brokerage and asset based company

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  1. tod219

    tod219 Bobtail Member

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    Im currently a broker working for a big 3pl. My extended family owns a trucking company and we have been discussing opening a brokerage. From everything I understand is we will pretty much need another MC otherwise their insurance will cancel on them. With a non asset based brokerage things will be harder. I currently work with several carriers who book loads under their asset based side and then broker them from their other MC. From what I can find for several of them they don't have dual authority on the FMCSA website. They do have a broker authority under a very similar name. I know interlining is no longer allowed. How did they set thing up to do this?
     
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  3. Atlanta trucker

    Atlanta trucker Road Train Member

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    True ... been there done that. Mostly just a paperwork ON THE SURFACE but think about it from the insurance company's perspective ? When you are working in your office though you can move the loads you want on the trucks that you want that are in your circle of familiar environment. Not a problem. I think the bigger problem now days is the $100,000 bond , when we were in the business it was $10,000 , no problem at all.
     
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    tod219 Bobtail Member

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    tod219 Bobtail Member

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    The bond or another MC is not the issue. Its obtaining the customers and expanding. They currently have a few direct shippers but we will need more customers to make this work. I have searched online for the legal framework to make this work and cant find it.
     
  6. wichris

    wichris Road Train Member

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    It's setting up with all the customers by the brokerage and then "brokering" the loads you want to the carrier. There are insurance company's that will insure both under the same MC#. Northland, AIG are two.
     
  7. TRKFreighter

    TRKFreighter Bobtail Member

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    Interlining is permitted as long as the original carrier transports the load at one point in time. The Map 21 regulation emphasizes the need for a clear corporate distinction between the broker and carrier. More often than not, government bodies look to assess the operating relationship as opposed to self-drafted contractual agreements in order to determine the roles of each party in the transport process.
     
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