22 NEW brokers alerts. Do not haul for these guys:

Discussion in 'Freight Broker Forum' started by gekko1323, Jun 26, 2023.

  1. TheLoadOut

    TheLoadOut Road Train Member

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    If you're ever in the mood for some midnight moonlight horror stories just read the broker reviews on DAT, any of them, take your pick. Now that is some scary reading. So it's pretty obvious DAT could care less about what goes on between 2 outside parties, THEY already got THEIR money from both of those parties. Quality control to them is just making sure the site/app is up and running 24/7, not who buys a subscription.
     
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  3. Jacoooooooo

    Jacoooooooo Heavy Load Member

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    Alright, so what exactly is happening with Meadow Lark Agency Inc? I do have unpaid invoices from them, I see the bond getting canceled tomorrow, probably because of the claims exceeding the limit, but they have a new insurance on file too. I’m kind of curious if they are in fact going under? They’ve been around longer than I’ve lived tbh.
     
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  4. gekko1323

    gekko1323 Road Train Member

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    That's a great question. If a broker goes with a new bond company, is the new bond company responsible for previous claims?
     
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  5. wichris

    wichris Road Train Member

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    No. Only for loads when it was in effect.
     
  6. Avrakotos

    Avrakotos Medium Load Member

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    One thing DAT did do is tell some larger brokerages to stop posting the same load 10 different ways. They threaten to kick us of the platform.... so ghost posting a load, posting out of Laredo and San Juan for the same load (I can explain why this is done if you'd like) posting the same load every 10 mins to keep it up top on the postings is BAD..... but calling me acting like a carrier MC#, then posting my load right up for less with the broker MC#, then lying the whole time, and not paying the delivering carrier is acceptable. Makes perfect sense.
     
  7. gekko1323

    gekko1323 Road Train Member

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    Que? Are you serious?
     
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  8. DUNE-T

    DUNE-T Road Train Member

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    I personally never book with Surge, but see their loads posted all over. Always thought they double broker.
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  9. gekko1323

    gekko1323 Road Train Member

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    Please disregard my last reply to you. I just realized what you were saying.
    On another note, I see that SEL Supply Chain (#11 on the list) is STILL posting their loads all over the place.
     
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  10. gekko1323

    gekko1323 Road Train Member

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    I can understand a broker re-posting their loads to keep their posts easily visible. But they should be required to take down the earlier posts. Technically, it can easily be done. DAT can just add some sort of "refresh" button on the original post that would just move the post up to the top, while at the same time deleting it from the bottom. They can even add a time-limit on how often a broker can "refresh" the post. I mean, how hard can it be? Not hard at all. The reason they don't do it is because they want to maintain the ILLUSION that their service is worth the money.
     
  11. Snailexpress

    Snailexpress Road Train Member

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    THEY do care about some brokers and not allow bad review posting. In my case review was removed due to "too much load details". If broker name and designation is too much then wow.
     
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