Fraud Guard: Checking a Broker Before You Commit a Truck to Them

Double brokering, phantom brokers, non-paying shippers — the fraud schemes in freight are well-documented and still catch experienced drivers, because there's rarely time to run a real background check on a broker before you commit to a load.

Fraud Guard looks up a broker or shipper by MC number or DOT number and surfaces authority status, years in business, and safety rating — before you haul, not after you've delivered and are waiting on a payment that never comes.

Why it matters: a fraudulent load doesn't just cost you the freight — it costs you the fuel, the hours, and the truck time you can't get back. Catching it before you accept the load is the only version of this problem that has a good outcome.

Where it connects: Fraud Guard's broker/shipper intelligence is the same foundation feeding Fleet Shield's carrier risk screening at scale — one contacts intelligence layer, used by an individual driver checking a single broker or a fleet screening dozens of carrier relationships at once.