[moe]

I have had my most success collecting from brokers by threatening to bill and contact the shipper. They don't want their customer (shipper) to know they are not paying the bill. My 2nd most success has been by billing the shipper. Third has been by filing against the bond. I have never collected from the bond but I have run into a couple or brokers who will pay you as soon as you do that. If the broker has closed their doors the bond has usually already been depleted and you have to bill the shipper. By federal law by way of several supreme court decisions even if the shipper has already paid the now defunct broker, the shipper is liable, and is supposed to pay the freight as long as your company name is on the BOL and it is non-exempt. Two things you should always do is to make sure your legal company name is on the bill and you put SLC after signing. I do it in such a way that it(SLC) looks like it's the end of my signature, because I have had some shippers say they do not allow that. SLC goes a long way in the event there is a claim against the load.

[wrongwayTommy]

I have had a few problems with brokers slow to pay
here is what I usually do
i call them and tell them I need my money or i am going to file on their bond and call the shippers and recievers
i call shippers and recieversand request my money,and suggest to them they use brokers that pay their bills
i also ask if they would call the broker and ask them to pay me
so far this has worked
last week 2 of those slow paying guys paid up

and you can always call ooida,they will jump on them for you
if you are a member

[crazyeyes]

I made phone call to broker again, told him i need copy of the check by end of day, if not i'm calling shipper, then receiver and last call will be to fmcsa to report him. I guess this worked, he ask me not to call his customers, got copy of the check couple hours later and just received check today in the mail. I just hope it's not gonna bounce when i deposit it. Thank you all for your help.

[Orangetxguy]

Originally Posted by crazyeyes

I made phone call to broker again, told him i need copy of the check by end of day, if not i'm calling shipper, then receiver and last call will be to fmcsa to report him. I guess this worked, he ask me not to call his customers, got copy of the check couple hours later and just received check today in the mail. I just hope it's not gonna bounce when i deposit it. Thank you all for your help.

If the check bounces, your only move should be to contact the shipper and explain the situation, and send the shipper copies of all your paperwork, including the bounced check paperwork. You can ask the shipper exactly what the shipper paid the broker. Work with the shipper at getting you paid a reasonable sum, and you just may end up with a direct bill customer.