Finding a broker to work with.

Im just going to take a wild guess here on this one, no one is going to give you thier brokers info to protect thier investments. Here is a good rule to follow, if the broker has a license that begins with the number 5 or above stay away regardless how good the laod might be paying, they are too new and the risk may be to high for you to take that they will not pay. This was some solid advise handed down to me.

 

Thats the same mentality as the broker telling the carrier that they havent had their MC# long enough. How is anybody supposed to get established? Ive noticed that the outfits that require a carrier to be in business a certain amount of time before they can haul for em, generally pay lower rates than the ones that dont care how long youve had your MC#. Imagine that. There's a risk in everything. Im a new carrier, if every broker and shipper said I was too new to haul their load guess I wouldnt make it too far!

 

Personally I never had any problem getting an opinion from another O/O about a broker, good or bad. I dealt with 5 brokers and only 5. Took awhile to get established with them but once I did the phone didn't stop ringing. Truth so help me!! I don't know where you are located but talk to O/O's in your area. Few of them will see you as a threat. Getting loads from the area I live in was not very difficult getting back was the problem. Check out the load boards at a truck stop. Get the brokers names than research,research,research. There's a Red Book on brokers to,or at least there used to be,darn thing is expensive though and you can probably find out the same info on a web site. I'm not real good at that but there are people who are.JMO

 

i think avoiding the 5's in the broker mc # is a little harsh. I usually wont do business with them if their mc # starts with a 6.
I dont work with any broker on a %100 basis, just pick the good stuff out.

 

Flatbed? Van? Reefer? What are you pulling?

 

I know there will be some flak about this but here are three that you can use and know that you will always be paid. You will always be paid IF you provide the paperwork that they require you to send in to them.
Werner has their Value Added Services which is their brokerage. Transplace is one too. Also if you want Canadian business to or from, you can try Torus Freight Systems out of Richmond Hills Ontario (Toronto)
All three pay their carriers within thirty days or less.

 

rocky mount express aka: rmx,refrigerated food express aka:rfx,sargents,schnider logistics,jb hunt,allen lund,john j jerue,ch robinson,total quality logistics aka:tql all these can be found on the internet and have always paid me.good luck

 

Ya, it might be easier for people to give you suggestions if you let us know what you will be pulling. I do know a lot of o/o's don't really want to give up their good brokers because they are like gold for their business and the less competition the better for them.