Free Broker Vetting Checklist

Sign Nothing You Haven't Vetted. 16 Checks Before The Rate Con.

Double-brokering and non-payment are two of the biggest cash-flow killers in trucking, and both rely on you skipping the boring checks. Work the list; the score keeps the honest tally. Saved in your browser only.

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Cost per mileYour true weekly cost per loaded mile — fixed costs, fuel, deadhead, dispatch fee — and the breakeven and target rates to quote from.

Profit per loadWhat one load actually pays after fuel, wear, fees, and tolls — net dollars, cash margin, and the real rate per all-in mile.

Dispatch ROISelf-dispatch vs a dispatch service, in your numbers: the rate lift that pays for the fee, the hours you get back, and the weekly difference.

Empty seatWhat an unseated truck costs you a day, what one driver turn costs end to end, and what a year of turnover comes to — in contribution, not gross.

Recruiting funnelWhere your CDL applicants disappear stage by stage, what a driver who stays actually costs, and which leak is worth fixing first.

Detention recoveryWhat the hours you spent sitting were worth, what the shipper's terms actually owe you, and what a cancelled load should have paid.

Deadhead recoveryWhat your empty miles cost over a year, and what each point of deadhead reduction is worth back to the fleet.