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Broker Fraud • Credit Risk • Double-Brokering Protection

Broker Fraud & Credit Safety Index

Score a broker from 1 to 10 before booking freight. Check identity risk, authority age, payment strength, rate behavior, paperwork, phone/email red flags, and double-brokering indicators.

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Broker Screening Tool

Check Broker Risk Before You Dispatch

Select broker basics, kill-switch flags, and warning signs to generate a safety score, suggested action, risk summary, and verification guidance.

Broker Risk Inputs

Enter Broker Screening Details

Use official records, factoring/credit status, callback verification, rate confirmation, BOL, and shipper details before dispatching.

Broker Basics
Kill-Switch Flags
High-Risk Flags
Medium / Paperwork Flags
Broker Safety Snapshot

Verify broker identity before booking.

Start with official callback verification, active authority, bond status, credit approval, matching email domain, clean paperwork, and BOL consistency.

Safety Index
10/10
Suggested Action
Bookable
Risk Points
0
10/10
Extremely Safe

Normal verification still required.

1 Risky 5 Review 10 Safe

Safety Index

10/10

1 means extremely risky. 10 means extremely safe.

Suggested Action

Bookable

Recommended action before accepting the load.

Kill-Switch Flags

0

Any kill-switch flag can override the score.

Total Risk Points

0

Risk points from broker age, credit, DTP, rate, and warning signs.

Normal Verification Required Broker looks safer based on selected inputs, but still verify authority, bond, credit, callback number, email domain, paperwork, shipper details, and BOL before hauling.
Broker Risk Breakdown

Broker Safety Summary

Broker Name -
Broker MC -
Authority Age Risk 0
Credit / Factoring Risk 0
Days-to-Pay Risk 0
Rate Behavior Risk 0
Warning Flag Risk 0
Final Broker Safety Index 10/10
Methodology

How the Broker Safety Index is Calculated

The score starts at 10. Risk points are added for broker authority age, credit/factoring status, days-to-pay, rate behavior, and selected warning signs. The more risk points selected, the lower the safety score becomes.

10 Extremely safe profile. Normal verification still required before booking.
8–9 Generally safe. Verify authority, bond, email domain, callback, rate con, and credit.
6–7 Review needed. Some risk exists. Confirm broker identity and payment strength before dispatch.
4–5 High caution. Owner/manager approval recommended before sending packet or assigning truck.
2–3 Very risky. Avoid unless every concern is resolved through official verified records.
1 Extremely risky. Reject if a kill-switch flag is present or identity cannot be verified.
Kill-switch override: Kill-switch flags override the normal score because they are common signs of identity theft, double-brokering, cargo diversion, payment fraud, or data theft. If any kill-switch flag is selected, the Safety Index is forced to 1/10.
Important: This is a screening tool, not a legal guarantee or credit report. A broker can look safe and still create payment, cargo, or identity risk. Always verify through official records before dispatching a truck.