@MuthaTrucker we have a few stories on freightguard with call recordings and proof of bad intentions from brokers. We are in Lakeland, FL. Let's collaborate on this topic.
You can obtain information on how much a broker was paid for a load by following the process outlined in 49 CFR § 371.3. Here’s a step-by-step guide to requesting this information without involving a lawyer: 1. Review Your Contract or Agreement Before you request any records, check the contract or agreement you have with the broker. It should not contain clauses that restrict your right to request this information. Even if it does, these clauses are not legally enforceable under FMCSA rules. 2. Submit a Written Request to the Broker After the load is completed, submit a formal written request to the broker asking for a copy of the transaction record. This document should show the compensation the broker received from the shipper for the load and the amount the broker paid to you as the carrier. Be professional and clear in your request. You can mention your right to access this information under 49 CFR § 371.3. Here’s an example of how to word your request: > Dear [Broker's Name], I am requesting to see the records of the compensation you received from the shipper for the load I transported under [Load Number/Reference]. As per 49 CFR § 371.3, I have the right to review these records. Please provide this information at your earliest convenience. Thank you for your cooperation. Sincerely, [Your Name] 3. Follow Up if Necessary If the broker does not respond within a reasonable time, follow up with another request. It’s important to keep your communication professional and well-documented in case you need to escalate the issue later. 4. Document Everything Keep records of all correspondence with the broker, including email requests, responses, and any other relevant documents. This will be useful in case there’s a dispute or the need to escalate the issue to FMCSA or another agency. 5. File a Complaint with FMCSA (if needed) If the broker refuses to provide the information, you can file a complaint with the FMCSA. The FMCSA has a complaint process for situations where brokers fail to comply with transparency regulations. You can file a complaint through the FMCSA National Consumer Complaint Database. Be sure to include all relevant details, such as the broker's name, load reference, and your communication history. 6. Seek Mediation or Use Industry Organizations If the issue isn’t resolved through direct communication or by filing a complaint with the FMCSA, you might consider seeking mediation through industry groups like the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), which advocates for owner-operators and can provide guidance on such issues. Tips: Be Persistent but Professional: It’s common for brokers to resist these requests, but persistence often pays off. Stay Informed: Know your rights under FMCSA regulations. Brokers are legally required to provide this information, and asserting your right to it can sometimes be enough to compel action. By following these steps, you can pursue your right to access the broker’s compensation records without needing to hire a lawyer.
That’s what I was thinking don’t send enough our way anyway. This isn’t no free ride especially after paying insurance companies that do the same thing.😂
I remember back in the day my dad said they all pulled over where ever they were. On the interstates truck stops it was insane. One week sitting clogged up everything.
It won’t work because some drivers (foreigners) can just send the Pennies they make back to their country and it’s worth more there. THATS the problem…. FOREIGNERS
No broker should have this type of authority…They are giving them The power of people livelihoods. truck drivers are the heart of the trucking industry and we have no say so. It’s time to come together truckers and shut this shit down.
You can obtain information on how much a broker was paid for a load by following the process outlined in 49 CFR § 371.3. Here’s a step-by-step guide to requesting this information without involving a lawyer: 1. Review Your Contract or Agreement Before you request any records, check the contract or agreement you have with the broker. It should not contain clauses that restrict your right to request this information. Even if it does, these clauses are not legally enforceable under FMCSA rules. 2. Submit a Written Request to the Broker After the load is completed, submit a formal written request to the broker asking for a copy of the transaction record. This document should show the compensation the broker received from the shipper for the load and the amount the broker paid to you as the carrier. Be professional and clear in your request. You can mention your right to access this information under 49 CFR § 371.3. Here’s an example of how to word your request: > Dear [Broker's Name], I am requesting to see the records of the compensation you received from the shipper for the load I transported under [Load Number/Reference]. As per 49 CFR § 371.3, I have the right to review these records. Please provide this information at your earliest convenience. Thank you for your cooperation. Sincerely, [Your Name] 3. Follow Up if Necessary If the broker does not respond within a reasonable time, follow up with another request. It’s important to keep your communication professional and well-documented in case you need to escalate the issue later. 4. Document Everything Keep records of all correspondence with the broker, including email requests, responses, and any other relevant documents. This will be useful in case there’s a dispute or the need to escalate the issue to FMCSA or another agency. 5. File a Complaint with FMCSA (if needed) If the broker refuses to provide the information, you can file a complaint with the FMCSA. The FMCSA has a complaint process for situations where brokers fail to comply with transparency regulations. You can file a complaint through the FMCSA National Consumer Complaint Database. Be sure to include all relevant details, such as the broker's name, load reference, and your communication history. 6. Seek Mediation or Use Industry Organizations If the issue isn’t resolved through direct communication or by filing a complaint with the FMCSA, you might consider seeking mediation through industry groups like the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), which advocates for owner-operators and can provide guidance on such issues. Tips: Be Persistent but Professional: It’s common for brokers to resist these requests, but persistence often pays off. Stay Informed: Know your rights under FMCSA regulations. Brokers are legally required to provide this information, and asserting your right to it can sometimes be enough to compel action. By following these steps, you can pursue your right to access the broker’s compensation records without needing to hire a lawyer.
