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Double brokering risk check
Enter a DOT number, MC number, or company name. We check the carrier against the fraud signals that show up in FMCSA data before a load gets re-brokered, and tell you which questions to ask before you book.
What this check looks at
None of these signals proves fraud on its own, and most have ordinary explanations. They are worth checking because they cluster: re-brokering and reincarnated-carrier operations tend to produce several of them at once.
- Shared phone numbers
- Other carriers registered against the same dispatch number. Legitimate among small fleets sharing a dispatcher, and the earliest visible marker of an operation that keeps spinning up new authorities.
- Shared addresses
- Other carriers registered at the same street address. Matters most when it appears alongside a repeated officer name or a near-identical company name.
- Repeated officer names
- The same people listed on a second registration that also shares contact details. This is the pattern behind reincarnated carriers.
- Registration age
- How long the USDOT registration has existed. New carriers are not a problem in themselves, but every fraudulent operation is new, and a young registration claiming an established fleet deserves verification.
- Recent contact changes
- Phone numbers or addresses that moved in the last 90 days. This is what catches impersonation, where a real carrier’s credentials are used with somebody else’s phone number.
- Fleet consistency
- Whether self-reported power units, drivers, and annual mileage agree with each other. Nobody audits these fields at filing time.
Common questions
What is double brokering?
Double brokering is when the carrier you booked re-brokers your load to a different carrier without telling you. You pay the carrier you hired, that carrier never pays the one that actually hauled the freight, and the performing carrier pursues your customer, your cargo, or your bond to get paid.
Can you tell me for certain whether a carrier is double brokering?
No, and neither can anyone else from public data alone. Double brokering is a decision the carrier makes after you book. This check surfaces the conditions that tend to accompany it so you know where to ask questions before the freight moves.
Several carriers share my phone number. Is that bad?
Not by itself. Small fleets that use the same dispatch service, family operations, and carriers sharing a yard all produce shared contact details legitimately. It becomes meaningful when it appears together with repeated officer names, a similar company name, or a very new registration.
Where does this data come from?
The FMCSA census and licensing files, refreshed daily, plus our own record of what changed between refreshes. Nothing here is private data, and none of it is a credit check or a fraud determination.
What should I do if the check flags something?
Call the phone number on the FMCSA registration rather than the one in the email signature, ask whether the company has operated under another DOT number, confirm insurance directly with the insurer, and confirm at pickup that the truck and driver match your rate confirmation. Then record what you found.