There are actually quite a few smaller companies that are like this...I drove for one to pay my way through college, although it was short haul LTL. You might b

There are actually quite a few smaller companies that are like this...I drove for one to pay my way through college, although it was short haul LTL. You might be surprised at what types of companies are willing to pay 40-50% more for consistent and fast service. Our 2 biggest clients were John Deere and Caterpillar parts distributors, delivering parts to construction sites, mines, and farms. And we got a bunch of business through logistics consultants that used us to make up for cheaper carriers dropping the ball. But for the most part, businesses deal with the problems of cheap logistics because they can easily see the prices, but the actual costs are harder to measure.