Is no one looking for work in the Middle States?

Just started playing this interesting mod. I relieved my wingman after a few cargo runs so I could explore alone, and assumed that there would always be others guys in the gal;axy looking for work. WHy is it that I have traveled to 3 separate star systems and dozens of stations and not once found any hauler looking for work? I get the seedy black market lurjkers but no haulers in cyan blue who want to talk to me. Ive made no enemies and killed no one.

What gives?