Dispatcher used my company to do double brockerage... how to fight it???

Wow. That sounds like a legal mess.

 

Legal mess is right. You might need to lawyer up to cover your dupa. I guess they could take you to small claims if it came to that. But since your not a registered broker you won't have a bond they can file on. Should be easy to prove his doing if he signed the paperwork. Especially with the other companies phone and fax number...?

Company identity theft... huh...

 

No, you don't have to do anything. It was the other trucking company who did not match you to the phone and fax and on top of that, I'm assuming your not a broker also.

I can pull out the info on a few thousand carriers in about 2 seconds from the FMCSA and pretend I'm someone else.

If you are a carrier with your own authority like me and you pull a load without verifying the info. .

 

Altering documents and transmitting them over state lines electronically with the intent to defraud is a federal crime. You need to gather up what physical evidence you have and contact the U.S. Attorneys' office. More than likely, they will refer you to the US Postal Inspector.

Don't just ignore the trucking companies who were stiffed. You need to explain to them what is going on. If they go to small claims court and you don't show up, the court will render a default judgement against you, making it harder to clear up.


http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/offices/index.html

 

Try to make it a bit clearer.,
Your dispatcher, also worked for another company as a dispatcher ? Can't happen. Are you sure the dispatcher is not an Agent? Agents can act as a broker and work for several trucking companies.

Your company may not be a broker, but if the company has customers, they can sell their customer to another company.
For an example: We had a customer, and sold that customer to another trucking company across the states. Whenever that trucking company used that customer, the trucking company had to pay us a percentage.

Who is your company? You can check their name under the Federal Motor Carrier's site., and see if they are registered, and make a complaint.
Sounds like your company is using "Your Authority" on these loads. Who's covering the cargo insurance on these loads?

Are these the loads that you hauled ??
If so, then the people who made out the invoices, wrote it up wrong. Then they must be notified.
Did they send you copies of the bill of lading? So you can find out what was also written on the bill of lading.


Did you contact your company and ask them what the **** is going on?
You need to talk to them and find out what reply they give you.
And by all means DO NOT give them that invoice!! Make a copy and send them only the copy!
You need to hold onto the original until you get things straightened out.

It's against the Law for another to use your Authority for another's Load.