I tell everyone to start calling shippers to work with, but I guess Noone is listening 🤷 1. They will pay you 30-70% more 2. They will work with you no matter what 3. You don't have to call different brokers every couple days to get a load It's not going to be easy, but if you call 100 shippers, at least 1 of them will say yes, and all you need is 2 shippers for the whole year for round trip. It works for me, and it will work for you. Let's fight these brokers and stand up for ourselves. My best advice is to offer the shipper 10% less for couple months and charge them full price after, as long as you started working with a shipper they will not let you go. Believe me, most of those shippers are sick and tired of working with the brokers because brokers don't have trucks
Alot of drivers don't know how to talk to shippers. Calm down, you can't bite the hand that feeds you. I was a shipper of produce, drivers attitudes are trash.
@@brandonkjamessr4109one reason their attitudes are trash might be because the brokers or their company is treating them like crap, and it rubs off onto other people
Many in the airline industry are also regulated. I worked in nuclear power and we were regulated. We had limits on working hours, random drug/alcohol testing, annual physicals including psychological/psychiatric screening, credit checks, etc., but of course we had the luxury of being able to go home to rest and not have to try to find someplace safe to park.
I promise you that Truckers is way more intelligent than all the Brokers Combined , I am a Trucker and we are are great people , I know you said that because we allowed you Brokers to Treat us like Crap , I want to Highlight this what you said about Drivers
Truckers are the Backbone of America understand if we stop working a Broker,a Shipper, a Receiver Have nothing without us we are the Carriers , If given the chance I would change this whole Trucking industry , I would Make all Drivers and their investments to be Protected !
You can obtain information on how much a broker was paid for a load by following the process outlined in 49 CFR § 371.3. Here’s a step-by-step guide to requesting this information without involving a lawyer: 1. Review Your Contract or Agreement Before you request any records, check the contract or agreement you have with the broker. It should not contain clauses that restrict your right to request this information. Even if it does, these clauses are not legally enforceable under FMCSA rules. 2. Submit a Written Request to the Broker After the load is completed, submit a formal written request to the broker asking for a copy of the transaction record. This document should show the compensation the broker received from the shipper for the load and the amount the broker paid to you as the carrier. Be professional and clear in your request. You can mention your right to access this information under 49 CFR § 371.3. Here’s an example of how to word your request: > Dear [Broker's Name], I am requesting to see the records of the compensation you received from the shipper for the load I transported under [Load Number/Reference]. As per 49 CFR § 371.3, I have the right to review these records. Please provide this information at your earliest convenience. Thank you for your cooperation. Sincerely, [Your Name] 3. Follow Up if Necessary If the broker does not respond within a reasonable time, follow up with another request. It’s important to keep your communication professional and well-documented in case you need to escalate the issue later. 4. Document Everything Keep records of all correspondence with the broker, including email requests, responses, and any other relevant documents. This will be useful in case there’s a dispute or the need to escalate the issue to FMCSA or another agency. 5. File a Complaint with FMCSA (if needed) If the broker refuses to provide the information, you can file a complaint with the FMCSA. The FMCSA has a complaint process for situations where brokers fail to comply with transparency regulations. You can file a complaint through the FMCSA National Consumer Complaint Database. Be sure to include all relevant details, such as the broker's name, load reference, and your communication history. 6. Seek Mediation or Use Industry Organizations If the issue isn’t resolved through direct communication or by filing a complaint with the FMCSA, you might consider seeking mediation through industry groups like the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), which advocates for owner-operators and can provide guidance on such issues. Tips: Be Persistent but Professional: It’s common for brokers to resist these requests, but persistence often pays off. Stay Informed: Know your rights under FMCSA regulations. Brokers are legally required to provide this information, and asserting your right to it can sometimes be enough to compel action. By following these steps, you can pursue your right to access the broker’s compensation records without needing to hire a lawyer.
If you are reading this and are a small independent company, you need to record every communication with the broker/shipper. This will give you standing after a freight guard is put against you. Lawsuits are going to be the only way to fix this.
Mutha TRUCKER!!!!!!!!!!! Yes it's time !!!!! We need to do something!!!!?? If we stick together and park our trucks for 1 week we will get respect!!!!! Alex you the man that can make this happen....
This is equivalent to Qualified Immunity for Government employee's. For now until this gets settled, all Owner Ops need to record all phone conversations and keep all text and documents at the ready. If a Broker is caught falsifying a Carrier411 report, we all need to boycott that Broker! Turnabout is fair play.
