Hello community! Love to network! Independent Dispatching for 4yrs. Here to learn, share, and connect. 🙂

Good afternoon all! I had a day to realize not to get distracted and giving my all. I appreciate all the knowledge and gems you are dropping. Let’s go ! Each one teach one.!!!

1. Always Use a Written Dispatch Agreement Before you start working with any carrier, sign a Dispatch Service Agreement that clearly includes: - Your service fee (e.g., 5–10% per load or weekly flat rate) - Payment schedule (after each load, weekly, or via invoice) - Payment method (Zelle, Wise, bank transfer, etc.) - Clause stating payment is due regardless of whether the carrier receives broker payment - Termination clause Without a written agreement, it is very hard to enforce payment. 2. Verify the Carrier Before Working Check the carrier to avoid scams or unreliable companies: - Ask for: MC number DOT number Certificate of Insurance (COI) W-9 form - - Confirm their authority is active - Check safety and activity history on FMCSA (to see if they are operating regularly) Carriers with inactive authority or very new MC numbers are higher risk. 3. Charge a Small Upfront Fee (Recommended for New Dispatchers) Many professional dispatchers request: - A setup fee ($50–$200), or - Payment after the first load is booked This helps filter serious carriers from those who may disappear. 4. Use Rate Confirmations as Proof of Work Always: - Keep copies of Rate Confirmations - Keep email or WhatsApp communication records - Maintain a load tracking sheet If a carrier refuses to pay, these documents prove you provided the service. 5. Invoice Immediately After Each Load Send a professional invoice including: - Load details - Rate confirmation reference - Your percentage or flat fee - Payment deadline (e.g., 3–7 days) Consistency reduces late payments. 6. Work With Carriers Who Have Factoring Companies Factoring companies handle payments from brokers. These carriers usually: - Run loads regularly - Have more stable cash flow - Are less likely to avoid dispatcher payments You can ask: “Are you working with a factoring company?” 7. Stop Dispatching If Payment Is Late If a carrier delays payment: - Politely remind once or twice - Do not book new loads until payment is cleared

Been a few weeks since my last post. So much moves so fast with and around me in this Dispatch Game, it’s hard to recall all the Community-Beneficial details, so I’m just dropping Nuggets. Today a guy I met last year when I first bought my box truck hit me up. He was actually the one who showed me where to park first night I got it. He’s was strictly Amazon and been running them ever since. (I quit on Night 2! 😤) Well, Amazon just shut him down. Reason? Registration was in his son’s name while MC, insurance, everything else was in his name. So they flagged him for possible fraud/double brokering-plus the factoring company froze him too. Then he’s calls me—confused, stressed, almost in panic mode. Said he was scrolling his phone, saw my DU screenshots at Top of the Board and reached out. I rapidly put together a coupla solutions for his compliancy issues with the help of ChatGpt. So now I’ve got a hungry box truck with 1+ Year Authority Ready to Run. Agreement signed, docs collected. 🎯💸 Same thing happened before with the guy who flew down to ATL and paid cash for the same truck. We stayed solid. Now it's his Authority that I'm using to access DAT. 💪🏿 Right now I’m in the process of Building the same type Flow-broker by broker.. Seems to me, that’s how the Game is properly played. I have a Hotshot Broker who says she's going to send me all her Dispatch-needy carriers. And that was before I even told her about the money! ("1% of carrier earnings for 30 days, with $500 cap") I am now also Affiliates with a modernized factoring company. I get paid my first referral fee on Tuesday. And that's also how I'm going to help solve my buddy's factoring issue, while also collecting another $250. Relationships lead to Access which lead to Opportunities. Final destination 👉🏿Money. I don’t chase trucks. I Build Relationships that bring them to me. #IQuarterbackBigTrucks ✌🏿 #CargoStarLogistics 🥂

👋 Hi, I’m Lorri Brown! I live in Richmond, Va and I plan on making $3000.00 per month dispatching trucks. I want to get these 3 things from this course/community: 1.  Learn how to dispatch my truck and other. 2.  The dos and don'ts of this industry. 3. The next steps of starting my own business. For fun I like to do these 3 things: 1.  I have a shopping addiction. lol 2.  I just had my first granddaughter 3 days ago. 3. I love to travel. Seeing new places and trying new things.