I wouldn't recommend factoring unless you have cash flow issues and then only as a temporary fix. Chances are, if the broker has spotty credit the factor wouldn't approve them anyway. Contrary to some opinions, factoring is not a magic pill you can use against brokers with poor credit. Factors like to know they're going to get paid too.

When you mail, make sure you get a delivery confirmation on the invoice and BOL. Wait the 30 days and see what happens. Odds are you'll get paid and won't have to worry about it.

no not at all i just wanna make sure im gonna get paid for the work :)

yeah i just read up on some factoring companies and i figured it wasnt for me, im not desperate for the $ right now anyways, i guess its just the fact that knowing that i may not be paid, but i shouldve known that b4 i took the load :lol:

Marcel, do you have the set up paperwork the broker sent you? There should be a copy of their surety bond or trust fund policy. Call the provider of that bond and find out if their are any outstanding claims against it. If no claims have been filed against the bond then you most likely have nothing to worry about. Contrary to what many guys say, every broker is not on the verge of bankruptcy or trying to skip out on payments. Chances are you've got nothing to worry about. Sometimes I'll call a broker on the 30th day and just say that I'm making a courtesy call to remind them that invoice ### in the amount of $$$ is due today. You can tell a lot from the kind of response you get and that may clue you in on whether you should start preparing some action.

Millions of loads get delivered each year paid for in full by brokers. It just seems like they are all crooks because no one comes onto these forums complaining because they got their money right on time, only when they don't. :wink:

you can also use the factoring company, get most of your money and then you`ll see exactly how long it takes the shipper to pay.

I prefer to think that most people are honest and will pay their bills. However, I will still check the broker out and act accordingly. Running a check is good business. It is worth the effort. The broker will usually check out a carrier before giving them a load. It is good business. If you stay in this business long enough, you will have some losses. By taking precautions, you can keep them to a minimum. In the past 10 years or so, I have lost about $2,000. That isn't too bad of a record for the freight I have hauled.

gman, u mean youve lost about 2000$, do you mean on loads that just havent been paid??? just wondering does that ever happen??

On one of these the amount came to about $1,200. Part of that was a misunderstanding. I had not had any problems with this broker before. The money was always there until this time. As I said, it was primarily a misunderstanding. The other involved $800. I never checked this broker out and relied on another carrier who referred me to this broker. He told me that he had never had a problem. Since that time, I check EVERY broker out before I do business with them. This amount of money will not break me, but it is a bit of an irritant. You cannot rely on anyone else to check out a broker. You need to do that yourself. The second broker involved a load going to KMart. This was about the same time that KMart was having serious financial difficulties. They probably were not paid, so they didn't want to pay me. When I deal with a broker, I look to them for payment, whether they get paid or not. That is between them and their shipper. I may eventually get my money from them, but due to the nature of this broker's business, they are not required to have broker authority or a bond that I can file on.

ok, i guess from now on i make sure to get EVERYTHING in writing!