Over my 20 months as a solo otr company driver I've wondered if I should get a body cam. I was falsely accused of some nasty interactions with a customer about 3 months ago is why. And I think I will be doing this as an owner operator next year.
Truckers don't need to strike Just boycott one broker Start with TQL What do you think will happen after one week of nobody hauling loads for that one broker
Well this nonsense just forced me to retire sooner than I had planned. Why can't everyone just leave us alone and let us conduct our business as I'm thinking we know trucking better than a pencil pushing geek behind a desk. I've been trucking almost 50 years now and I cannot believe how much the industry has changed for the worst. It wasn't great when I started but by today's standards trucking was just that, not a job where you always have to worry and be stressed out every second of every day
I'm so glad I went out of business as owner operator, everything seems to get worse and against, it seems they're are trying to to get rid of owner operators
I’m confused…. How is it that the transportation industry can be regulated, but companies (brokers/carrier 411) operating in the transportation industry can’t be regulated?…
Truckers have NO ONE to blame but themselves. They’ve had decades to unionize but they are too ignorant and lazy to do so. If they did they’d be able to blackball any broker and make them beg for mercy. The Port workers in the ILA union got national change in less than a week because they have IQ’s higher than truckers.
Carriers need to stick together stop using brokers that are writing bad reviews and are blackballing carriers we need to stick together and stop using these bad brokers
TVC, Onroad.. and all the competent law firms representing truckers in America. I trust that you will be settling a lot of defamation lawsuits in the near future. Does 411 / Freight guard not sound like an attack / assault on the rights of the individuals / carriers?
To bad you got to get the government involved and get laws against discriminating against trucking companies. I guess sueing for 200 millions of dollars to bankrupt carrier 411. Maybe time to remove the brokers and gets laws against these organizations like Carrier 411 or Hire Rightforming up without government oversight.
This is why we must never allow Red Flag laws to take away our 2nd. Amendment rights... At least you know who started the problem for you... If this was treated like "Red Flag"... They could take away your Truck at the same time..!
There’s also TIA Watchdog and Highway Watchdog that does the same effect as 411 Freightguard. Some broker decided to ruin my reputation and I kept fighting it for up to 8 months. We need to do something here against brokers too
WOW !!! I can believe that onest hardworking people are getting Bullied & treated like idiots!!! It's amazing to see what being a Trucker has become The broker business are a bunch of money hungry bastards A few decades ago they were good people that appreciated Trucker's Now these so called brokers think they are god So sad what has happened to these hardworking people The government should be fired for letting this to happen Among all the other bullshit that have been done to them in this industry
Man, owners have a hell of a lot to fight when they need to be driving. Glad I chose a good company in 73. Had no idea how it all worked but I knew I was not the one to own a truck. I would never sleep for worry and have been shocked to learn what the "big boys" go through. Retired in 06.🦇
MUTHA TRUCKER!! I am glad i got to meet you at the broker - carrier summit. Thank you for your continued journalism regarding the transportation industry.
They have my company on the list as a unsafe carrier. Luckily I have relationships with brokers and shippers. They know it's a lie that they are telling on me & my company.
How about some background on who these critters are running this racket, who set it up, who financed it who are they related to in the government, is it possibly mega carrier backers? Etc etc.
Between this and the upcoming downgrade of many CDL’s it just goes to show that the driver shortage in the over saturated market is a false claim. Spot market freight is the highest gamble in trucking.
How would you know a broker filed a freightguard before the 72 hour rule? They can file on you simply for being delayed by receiver & demanding additional rate
A company with majority of liability loses their protection against a possible fraudulent claim is terrible. Someone with a grudge or that time of the month can prevent someone from providing for their family. It is a god given right to provide for your family. Wars were started for less. Can a carrier nuke a broker?
I recently watched a RUclipsr/freight broker (brandon scott) saying drivers and brokers are both EQUALLY important in the transportation industry. Someone correct me but i see these people as absolutely worthless parasites who have thier hands in the pot. These people literally need to go. But we are all compliant and continue to ALLOW the dot and men sitting on thier behinds contributing nothing to whip us and control us. Everyone needs to shut down !!!!!! But we won't
I one time had a carrier that that got a freight guard on there MC and they called carrier411 and cried on the phone to have them remove the freight guard because we couldn’t book loads.Carrier 411 is not even associated with the FMCSA they are a private company .
I believe there must be a legal avenue to force Freightguard to standards of (similar to) the "Fair credit reporting act" thru US Congressional legislative actions before it's too late.
Pause your authority. Lease to a local company or get a local job. Stop feeding these greedy brokers. They are literally pissing on you without the courtesy to call it rain 😅
This past February after 26 years of driving . Because regulations and the micromanagement from people who have never driven a truck . I decided to hang it up . I’d rather struggle than continue. I made sure my ducks were in a row so I’m not struggling financially . I suggest every driver who’s driving now . Get your affairs in order and just walk away
This is insane. How the hell has this one private company have so much power. How the hell does a non government entity literally place this type of death touch on ANY trucking owner operating company. This needs to get ran up the flagpole to the highest court and get this a disgusting abuse of nonsense out!!!!
