Does reporting a broker on ITS/DAT do anything? Trying to get paid.

Hope it comes soon, just a distraction thinking about a slow pay.

 

Good that the story ended like that. I hate to see people not getting paid. It is tough enough the way it is. I also get loads from brokers that the only knowledge I have is their ranking and their DAT profile and reviews. I'd be more forgiving if they told me that they are broke brokers instead of pretending they had never received the invoice. Sometimes, I think about factoring and have them do collections, but I don't want to be there yet.

 

Another interesting topic would be about the effectiveness of making a claim against their bond. I hope, I never have to find out how to proceed that route.

 

@dlstruck did you finally get your money?

 

Just did a load for Hartt Logistics....have a 100 credit score on DAT, so wondering what this is about?

 

There is a federal law that makes the shipper responsible for its agents (broker). look at the bol and determine if it is (C) collect or (P) prepaid. If it is collect, then the Consignee is the responsible party and likely is the company that hired the broker.

Call the person that hired the broker, explain that you hauled their load and that the broker has failed or is refusing to pay you. Every time we do this, the company says "We paid them a long time ago".

Recently, the company told me that I had to take it up with the broker. My response was this: "This is the part of the conversation that is always awkward for me. Are you aware of the fact that your company is responsible for its agents?"
He changed his tune immediately. We had a check in our office 2 days later. The broker overnight-ed the check.

Don't worry about breaching the contract. If the invoice is that old, it is likely already breached by the broker.
Hopefully this helps.