Why is double brokering possible?

loaders said:
From a brokers perspective, why would I use a “carrier” who has to use another carriers PARS? Why not use a carrier who has their own PARS? Navigating your way through the current minefield of bogus carriers, fly by night brokers and all shapes and sizes of other shady characters is difficult enough, why make it more challenging? Restrict your business dealings to bona fide, properly registered and authorized suppliers.
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That is likely because ... brokering party is asset carrier taking loads from a SHIPPER / and then brokering some of those. Some asset carriers who use own trucks and some power only interliners use this method / They preclear shipments on their own PARS / Give that PARS # to company pulling that load/trailer to attach to their ACI manifests.
 
theman said:
The double brokers will generally target those who are lazy about vetting their carriers or desperate to move freight.

It's best for a broker not to rely too much on load boards to move freight, the right way to do it is to vet the carriers and develop relationships with them. Larger brokers do a better job of this (OK, not TQL maybe) - they'll have capacity managers or carrier managers whose job it is to specifically develop carrier relationships. It's different than a dispatcher handling inbound calls mainly to cover freight.
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Very true and goes for both ....carriers and brokers. More NEED for loadboard someone have, More chances they will be defrauded.
 
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JM2355 said:
Very true and goes for both ....carriers and brokers. More NEED for loadboard someone have, More chances they will be defrauded.
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Agreed. I think when you are a carrier and not large one shouldn't be a generalist. Stay on a limited number of lanes and build up a base of customers/preferred brokers. Keep the randos to a minimum.

When you try to manage too many vendors as a carrier it becomes too hard to manage. As a salesperson, I didn't want just one customer but not too many customers because those relationships become too hard and frankly expensive to maintain. The only difference is that the broker doesn't need to be, nor should they be lane focused.
 
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