Truckers do not stick together. Too many truckers think someone is making more money than them and you got truckers that are out there living check to check. There aren’t any mandates or laws for how truckers should get paid per mile. There is no truckers union like it should be.
In a KICKBACK Economy, only the big boys can BUY their way forward; and this PROCESS IS BY DESIGN. How many more examples do you need?? Kontrol is the objective. No 'free rides,' if you can't pay for one, eh?
As a company driver, i dont feel any sympathy for these carriers..... Carriers have been destroying thier drivers careers for years by falsifying prior employment information, wrongful termination practices, and retaliatory DAC/hire right reports.....Now to be fair this "freight gaurd" seems to be a weapon used against smaller companies.
It appears it’s time for a class action lawsuit. If each individual case isn’t investigated their could be fraud occurring or at the least defamation without cause
It depends on what the freight is. If it’s double brokering then you’re done. But if it’s a conflict with the broker or canceling a load, then that will only affect you about 6 months or so. This topic has been exaggerated a bit
So much for our Constitutional Rights to be innocent until proven guilty, or equal protections under the law. (Article 1, article 14) This crap just changed my mind about buying or driving my own truck! I'd conclude that the Trucking Industry has just passed away! 🤮💀☠️
There needs to be a broker oversight committee that needs to review cases. If they are fraudulent then the broker owes the carrier damages to be paid immediately. This can be abused.
Article- www.overdriveonline.com/business/article/15706255/brokers-carrier411-freightguards-blackballing-motor-carriers-on-hearsay-ooida
-Www.Artaevatlaw.com
-carrierdefender.com
-www.ooida.com/
-Brian
@MuthaTrucker we have a few stories on freightguard with call recordings and proof of bad intentions from brokers. We are in Lakeland, FL. Let's collaborate on this topic.
How can a broker put a freight guard on any transportation company if they don't have any authority over you broker ate getting out hand
Get rid of brokers. Problem solved
You can obtain information on how much a broker was paid for a load by following the process outlined in 49 CFR § 371.3. Here’s a step-by-step guide to requesting this information without involving a lawyer:
1. Review Your Contract or Agreement
Before you request any records, check the contract or agreement you have with the broker. It should not contain clauses that restrict your right to request this information. Even if it does, these clauses are not legally enforceable under FMCSA rules.
2. Submit a Written Request to the Broker
After the load is completed, submit a formal written request to the broker asking for a copy of the transaction record. This document should show the compensation the broker received from the shipper for the load and the amount the broker paid to you as the carrier.
Be professional and clear in your request. You can mention your right to access this information under 49 CFR § 371.3. Here’s an example of how to word your request:
> Dear [Broker's Name],
I am requesting to see the records of the compensation you received from the shipper for the load I transported under [Load Number/Reference]. As per 49 CFR § 371.3, I have the right to review these records. Please provide this information at your earliest convenience.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely, [Your Name]
3. Follow Up if Necessary
If the broker does not respond within a reasonable time, follow up with another request. It’s important to keep your communication professional and well-documented in case you need to escalate the issue later.
4. Document Everything
Keep records of all correspondence with the broker, including email requests, responses, and any other relevant documents. This will be useful in case there’s a dispute or the need to escalate the issue to FMCSA or another agency.
5. File a Complaint with FMCSA (if needed)
If the broker refuses to provide the information, you can file a complaint with the FMCSA. The FMCSA has a complaint process for situations where brokers fail to comply with transparency regulations.
You can file a complaint through the FMCSA National Consumer Complaint Database. Be sure to include all relevant details, such as the broker's name, load reference, and your communication history.
6. Seek Mediation or Use Industry Organizations
If the issue isn’t resolved through direct communication or by filing a complaint with the FMCSA, you might consider seeking mediation through industry groups like the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), which advocates for owner-operators and can provide guidance on such issues.
Tips:
Be Persistent but Professional: It’s common for brokers to resist these requests, but persistence often pays off.
Stay Informed: Know your rights under FMCSA regulations. Brokers are legally required to provide this information, and asserting your right to it can sometimes be enough to compel action.
By following these steps, you can pursue your right to access the broker’s compensation records without needing to hire a lawyer.
That’s what I was thinking don’t send enough our way anyway. This isn’t no free ride especially after paying insurance companies that do the same thing.😂
Book your own freight, lol
This. 50% of the ones I've had to deal with are 100% useless.
@@brandonkjamessr4109 That's unrealistic for most O/O
Class Action lawsuit against Carrier411. Come on Alex get everyone on board!!
Exactly
It’s definitely coming….
