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FreightValidate ? > ? The First Platform to Combine Identity, Compliance, and Facial Verification to vet all FMCSA regulated entities now introduces: #CreditScores and #AverageDaysToPay information to our subscribers. Again, we’re revolutionizing fraud prevention and transparency in the freight industry with anonother game-changing update: FreightValidate ? > ? is now the first identity and compliance verification platform to include credit scores, days-to-pay information, and facial recognition verification as part of our vetting process. Why This Matters: ?For #Shippers: Verify the creditworthiness of freight brokers to ensure motor carriers get paid on time, protecting your reputation and building trust. ?For #MotorCarriers: Gain critical insight into the payment reliability of brokers and shippers. Avoid risky partners, protect your cash flow, and make smarter business decisions. ?For #FreightBrokers: Verify the creditworthiness of your Shippers to ensure you get paid on time, so you can pay carriers quickly and build stronger relationships What Makes FreightValidate ? > ? Different? We’re not just another vetting platform—as the only platform that is backed by over 32 years of in the trenches freight experience we combine powerful tools to ensure unparalleled accuracy and protection: It’s also important to know that we are the only player in the game that verifies the identity and compliance (and now credit scores) of all FMCSA regulated entities, including #FreightBrokers, #FreightFowarders , and #MotorCarriers. We also allow subscribers to check the credit worthiness of shippers. Don’t risk your business to bad actors—join FreightValidate ? > ? today and protect your operations with the most comprehensive and secure vetting platform in the industry. Subscribe now at www.freightvalidate.com Remember #VETERANS and #VeteranOwnedCompanies always get 50% off monthly an annual fee. Simply enter VETERAN50 at checkout #FreightValidate #FraudPrevention #FacialRecognition #CreditScores #DaysToPay #Shippers #MotorCarriers #FreightIndustry #Transparency #TrustThroughData

Tip of the week from the Double Broker Bounty Hunter: SIGN YOUR BOLs, all copies! I try to help carriers recover stolen monies on scammed loads. You cannot recover anything if the real driver doesn't sign the BOL. If you are required to sign electronically on a tablet, sign your name, but add you MC number as part of your signature. This will serve the same purpose, and identify the real carrier to be paid. I strongly recommend that all carriers invest in self inking stamps for their drivers. A 3-Line stamp will work, preferably in a dark color (NOT BLACK) with an easily readable font. Line 1: Carrier Company Name Line 2: Carrier MC Number Line 3: Driver's Printed Name Driver should sign on top of or under the stamp, and make sure to stamp all copies of the BOL, including shipper's copy, receiver's copy, and driver's copy. Signing and stamping all copies is a security step for carriers to demonstrate that they are the true carrier of record. When a broker takes the POD (driver's copy) and compares it to the shipper's copy, it will be immediately noticeable if the BOL has been tampered with, forcing the broker to hold payment from a scammer until the real carrier is identified. #truckers #carriers #scam #BOL #POD #drivers #shippers #receivers #brokers #collections

Monday 11/25 at 5pm, on Stop the Scam!: OOIDA will be appearing to talk about major issues of the day with Vigilant Transportation Services LLC, Home of the Stop the Scam! Podcast. EVP, Lewie Pugh, and Compliance Specialist, Aron Lynch will be discussing Carrier 411, reputation management, and hopefully their petition for rule-making at FMCSA regarding the "Broker Transparency" law, 49 CFR 371.3. Don't miss it! #carrier411 #ooida #fmcsa #scam #broker #carrier #dispatcher #sbtc The Logistics LoungeFreightValidate ? > ?Alex Lockie Bill Robinson https://lnkd.in/gsB4cjy9

A Veteran's Day Tribute from the team at "Stop the Scam!" to honor all who served. https://lnkd.in/gTmH2hAm

We are always working to help transportation stakeholders protect themselves from #scumbags. From fraud prevention to recovering from a fraud event, we apply our time and talent to benefit the honest players in the industry. With allies like FreightValidate ? > ?, The Bannon Report ? , Bill Robinson, Claudia Catlett, Axel Live, and other power hitting fraud fighters, we are here to make this industry a better place for all! Today, we were able to successfully rescue a broker whose authority was stolen through SAFER, and restored control of their authority back to the original owner. If you become a victim, and don't know where to turn, you can call us, the "V-Team"! Prevention or recovery, we have you covered. Contact us on our website at https://lnkd.in/gHAkJcGX. #fraud #transportation #carriers #brokers #trucking #doublebroker #identitytheft

