Fraud Basics
Plain-English explanations of common freight fraud patterns and identity misuse.
Document-driven freight fraud prevention
FreightFraudGuide
Practical verification guides for U.S. carriers, owner-operators, dispatchers, freight brokers, and shippers — covering broker authority checks, double brokering, carrier identity theft, cargo theft, payment-risk documentation, and official FMCSA, FBI, and IC3 reporting channels.
Core Topics
Broker Verification
Checklists for broker authority, bond, contact, payment, and rate confirmation review.
Carrier Verification
Workflows for carrier identity, authority, insurance, packets, and dispatch risk.
Rate Confirmation & Documents
Document red flags across rate confirmations, BOLs, PODs, receipts, and accessorials.
Payment Risk
Documentation workflows for broker non-payment, factoring notices, and payment changes.
Cargo Theft Prevention
Pickup, driver, seal, route, and incident documentation checklists.
Load Board Scams
Red flags for fake postings, spoofed domains, account takeovers, and profile hijacking.
Official Resources
Guides to FMCSA, NCCDB, IC3, FTC, DOT OIG, SAFER, and Licensing & Insurance lookups.
Checklist Tools
Broker Verification Checklist Tool
Track missing broker checks, documents to save, questions to ask, and official places to verify.
Rate Confirmation Red Flag Checker
Review rate confirmation warning signs and produce questions and document requests.
Carrier Packet Checklist Generator
Build a carrier packet checklist for authority, insurance, contacts, factoring notices, and agreements.
Incident Response Checklist
Select an incident type and get documentation, contact, preservation, and next-step prompts.
Start With These Guides
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How to Verify a Freight Broker
A document-driven workflow for checking a broker before accepting a load.
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What Is Double Brokering?
How double brokering works, why it creates cargo and payment risk, and what records to compare.
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Rate Confirmation Red Flags
A checklist for rate confirmation details that need review before pickup.
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Cargo Theft Prevention Checklist
A pickup-to-delivery checklist for reducing cargo theft exposure.
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What to Do If a Broker Does Not Pay
A documentation checklist for broker non-payment, disputes, and official resources.
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How to Report Freight Fraud
A documentation-first guide to official reporting channels for freight fraud concerns.