They not liable under code 1996 platform
@@midnightrider4738they are liable spreading false information is defamation
You'll end up with .50 cents per driver 😂
Stop all trucks for 3 days....problem solved....united we stand
Too funny, can’t get 2 drivers together
@Wasupup I'm guessing you're the second guy
I remember back in the day my dad said they all pulled over where ever they were. On the interstates truck stops it was insane. One week sitting clogged up everything.
It won’t work because some drivers (foreigners) can just send the Pennies they make back to their country and it’s worth more there. THATS the problem…. FOREIGNERS
@@gerrymchale8965 I’m any number you want sir, try getting 2 drivers to strike. Not happening
No broker should have this type of authority…They are giving them The power of people livelihoods. truck drivers are the heart of the trucking industry and we have no say so. It’s time to come together truckers and shut this shit down.
💯💯💯💯
This is a great way to shut down trucking companies fast. The people who came up with this idea knew what they were doing.
This is an agenda to end Trucking carriers
You can obtain information on how much a broker was paid for a load by following the process outlined in 49 CFR § 371.3. Here’s a step-by-step guide to requesting this information without involving a lawyer:
1. Review Your Contract or Agreement
Before you request any records, check the contract or agreement you have with the broker. It should not contain clauses that restrict your right to request this information. Even if it does, these clauses are not legally enforceable under FMCSA rules.
2. Submit a Written Request to the Broker
After the load is completed, submit a formal written request to the broker asking for a copy of the transaction record. This document should show the compensation the broker received from the shipper for the load and the amount the broker paid to you as the carrier.
Be professional and clear in your request. You can mention your right to access this information under 49 CFR § 371.3. Here’s an example of how to word your request:
> Dear [Broker's Name],
I am requesting to see the records of the compensation you received from the shipper for the load I transported under [Load Number/Reference]. As per 49 CFR § 371.3, I have the right to review these records. Please provide this information at your earliest convenience.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely, [Your Name]
3. Follow Up if Necessary
If the broker does not respond within a reasonable time, follow up with another request. It’s important to keep your communication professional and well-documented in case you need to escalate the issue later.
4. Document Everything
Keep records of all correspondence with the broker, including email requests, responses, and any other relevant documents. This will be useful in case there’s a dispute or the need to escalate the issue to FMCSA or another agency.
5. File a Complaint with FMCSA (if needed)
If the broker refuses to provide the information, you can file a complaint with the FMCSA. The FMCSA has a complaint process for situations where brokers fail to comply with transparency regulations.
You can file a complaint through the FMCSA National Consumer Complaint Database. Be sure to include all relevant details, such as the broker's name, load reference, and your communication history.
6. Seek Mediation or Use Industry Organizations
If the issue isn’t resolved through direct communication or by filing a complaint with the FMCSA, you might consider seeking mediation through industry groups like the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), which advocates for owner-operators and can provide guidance on such issues.
Tips:
Be Persistent but Professional: It’s common for brokers to resist these requests, but persistence often pays off.
Stay Informed: Know your rights under FMCSA regulations. Brokers are legally required to provide this information, and asserting your right to it can sometimes be enough to compel action.
By following these steps, you can pursue your right to access the broker’s compensation records without needing to hire a lawyer.
💥💯🎯❗️
Bring in them self driva's
Yup
I tell everyone to start calling shippers to work with, but I guess Noone is listening 🤷
1. They will pay you 30-70% more
2. They will work with you no matter what
3. You don't have to call different brokers every couple days to get a load
It's not going to be easy, but if you call 100 shippers, at least 1 of them will say yes, and all you need is 2 shippers for the whole year for round trip.
It works for me, and it will work for you. Let's fight these brokers and stand up for ourselves.
My best advice is to offer the shipper 10% less for couple months and charge them full price after, as long as you started working with a shipper they will not let you go.
Believe me, most of those shippers are sick and tired of working with the brokers because brokers don't have trucks
Don’t they want a couple trucks to be able to work with them directly?
Alot of drivers don't know how to talk to shippers. Calm down, you can't bite the hand that feeds you. I was a shipper of produce, drivers attitudes are trash.
@@brandonkjamessr4109 gotcha definitely something to think about
Where to find them ?
@@brandonkjamessr4109one reason their attitudes are trash might be because the brokers or their company is treating them like crap, and it rubs off onto other people
I guess there's no one out there to protect us from all these criminals 😔
Never has been
Trucking needs a DAK report against bad companies and our own freight guard on bad brokers. 😅
I can’t wait to retire soon. Trucking is a total shitshow
Don't wait. Bye.
I haven’t been a truck driver long but it seems that the only people that are regulated are truck drivers.
Absolutely. I drove 2 hours for deadhead , when I arrived load was given to someone else
No tonu ?@@Jalen9434
Many in the airline industry are also regulated. I worked in nuclear power and we were regulated. We had limits on working hours, random drug/alcohol testing, annual physicals including psychological/psychiatric screening, credit checks, etc., but of course we had the luxury of being able to go home to rest and not have to try to find someplace safe to park.
