How to sniff out stinky brokers

Out of curiosity, what percentage of loads do you decline based on your 'stinky broker' criteria?

 

Hmm... Interesting.

As adamant as you are about screening brokers that you use, one would conclude that you're also as diligent at record keeping. Somehow your credibility unravels here. I'd expect that you could come up with a rough guesstimate upon request.

It's at this point that I call 'Bull Shop'.

 

Actually, the only change to my registered name on my authority was adding "Inc." to the end of it, and adding the exact same name without the "Inc." as a d/b/a. I was never registered as my personal name in the first place. Everything else was unchanged, including ownership. 100% transparent and deliberately formed in a way to eliminate any hint of fraudulent intent, yet still got plenty of scrutiny.

If someone were to do as you suggest, they'd still be required to file a name change for a new d/b/a to be legal. If you're dealing with a fraud, it's not a surprise that they wouldn't do the required filing.

I'd be inclined to put more weight on the credit history versus the fact the authority is issued to a person with a d/b/a. I don't disagree that the latter is worth a closer look. Taking that to indicate criminal intent is a stretch though.

 

I'm not entirely sure that they saw it coming. The bank yanked their LOC. I'm not defending them, but it seems they got a bit aggressive with their growth and it came back to bite them.

 

ok, now i see. Gunz444 have 3 remove post and Windsmith has 1. I guess 3 strikes your out lol. To be honest i didnt think it was all that bad. But rules are rules.