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Why does nobody mention checking the trucker's DOT number before booking a car shipper?
I booked a cheap carrier out of Dallas for $650 to move my Civic and only after it sat at a terminal for 9 days did I figure out the DOT number on the quote didn't match the one on the truck that actually showed up, so now I punch every broker's number into the FMCSA site before I hand over a card, and I'm wondering if anyone else got burned the same way or if I just got unlucky.
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perez.barbara5d ago
Dot number matching is like a game of musical chairs except the music never stops and the chairs cost you $650. Nine days at a terminal is a long time for a Civic to sit there while you wonder if it got sold for parts. Brokers play this swap game all the time and the cheap quote is usually the bait. You didn't get unlucky, you got the standard treatment, which is worse. Checking FMCSA first is the only move that makes sense, so good on you for learning it the hard way like the rest of us.
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lucasjackson5d ago
Brokers cannot legally swap MC numbers to cover a load, the DOT number on the truck just has to match whoever they actually booked. The real bait is the low quote from a carrier with no authority, and FMCSA is where you catch that before your car is sitting in a yard for nine days.
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