They need to ban this and fire the person who came up with this idea
Get rid of brokers they are not needed
😂😂😂 shippers really don't want to deal with carriers and the trash attitudes. Drivers don't understand that
I promise you that Truckers is way more intelligent than all the Brokers Combined , I am a Trucker and we are are great people , I know you said that because we allowed you Brokers to Treat us like Crap , I want to Highlight this what you said about Drivers
Truckers are the Backbone of America understand if we stop working a Broker,a Shipper, a Receiver Have nothing without us we are the Carriers , If given the chance I would change this whole Trucking industry , I would Make all Drivers and their investments to be Protected !
That's why I became a broker just to have the ability to handle my own trucks without a middle man.
Sue them class action lawsuit
Grand design of some crooked people to screw hard working trucker...sad
You can obtain information on how much a broker was paid for a load by following the process outlined in 49 CFR § 371.3. Here’s a step-by-step guide to requesting this information without involving a lawyer:
1. Review Your Contract or Agreement
Before you request any records, check the contract or agreement you have with the broker. It should not contain clauses that restrict your right to request this information. Even if it does, these clauses are not legally enforceable under FMCSA rules.
2. Submit a Written Request to the Broker
After the load is completed, submit a formal written request to the broker asking for a copy of the transaction record. This document should show the compensation the broker received from the shipper for the load and the amount the broker paid to you as the carrier.
Be professional and clear in your request. You can mention your right to access this information under 49 CFR § 371.3. Here’s an example of how to word your request:
> Dear [Broker's Name],
I am requesting to see the records of the compensation you received from the shipper for the load I transported under [Load Number/Reference]. As per 49 CFR § 371.3, I have the right to review these records. Please provide this information at your earliest convenience.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely, [Your Name]
3. Follow Up if Necessary
If the broker does not respond within a reasonable time, follow up with another request. It’s important to keep your communication professional and well-documented in case you need to escalate the issue later.
4. Document Everything
Keep records of all correspondence with the broker, including email requests, responses, and any other relevant documents. This will be useful in case there’s a dispute or the need to escalate the issue to FMCSA or another agency.
5. File a Complaint with FMCSA (if needed)
If the broker refuses to provide the information, you can file a complaint with the FMCSA. The FMCSA has a complaint process for situations where brokers fail to comply with transparency regulations.
You can file a complaint through the FMCSA National Consumer Complaint Database. Be sure to include all relevant details, such as the broker's name, load reference, and your communication history.
6. Seek Mediation or Use Industry Organizations
If the issue isn’t resolved through direct communication or by filing a complaint with the FMCSA, you might consider seeking mediation through industry groups like the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), which advocates for owner-operators and can provide guidance on such issues.
Tips:
Be Persistent but Professional: It’s common for brokers to resist these requests, but persistence often pays off.
Stay Informed: Know your rights under FMCSA regulations. Brokers are legally required to provide this information, and asserting your right to it can sometimes be enough to compel action.
By following these steps, you can pursue your right to access the broker’s compensation records without needing to hire a lawyer.
Build relationships with your shippers. Stop using brokers.
How much would brokers whine if they were facing a business that does the same thing to them
They'd be totally lost with unexpected actions taken against them. They wouldn't know where to turn, likely
Perfect facts for a class action lawsuit,where do I sign?
When peaceful resolutions are not possible...things can get chaotic, especially when messing with people's livelihoods.
Exactly, brokers better be carful because some of these truckers out here don't have anything to loose
This comment is being slept on🎯
If you are reading this and are a small independent company, you need to record every communication with the broker/shipper. This will give you standing after a freight guard is put against you. Lawsuits are going to be the only way to fix this.
Mutha TRUCKER!!!!!!!!!!! Yes it's time !!!!! We need to do something!!!!?? If we stick together and park our trucks for 1 week we will get respect!!!!! Alex you the man that can make this happen....
This is what happen when THERE ISNT ANY UNITY in trucking
It’s basically being used to force drivers to haul cheap freight safe guard for brokers you can’t cancel a load for a better one
I am so glad I walked away from trucking
We are glad too, You did walk way.
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@@josephhuman7390 more like ran….. lol
This is equivalent to Qualified Immunity for Government employee's.
For now until this gets settled, all Owner Ops need to record all phone conversations and keep all text and documents at the ready.
If a Broker is caught falsifying a Carrier411 report, we all need to boycott that Broker! Turnabout is fair play.
freightguard gives broker more power of authority. i can see dirty broker will used this as a power grab. this definitly blackmail
Fraud is Fraud. And it's illegal. The 72 hour rule doesn't mean anything if a broker committed fraud
The corporations make these legal scams rules
Get your own customers and sub haul for carriers with consistent work.
Start a broker guard
Lol we no power of any kind we are the willing sacrifice
Over my 20 months as a solo otr company driver I've wondered if I should get a body cam. I was falsely accused of some nasty interactions with a customer about 3 months ago is why.
