Carrier red-flag check: double brokering and identity theft

Answer for the carrier you're about to book. Tick every statement that's true. The check scores the answers the way fraud teams do and tells you what to verify before the load moves.

Carrier legal name (optional, for the free lookup)

Their email is Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo or another free address

Their email domain doesn't match the carrier's name or website

The phone number they gave isn't the one on the government registry or their insurer's file

Their address, phone, email or ownership changed in the registry in the last 90 days

Their operating authority or NSC certificate is under 6 months old

The certificate of insurance came from the carrier, not from their insurer or broker

They want payment to a name, bank or factoring company that isn't the carrier's legal name

You've only dealt with a 'dispatcher' and never with the carrier's own office

They're pushing to book fast, or the rate is well under market

No safety rating, or a conditional or unsatisfactory one

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