A 20-page framework that teaches you the exact process professional carriers use to vet a broker in fifteen minutes. Twelve checkpoints. One red flag glossary. Print it, fill it, and run it on every broker who offers you work.
A twelve-point framework for vetting freight brokers before every load.
You don't need to know FMCSA lingo, insurance terms, or freight law. The checklist walks you through it. Do it once, do it right, and reuse the process on every broker you work with.
A repeatable process you can run before every load — grouped so you can move fast without skipping the parts that matter.
The first three sections walk you through confirming the broker's legal registration status, how long they've been operating, and matching what they claim against what's on public record. This is the filter that catches fake, expired, and impersonated authorities before you get any further.
The next three sections show you how to check whether the broker has the required financial coverage in place — the specific documents, agencies, and reference points that tell you if they can actually pay for the load they're asking you to haul. Where to look, what to record, what to flag.
Fraud isn't only about fake brokers — sometimes the broker is real and the load isn't. These sections walk you through checking the shipper, the addresses, the contact channels, and the paperwork behind what's being offered. This is where phantom loads get caught.
The last three sections cover the terms of the deal itself — what to require in writing, what payment terms to nail down, and the final scan for anything that doesn't add up. This is your last chance to say no before you're on the hook.
Fifteen warning signs to watch for, defined in plain language with real examples. Not fluff. Real patterns we've seen in DOJ filings, FMCSA revocations, and trade press reporting. Keep it on hand for the moments something feels off but you can't name why.
Clean layout, fillable checkboxes, room for notes. Designed to be printed and lived with — not read once and forgotten.
Every broker vetting tool on the market answers to brokers, shippers, or factoring companies. We built this for the other side of the table — the people who actually haul the freight.
Twenty pages of practical checkpoints, real-world red flags, and a framework you'll come back to on every load.