And I think I will be doing this as an owner operator next year.
The Broker Needs to be blackballed
Truckers don't need to strike
Just boycott one broker
Start with TQL
What do you think will happen after one week of nobody hauling loads for that one broker
Tnooa has been boycotting tql since 2022 😊
This is insane.
The big problem is you just don't know when they is a frieght guard is on your. Company Until you realize brokers don't want to talk to you.
Well this nonsense just forced me to retire sooner than I had planned. Why can't everyone just leave us alone and let us conduct our business as I'm thinking we know trucking better than a pencil pushing geek behind a desk. I've been trucking almost 50 years now and I cannot believe how much the industry has changed for the worst. It wasn't great when I started but by today's standards trucking was just that, not a job where you always have to worry and be stressed out every second of every day
I'm so glad I went out of business as owner operator, everything seems to get worse and against, it seems they're are trying to to get rid of owner operators
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Facts
So what needs to happen is a freight gaurd against brokers. Same rules apply for bs shenanigans.
Talk about a public service this would be a monthly recurring income stream for the right set of folks😎😎😎😎
How do I set one up? Doesn't have to be a business, just a website or phone app.
I’m confused…. How is it that the transportation industry can be regulated, but companies (brokers/carrier 411) operating in the transportation industry can’t be regulated?…
Truckers have NO ONE to blame but themselves. They’ve had decades to unionize but they are too ignorant and lazy to do so. If they did they’d be able to blackball any broker and make them beg for mercy. The Port workers in the ILA union got national change in less than a week because they have IQ’s higher than truckers.
Sounds like could be used for blackmailing and corruption.
Carriers need to stick together stop using brokers that are writing bad reviews and are blackballing carriers we need to stick together and stop using these bad brokers
The problem is mega carriers won’t fallow they like cheap labor
TVC, Onroad.. and all the competent law firms representing truckers in America.
I trust that you will be settling a lot of defamation lawsuits in the near future.
Does 411 / Freight guard not sound like an attack / assault on the rights of the individuals / carriers?
I think some large trucking companies are behind that mess to to knock out competition....
It's going to happen, our government is all about giving us the BUTT FUCK.
🌈 🏳️🌈 Gang in DC
To bad you got to get the government involved and get laws against discriminating against trucking companies. I guess sueing for 200 millions of dollars to bankrupt carrier 411. Maybe time to remove the brokers and gets laws against these organizations like Carrier 411 or Hire Rightforming up without government oversight.
I don't know when drivers and carrier are going to fight back to these brokers
This is why we must never allow Red Flag laws to take away our 2nd. Amendment rights... At least you know who started the problem for you...
If this was treated like "Red Flag"...
They could take away your Truck at the same time..!
There’s also TIA Watchdog and Highway Watchdog that does the same effect as 411 Freightguard. Some broker decided to ruin my reputation and I kept fighting it for up to 8 months. We need to do something here against brokers too
WOW !!!
I can believe that onest hardworking people are getting
Bullied & treated like idiots!!!
It's amazing to see what being a
Trucker has become
The broker business are a bunch of money hungry bastards
A few decades ago they were good people that appreciated Trucker's
Now these so called brokers think they are god
So sad what has happened to these hardworking people
The government should be fired for letting this to happen
Among all the other bullshit that have been done to them in this industry
Man, owners have a hell of a lot to fight when they need to be driving. Glad I chose a good company in 73. Had no idea how it all worked but I knew I was not the one to own a truck. I would never sleep for worry and have been shocked to learn what the "big boys" go through. Retired in 06.🦇
MUTHA TRUCKER!! I am glad i got to meet you at the broker - carrier summit. Thank you for your continued journalism regarding the transportation industry.
Appreciate you
I hope you stay on this long term. Alex keep on keeping on👋👋👋🔥🔥
They have my company on the list as a unsafe carrier. Luckily I have relationships with brokers and shippers. They know it's a lie that they are telling on me & my company.
How about some background on who these critters are running this racket, who set it up, who financed it who are they related to in the government, is it possibly mega carrier backers? Etc etc.
Government backed
@kelvin💥🎯❗️vann1969
So it's Bidenomics at work? Wonderful🙄🙄🙄🙄
When would they ever do something to benefit us.
Between this and the upcoming downgrade of many CDL’s it just goes to show that the driver shortage in the over saturated market is a false claim. Spot market freight is the highest gamble in trucking.
How would you know a broker filed a freightguard before the 72 hour rule? They can file on you simply for being delayed by receiver & demanding additional rate
Whi oversees freight guard? File a lawsuit against them
OOIDA SHOULD BE ALL OVER THIS, BUT CLEARLY THEY'RE ON THE OTHER, NOT FOR OO..
A company with majority of liability loses their protection against a possible fraudulent claim is terrible. Someone with a grudge or that time of the month can prevent someone from providing for their family. It is a god given right to provide for your family. Wars were started for less.
