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Why does nobody talk about broker double-brokering to save $40?
I dug into the FMCSA records after my last shipment from Houston to Phoenix got delayed 3 days. Found out my broker didn't actually have a truck lined up, they just posted my load on a load board and let someone else handle it. That's legal in a lot of cases, which surprised me, but the driver who finally showed up had no idea my quote was $1,150 while he was getting paid $880. Nobody in the booking process mentioned this risk, and every forum thread I read just says 'use a broker' without explaining the chain. Has anyone else pulled the actual carrier history and found their broker was just flipping the job?
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the_dylan2d ago
The part nobody brings up is that double brokering messes with who actually carries the insurance. If the guy hauling your load isn't on the broker's policy and he wrecks, you're stuck fighting two companies that both point at each other. Worth checking the carrier's MC number against the one on your rate con before the truck even shows up.
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