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brokers

3 pieces on brokers — across dispatch, fleet operations and growth, because the subject does not respect those boundaries.

DispatchAugust 5, 20265 min

Getting paid for detention

Detention is not usually refused. It is usually unprovable, which is a different problem with a different fix.

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DispatchAugust 5, 20266 min

How double brokering reaches you

You do everything right, deliver on time, and the money is gone — because the party who hired you was never the party holding it.

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DispatchAugust 3, 20265 min

Vetting a broker in four minutes

Five checks, in order, before you accept a load from someone you have not hauled for.

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