It doesn't cover intra-Canada shipments (for obvious reasons), but certainly applies to cross-border non-exempt commodities.That's a big list and this bond doesn't cover any shipments to Canada anyways. It is getting very restrictive for carriers to claim against these brokers.
and a whole 75k ( or two decent used dry vans) I sure feel protected from scammers with 75 whole thousand to protect carriers. Oh wait my pickup cost more. Most useless provision besides the trust acct in transportation.The bond does cover shipments to and from Canada. It doesn’t cover exempt commodities or intrastate freight. Any nonexempt freight that is inter-jurisdictional and picks up and/or delivers in the US is covered.
We maintain a trust account and pay our carriers directly from that account. We don’t take that extra step of separating the carrier portion from our profit. It just adds an extra layer of accounting hassle we don’t feel is necessary. If, after 35 years, we suddenly decided to close up shop and run off to Bali, the first thing I would do is empty the trust account to a zero balance. Hmmm……Bali….sounds nice.Speaking of trust accounts, how many carriers receive payments from Brokers trust accounts?
Should it come directly from a trust account, or should the carrier portion be transferred to a chequing account and the Brokers portion be transferred to their operating account?
Not an accountant by any means, but it would be interesting to see how many brokers have an actual trust account and also if it's being used correctly...
Keep well,
Mike