Does broker have legal grounds to proceed with claim?

Yes if you’re still waiting on payment from past loads from a broker and you owe the broker money through a deduction you are not going to see that amount of deduction as income from those previous loads. This is very common. If you do a lot of loads with one broker It is possible to find yourself in this situation as you were probably waiting on quite a few payments.

 

TQL has it in contract. They can withdraw money from your account even year later.

 

I blew a transmission while under a TQL load. Tried to repower but nobody would rent to me. I kept the load on my trailer for about 3 days until I finally delivered. I kept the broker in the loop throughout the entire process. Told them where their freight was and I had no issues. Of course, it hurt my rep (and ego) a little but no drama was involved.

 

That is exactly how its done!

 

communication and honoring your commitment/contracts are paramount in this business regardless if your a driver, dispatcher, broker or customer. Every brokerage out there (prolly except the Glendale Gang scammers) has language in the contract permitting them to offset charges/claims/damages with money on the books for previous loads. The reason for this is insurance often denies claims for lack of proper coverage, etc. We did power only trailer moves, and carriers would routinely forge paperwork to show they had the correct trailer coverage ( Glendale Gang scam MC#s were the worst for this) or cancel the coverage with the agent a day after getting it added to the cert and getting it confirmed with us. Instead of an insurance denial, carrier ghosting us, and us holding the 40,000 bag on a stolen trailer, we use the money on the books to help us getting stroked by a shady carrier.

 

I thought CH Robinson was LMAO.....TQL has gotten me out of some tight areas only they had access to

 

A broken clock is right twice a day. CH is their as well with TQL

 

Hi guys how are you doing?
Very interesting subject you talking about repower claim.
I am in business 10 years but never see from anyone that broker it self can open repower claim to truckers it so unfare and dos not make any sense.
But in this case that guy return product back to shipper I agree you can't do it by your self but if you was in contact with broker and they didn't response to you this is you who have to open claim to broker for not answering phone in such difficult situation.