need advise on non-paying broker

[mrbstransport]

I hauled a load for a broker last month and billed the broker. Today when i received the mail, i was pleased to find that this broker had sent what i thought was payment, right on time. but instead it is a letter from their lawyer stating that one of the brokers employees has embelzed money and they cannot meet their obligations and they are offering to pay me 10% of what they owe me!! the letter further states that others have made claims to this broker and their bond is exhausted. what are my options?? i do not plan to sign this "form" they have sent me giving me until November 4th to accept the 10% payment as this is not acceptable to me as they owe me $3,000.00! is small claims court a solution...or what advise can you guys give me!! HELP!!

 

[kickin chicken]

Hi and welcome to the forum

I would suggest filing against his bond. Don't sign the letter. Take it to small claims court immediately.
Keep us posted and best of luck!

 

[TNFiremedic]

Hi, and welcome.

Sorry to hear about your trouble. Being an agent with Landstar we broker some of our stuff. I wish I had more knowledge of that type of problem to help you, but if it were me, I would file against the bond and take them to court. Best of luck!

 

[justunload]

Ouch, what a bad situation to be in.

But maybe this will give you relief. You can do something about it, but its going to require work.
First Save the letter, and dont agree to 10%. You can send them a letter demanding payment, and advice them that you will bill the customer directly if they fail to.
Then, Pull out the BOL, call the Shipper and the Consignee you will need the order numbers and the pick up and drop location. Find out WHO paid who for the Freight Charges, when and for how much, get Accounts Payable addresses, phones and fax, and the name of the manager. Let them know what is happening. Now Invoice the Party contracted with the Broker for payment. Include a letter of explanation with the Invoice, Copy of your BOL, and a Copy of the Letter you received from the Broker. DO NOT SEND ORIGINAL BOL

The Shipper and the Consignee are liable for the freight charges regardless of the actions of the 3rd party. They will have to pay because they benefited from your services, that is the risk they take in dealing with brokers. If they dont pay take them to court, court will rule in your favor.

File a complaint and send a copy of the letter to DOT, and to the District Attorney in your district and the Brokers district. They will lose the Authority and get there personal and business assets frozen maybe even jail time until they pay everyone they owe. But this cant happen if you just stand by and do nothing, reach out to other who may have been affected.


Good Luck!

 

[Duck]

Ouch, what a bad situation to be in.

But maybe this will give you relief. You can do something about it, but its going to require work.
First Save the letter, and dont agree to 10%. You can send them a letter demanding payment, and advice them that you will bill the customer directly if they fail to.
Then, Pull out the BOL, call the Shipper and the Consignee you will need the order numbers and the pick up and drop location. Find out WHO paid who for the Freight Charges, when and for how much, get Accounts Payable addresses, phones and fax, and the name of the manager. Let them know what is happening. Now Invoice the Party contracted with the Broker for payment. Include a letter of explanation with the Invoice, Copy of your BOL, and a Copy of the Letter you received from the Broker. DO NOT SEND ORIGINAL BOL

The Shipper and the Consignee are liable for the freight charges regardless of the actions of the 3rd party. They will have to pay because they benefited from your services, that is the risk they take in dealing with brokers. If they dont pay take them to court, court will rule in your favor.

File a complaint and send a copy of the letter to DOT, and to the District Attorney in your district and the Brokers district. They will lose the Authority and get there personal and business assets frozen maybe even jail time until they pay everyone they owe. But this cant happen if you just stand by and do nothing, reach out to other who may have been affected.


Good Luck!

Sounds like you've got experience with these situations.

 

[aztrucker]

Ouch, what a bad situation to be in.

But maybe this will give you relief. You can do something about it, but its going to require work.
First Save the letter, and dont agree to 10%. You can send them a letter demanding payment, and advice them that you will bill the customer directly if they fail to.
Then, Pull out the BOL, call the Shipper and the Consignee you will need the order numbers and the pick up and drop location. Find out WHO paid who for the Freight Charges, when and for how much, get Accounts Payable addresses, phones and fax, and the name of the manager. Let them know what is happening. Now Invoice the Party contracted with the Broker for payment. Include a letter of explanation with the Invoice, Copy of your BOL, and a Copy of the Letter you received from the Broker. DO NOT SEND ORIGINAL BOL

The Shipper and the Consignee are liable for the freight charges regardless of the actions of the 3rd party. They will have to pay because they benefited from your services, that is the risk they take in dealing with brokers. If they dont pay take them to court, court will rule in your favor.

File a complaint and send a copy of the letter to DOT, and to the District Attorney in your district and the Brokers district. They will lose the Authority and get there personal and business assets frozen maybe even jail time until they pay everyone they owe. But this cant happen if you just stand by and do nothing, reach out to other who may have been affected.


Good Luck!

How do we figure out which broker district we are in?