First of all I am no genuis I got this info from reading the GL message board every day
Bogus Company contacts posted truckers offering them a great rate
Trucker faxes all their info to bogus co.
Bogus co now has an identity to operate
....you.....
New bogus co alters identity and calls a broker for a load
All info is shared and all seems well.
New bogus company now contacts another posted trucker and gives him unbelievable rate. and a bonus if he fedexes bills
Trucker bites and sends info and picks up load.
Trucker calls bogus co that he is loaded and bogus co calls original broker for an advance
he may be happy with advance
or
may wait until he has the signed bol and submits for quick pay
trucker calls expired disposable cell phone
bogus looks for next victim
a variation is where the 2nd trucker is in on the deal and after bogus gets advance
the trucker calls shipper or broker and demands full payment or he will not deliver load (holding load hostage)
for those of you who think being a broker is the way to go
there are sharks looking for new broker licenses
Truck gets load from broker at 120 per mile
truck picks up load
Trucker calls broker and demands 3.00 per mile or he won't deliver load
COD
a zillion variations
You get check but you must mail it to broker
Broker claims he never got check
and where is it, send it to him so he can pay you
COD reciever claims it was prepaid
Has broker on phone to clear it up
"broker" is in the other room
COD reciever claims he knows nothing about COD and must wait for(secretery, president, owner....) to bring check in a couple hours
we can start unloading though.......
don't laugh there is a lot of pressure on you to make your next p/u to get home for weekend...
the further away from home you are the more problems with COD btw