IF YOU DON'T WANNA GET PAID BOOK YOUR LOAD WITH DCT Brokerage - Scottsdale AZ

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  1. regal1trans

    regal1trans Bobtail Member

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    I HAUL A LOAD FOR DCT Brokerage - Scottsdale AZ
    TWO PICK UP LOAD ON MY SECOND PICK DCT CALLED ME TO THANK ME FOR THE HARD WORK AND SHE SAID WE WANNA GIVE YOU A $250 COM-CHECK TO PAY THE LUMPER FOR RESTACK AND I DON'T HAVE ANY THING TO DO WITH IT,
    DONE LOADING FRIDAY NIGHT WENT TO SCAL
    83000 LBs TO GET THE WEIGHT LEGAL 3 TRIPS TO THE NEAREST SCAL 40 MILES EACH
    RATE CON SAYS 42500 LBs AND I CAN HAUL 45300 IN MY REEFER BUT STILL I WAS 3000LBS OVER THE 80K CALLED DCT DISPATCH TO GET PAID FOR THAT (WASTE OF TIME) AS YOU ALL KNOW , FINALLY MADE IT TO DESTINATION ON TIME UNLOADED WITH SEAL INTACT NO DAMAGE BUT I HAD 7 CASES SHORT (SEAL INTACT WAS SIGNED ON BOL )
    TURN THE PAPER TO MY FACTORING COMPANY DCT SAID BY LAW IT MIGHT TAKE UP TO 9 MONTH TO GET BACK ANSWER FROM THEIR CUSTOMER THAT'S WHY THEY CAN'T CONFIRM THE RATE CON AND ALSO SAID AFTER THAT TIME IT MIGHT BE A CLAIM BY THE WAY ITS A LOAD grocery GOING TO SYSCO AND THE 7 CASES OUT OF 45300 LBS LOAD AROUND 8500 CASES IN THE TRAILER , ON TOP OF THAT I WELL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT $250 RESTACK AND $ 25 COM-CHEK FEE IF THEIR CUSTOMER EVER GET BACK WITH FINAL ANSWER REGARDING THAT 7 CASES OF GOLD
     
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  3. CrappieJunkie

    CrappieJunkie Wishin' I was fishin'

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    Im not an o/o but sounds like you got screwed.
     
  4. 48stater

    48stater Light Load Member

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    If it's DIRECT CONNECTION TRANSPORTATION/DCT, MC 445493, they're listed as a subsidiary of Roadrunner Transportation Systems, MC 170247. Not that it helps the OP much, but if someone comes on here in the future looking for info on either company, at least they'll know who's who.

    I had a very similar deal (dry van freight though) with a company called Direct Transport, MC 294208 out of West Fargo, ND. I had to file on their bond, then the bond agents lawyer gave me grief, "my hands are tied, blah, blah, blah", it was a real mess. I eventually was paid but they cheated me out of a $200 lumper fee. I put them on the old No Loads list, counted it as a lesson learned and went on my way.
     
  5. rasymacmac21

    rasymacmac21 Light Load Member

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    DCT are some shady crooks. I have yet to hear something good about them
     
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  6. flatbeb mac

    flatbeb mac Medium Load Member

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    So I'm guessing that you signed a contract that gave them the right to offset claims? If so, hoped you learned something. If not, file on their bond. The reality is that they have no right to withhold payment unless you gave it to them.
     
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