Can a carrier nuke a broker?
Bro your channel be cooking man!!! Damn 500k and going
Sounds like a major lawsuit to me
That's why is the 2nd amendment in the constitution
What?
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Wtf are you talking about
Mental
I recently watched a RUclipsr/freight broker (brandon scott) saying drivers and brokers are both EQUALLY important in the transportation industry. Someone correct me but i see these people as absolutely worthless parasites who have thier hands in the pot. These people literally need to go. But we are all compliant and continue to ALLOW the dot and men sitting on thier behinds contributing nothing to whip us and control us. Everyone needs to shut down !!!!!! But we won't
Great Video! Thanks much🙏🏻!!
I say go a different route. Everyone tick off a broker today and get blackballed. As soon as every carrier is blackballed, this list is worthless...
I one time had a carrier that that got a freight guard on there MC and they called carrier411 and cried on the phone to have them remove the freight guard because we couldn’t book loads.Carrier 411 is not even associated with the FMCSA they are a private company .
They don't know how crazy some people are, if you ruin the wrong man's livelihood that could cost you your life 👊
Locked in after 72 hours? That makes no sense guys this may be the hill😳😳😳
carrier 411 is like the national enquirer
I believe there must be a legal avenue to force Freightguard to standards of (similar to) the "Fair credit reporting act" thru US Congressional legislative actions before it's too late.
Carriers must have the same rights as brokers. We need to be on the FG too.
How much more do we need to take and allow people to do w/ the trucking industry?
That's why I haul for DOD. Been doing this for years. Get with a company or get your own authority to make your own runs or broker your own loads.
That happened to me with freight guard a few months ago
Timed to go to the brokers office.
Pause your authority. Lease to a local company or get a local job. Stop feeding these greedy brokers. They are literally pissing on you without the courtesy to call it rain 😅
Man this bit is fire hose time😳😳😳
This past February after 26 years of driving . Because regulations and the micromanagement from people who have never driven a truck . I decided to hang it up . I’d rather struggle than continue. I made sure my ducks were in a row so I’m not struggling financially . I suggest every driver who’s driving now . Get your affairs in order and just walk away
Why does it have to be so complicated,!😂 just shipping stuff
Cause real money is involved. how in the hell did this happen? This makes no sense😳😳😳
This is insane. How the hell has this one private company have so much power. How the hell does a non government entity literally place this type of death touch on ANY trucking owner operating company. This needs to get ran up the flagpole to the highest court and get this a disgusting abuse of nonsense out!!!!
600 billion dollar lawsuit.
Greedy lawyers would love this.
All the trucking companies can get together and refuse to haul any freight from who ever put up the freight gard in place and put them out of biz.
Freight guard doesn’t affect you forever probably up to 6 months if that. Some brokers won’t even look at it
Truckers do not stick together. Too many truckers think someone is making more money than them and you got truckers that are out there living check to check. There aren’t any mandates or laws for how truckers should get paid per mile. There is no truckers union like it should be.
Find it strange the ones who create the problem always have the solution
Sounds like " Central Dispatch " when I used to do car hauling !
In a KICKBACK Economy, only the big boys can BUY their way forward; and this PROCESS IS BY DESIGN.
How many more examples do you need?? Kontrol is the objective. No 'free rides,' if you can't pay for one, eh?
"DUR, I WASN'T TRYING TO THREATEN HIM." 🙄
Get rid of brokers
As a company driver, i dont feel any sympathy for these carriers..... Carriers have been destroying thier drivers careers for years by falsifying prior employment information, wrongful termination practices, and retaliatory DAC/hire right reports.....Now to be fair this "freight gaurd" seems to be a weapon used against smaller companies.
And everything is going to FLIP!!!
The industry needs to collectively put these brokers out of business one at a time.
It appears it’s time for a class action lawsuit. If each individual case isn’t investigated their could be fraud occurring or at the least defamation without cause
This is ridiculous
It depends on what the freight is. If it’s double brokering then you’re done. But if it’s a conflict with the broker or canceling a load, then that will only affect you about 6 months or so. This topic has been exaggerated a bit
So much for our Constitutional Rights to be innocent until proven guilty, or equal protections under the law. (Article 1, article 14) This crap just changed my mind about buying or driving my own truck! I'd conclude that the Trucking Industry has just passed away! 🤮💀☠️
We should report them to the business bureau, make a video in how to so that way we put them out business
How do you even learn that someone put a freight guard on your company. Do you get an alert?
You literally have to pay to subscribe to their system or pay someone who does
It's not new what frieghtguard is doing ive been battling those guys. For YEARS. ITS ABOUT TIME TO PUT A STOP ON THE BS OVER THERE
There needs to be a broker oversight committee that needs to review cases. If they are fraudulent then the broker owes the carrier damages to be paid immediately. This can be abused.