 eight six six ninety red-eyed brought to you by f p p f fuel power max owner operators with authority generally have two options when it comes to sourcing freight brokers on the spot market or directly from the source the shipper as any trucker with relatively recent experience with spot freight knows the highs of working the load boards can be really high on the other side of that coin however when the market flips in favor of shippers it can be tough to keep your business afloat working with brokers