Would you be a "salesman" for a carrier or broker if compensated on the lead?

Hey guys,

You guys hear a lot more than most people think and opportunities can sometimes fall in your laps. Would you be open to "selling" that info to a paying party?

 

I more meant a lead that may be outside the scope of what you do, service area or lane wise. Actually, it could be a lead completely devoid of anything trucking related. Maybe the forklift operator said they were moving to a new facility? That's a lead for a moving company.

I'm referring to things of that sort - naturally, you're not going to hurt your own business.

 

More like trying to find a way to utilize important information that falls through the cracks - if both parties could benefit, why not? This isn't just a trucking question really but considering most of my domain knowledge lies in this industry, I figured I'd start here.

 

That's a good question and there are numerous questions that need to be answered even before we get to compensation.
- How do we validate whether the lead is real or not?
- If the lead is indeed real, how do we validate whether or not the lead purchaser succeeded in making a sale (if we decide to make the lead commission contingent on winning the business).

There are a plethora of holes in a service like this but it's fun to think about.