So how do I check an Agent? I have this guy that was advertising to get more help and will train FREE now trying to get me to work up a Database for all kinds of Freight Shippers and Freight Delivers (You Guys)

Need to know if it is all Smoke

Marty Thomas is his name and NJ is his location

He was advertising on clickload.com

I am a web developer first and a wannabie trucker second but with my no luck in finding a company that wants my old butt I am looking at a different angle.

 

I am not familiar with this guy. If he is an agent then he represents a broker or carrier. You could ask for references. You could also talk to someone with his company. He may just want to use you to do his prospecting.

 

Ok in his ad said he was hireing many more agents so it looks like he is either a brokerage or trying to look like one.

He was looking for someone in AZ saying he has no agents there. But it should not matter anyway with using the phone. I am looking to do this from home as I am on my computer everyday anyway for the past 20 plus years.

Well I am working up a very nice data base for companys and truckers to find each other on so maybe I will just keep working on this application for myself.

If he will not answer all my questions.

What should I be asking?

Shouldn't he have some kind of lic or authority plus a Bond?

It would be very easy for me to add a Load Board also into the application.

Thanks

 

Ask for his MC number, that's a good start.

 

If he is booking freight then he will either need motor carrier or broker authority. No_worries is correct about asking for his MC number. Once you have his number you can go to the fmcra website and check his authority. There is more information available on him on the site. If he is a broker he will need a bond. It is easy to see whether his bond is in effect and whether it has been filed on.

 

Tomorrow I get a bunch of info plus his MC number so I can make since out of it.

I will check his number, I have the web site to do that.
Does 50% of Gross Profit sound right to broker for another company?
Guess that is what is left after paying the Carrier for the load.

My application I am doing is going well but I have my doubts if Motor Freight Carriers and Shippers would pay another company to have that info at hand.

I'm saving a domain for another project

www.wereloaded.com

 

GB are you building a Shipper database and a Carrier database? I have been chasing freight and collecting shippers daily for over 10 years now. I have binders filling 3 boxes (paper reams) and dont know where, how to save in my computer. I started using spreadsheets, but it lugged the computer speed so, I quit storing in computer and continue to update the binders and we work different areas/binders. My point is maybe we can combine my shipper info with your computer info for a win-win situation.

 

Load It

The general plan is something like that but have Shippers and Carriers use a input form and put their info in and it goes directly into a database.
Then they have access to all the data for a small fee. Right now I am more or less trying out different data base applications to see which one is best for the job. This may be a slow process because now I am learning to be a Transportation Agent, Shipping Broker, call it anything you want but I am stepping out into the big world with Regal, Inc and as of today working under their MC #

Funny today I was suppose to start driving school in Missoula for W/S but they killed that idea for me. Maybe at my age (65) being an agent in a warm Home Office is better. Now I got to make my computer work for me. Get on couple load boards and also call hundreds of companys from lists they are providing right now. I'm just working AZ companys right now. Marty has ideas for me but I also have some of my own.

Don't tell me I am crazy, I already have known that.

:lol:

 

GB- if that is Regal Services out of NY, they are good people. If not, I dont know them, but you have to get your feet wet somewhere.

 

Out of New Egypt, NJ