you have to quote everything? ;-)

If it bothers you that much go and stick your head down the toilet.

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PS. Lee. Passed your van on the M1 near Toddington yesterday. It was spotless, very impressed, lol.

It should be spotless, it gets washed and blow dried everyday.

Kn@b off gary lol, even you was using our autosmart products for cleaning your dash, image is everything ;-) bet youve not got the old shorts on today pal

No shorts, but always carry a pair in my vehicle, yes dash is still shiny thanks.

Driving without shorts on? Watch you don't get pulled over.

Are you insinuating I drive in the buff?

Do you have to quote everything? ;-)

If it bothers you that much go and stick your head down the toilet.

How very dare you!

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PS. Tracy. Passed your van on the M1 near Toddington yesterday. It was spotless, very impressed, lol.

It should be spotless, it gets washed and blow dried everyday.

Kn@b off gary lol, even you was using our autosmart products for cleaning your dash, image is everything ;-) bet youve not got the old shorts on today pal

No shorts, but always carry a pair in my vehicle, yes dash is still shiny thanks.

Driving without shorts on? Watch you don't get pulled over.

Are you insinuating I drive in the buff?

Do you have to quote everything? ;-)

If it bothers you that much go and stick your head down the toilet.

How very dare you!

Are we going for the longest quote ever to appear on mtvan here lads ;-)

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PS. Lee. Passed your van on the M1 near Toddington yesterday. It was spotless, very impressed, lol.

It should be spotless, it gets washed and blow dried everyday.

Kn@b off Cheryl lol, even you was using our autosmart products for cleaning your dash, image is everything ;-) bet youve not got the old shorts on today pal

No shorts, but always carry a pair in my vehicle, yes dash is still shiny thanks.

Driving without shorts on? Watch you don't get pulled over.

Are you insinuating I drive in the buff?

Do you have to quote everything? ;-)

If it bothers you that much go and stick your head down the toilet.

How very dare you!

Are we going for the longest quote ever to appear on mtvan here lads ;-)

Yes, and it's making a pretty pattern.

I think this thread has gone on looooooonnnnngggggg enough

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Grant Logistics said:

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Google maps, Brum to Glasgow is 290mls, so £270.00 is a (good) fair rate

What for 16 pallets?

It didn't say 16 pallets, it just mileage and i'm only a baby courier, would never get that in my robin reliant

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PS. Lee. Passed your van on the M1 near Toddington yesterday. It was spotless, very impressed, lol.

It should be spotless, it gets washed and blow dried everyday.

Kn@b off Cheryl lol, even you was using our autosmart products for cleaning your dash, image is everything ;-) bet youve not got the old shorts on today pal

No shorts, but always carry a pair in my vehicle, yes dash is still shiny thanks.

Driving without shorts on? Watch you don't get pulled over.

Are you insinuating I drive in the buff?

Do you have to quote everything? ;-)

If it bothers you that much go and stick your head down the toilet.

How very dare you!

Are we going for the longest quote ever to appear on mtvan here lads ;-)

YES