Broker not paying!!

so here is an update on this mess. the broker closed her business on may 16th. I called her surety bond, and they dropped her a month before that due to excessive claims. she changed her phone number. but hers the odd thing. she called me at least 5 times, to let me know her number changed, to let me know that she mailed the checks, she even went over the invoices with me, and gave me the totals of the checks that were being mailed. she called me... i didnt call her, she called me SEVERAL times.. and now, the checks never showed up, i have gotten a hold of her a few more times, and each time she says she will have to call me back.

we just started this bizz, and were running red before this, and now that 1/3rd of our income just... is gone. we have no choice but to shut down and sell the truck.

this is BS.. how can this even be possible for people to do? we hauled a load for her, we had a contract for payment, and she just skips town? and there isnt crap we can do about it?

OOIDA said to file against her bond.. well cant do that... OOIDA said to post a complaint on the load board we got the load. WHAT GOOD IS THAT GOING TO DO!?

at least we got to experience trucking for a few months anyway...

so is there any advice out there? She is/was an LLC, we could sue, but that doesn't save our trucking co. cant get a hold of her my phone anymore, i sent some letters and they were returned to sender. I just cant believe its this easy to screw over someone.

and to think, she used to call me every other day to see if we could haul loads for her, thank god we were unavailable to haul on those days....