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Be sure to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE in all Stop the Scam! and Lounge Media Group Outlets! Checkout our website at https://lnkd.in/et4z6V7z! Special Guest: Danielle Spinelli - MyCarrierPortal Also on the panel: Jennifer Chrestman - Tucker Albin and Associates Hunter Woodfin - Co-host: The Logistics Lounge Claudia Catlett - General Transportation Inc (Unconfirmed) Bill Robinson - VP, Wellington Companies (Unconfirmed) With this week's panel, John and Kate will debate the need for a shift in how Broker Compliance teams evaluate carriers. Learn about the current challenges that lead to safe carriers being unfairly disqualified and discover innovative strategies to improve evaluation procedures. Join the conversation on ensuring safety and reliability in the transportation industry!

This week, on "Stop the Scam!" (Monday 11/4 at 5pm Central) Our panel will discuss the need for a shift in how Broker Compliance teams evaluate carriers. Learn about the current challenges that lead to safe carriers being unfairly disqualified and discover innovative strategies to improve evaluation procedures. Join the conversation on ensuring safety and reliability in the transportation industry! https://lnkd.in/eRhhX2tf #Broker #Carrier #Transportation #FreightBrokers #Compliance #SafeCarriers #LogisticsManagement #Risk

After giving the broker time to make it right, they have only paid the line haul fee minus a $150 fine for lack of tracking. The broker has been provided a written explanation by #TRUCKERTOOLS staff to show tracking was continuous, and the broker continues to assert a failure to track. The broker is MC 1007751 - Midway Logistics Recommend carriers place this broker on DNU. Axel Live Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FreightValidate ? > ? ? > The Logistics Lounge #midwaylogistics #Truckertools #badbroker #carrier #broker #dispatcher

We have another bad actor broker making the rest of the industry look like fools. For right now, we are protecting the name of this actor to give them the chance to do the right thing. On or about 8/23, a carrier ran a load from Chicago to Indianapolis over a weekend. The load paid $700 (hotshot load). Tracking by #TruckerTools was required ($250 fine if not tracking). Tracking started on 8/23 at 14:32pm. As of this date, the broker has not paid for any portion of the load. Broker says they are assessing a $250 fine for failing to track, citing two breaks in tracking. 8 hrs between 14:32 on 8/23 until 22:58 on 8/23, and for 13 hrs from 01:02 on 8/24 to 14:28 on 8/24 (using the events log). Using the detailed ping map on trucker tools, there are about 70 pings during the first 8 hour period. We documented the times of the pings, with a screenshot from TruckerTools to show the pings. The second period was while the carrier was parked at a TA truck stop on the OH/IN state line. According to ping history, the driver parked in the TA lot at 22:58 on 8/23, and left at 13:58 on 8/24. Per TruckerTools support, the disconnection at 01:02 on 8/24 was because the truck is idle. TruckerTools advised that the it automatically disconnects after one hour if there is no activity, and automatically reconnects when the truck starts moving again. If the carrier manually cut off tracking, there is a special notation made in the log to indicate that the driver manually disconnected tracking service. No such notation was made in the log. Basically the driver was tracking the entire time, but was idle during the second period, and the broker clearly has no idea how to read the tracking for the first period. Despite a written statement from TruckerTools specifically explaining the second period, and the system recorded pings during the first period, the broker is STILL refusing to back off of the fine, and still has not paid the line haul after nearly 70 days. We are giving the broker one last chance to make it right before we file a formal complaint to OIG at DOT, FMCSA Fraud Division, and the FTC. This broker has been losing ground over the last 3 months. Between the time the load was accepted and the load delivered, factoring company for the carrier blocked the broker due to a falling credit score. It appears clear that this broker is acting in bad faith in order to skim funds from carriers in order to save their own financial skins. To do this, they are ignoring individual ping events (not recorded in events log, only major events are recorded), and using limitations of the TruckerTools software (automatic tracking disruption after 1 hour of idle time) to justify a perceived malicious intent by CARRIERS for refusing to track. Trucker Tools Axel L. Dale Prax ?Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Timothy DoonerMutha Trucker NewsThe Logistics Lounge