Buggers finally got me, double broker scam.

maybe brokers should put their big brains together and figure this problem out... they are always touting how good they are at moving freight from behind the desk... yet they havent even scratched the surface of this and want every carrier to jump thru 500 hoops to get a load instead of going after the root of the problem... ridiculous

 

It can probably be said that the root of the problem is that anyone can get authority for $300.

 

So they send a picture of one of their trucks, easy.
Anyone can call and say they are the driver.

 

Probably the only way would be to have both brokers and trucking company named on the BOL and shipper has to ask driver that info when he checks in.
If something does not match, then shipper has to turn driver away.

 

so whats the cutoff on price? at 20k for authority, you would still have scammers.... they are only applying bandaids to the problem by doing this verification stuff... the problem will continue until these guys are prosectued and put in prison.. which takes action from the government.. but they dont give 2 ####s about it.

 

it only works for small shippers.. the big ones that have communication problems and useless employees working in the office do not care at all..most times anytime i have a problem with a pickup number or anything used to check in.. 9 times out of 10 it is at a big corporation.. because there is to many people involved that dont communicate to eachother.

 

i was not reffering to you as a broker.. i know you are one of the better ones out there... there is just so many brokers that think they are gods gift to earth, playing superman to the freight market.. but yet i find it funny double brokering is always the carriers fault and its always the small guys trying to make a honest living that get punished for it... it is litterally called double brokering.. so why are the carriers being blamed for it and why are we having to jump thru 500 hoops to get a load that doesnt pay worth a god #### in the current market... you are right.. if the load boards cared about anything other then collecting a subscription fee every month, they could probably put a stop to it pretty quick... unfortunately nobody in a position of power cares. because they more people that sign up the more money they make...

 

If shippers start experiencing lawsuits or other monetary losses, they will make sure that employees do their job, it's hard only until everyone gets used to it