Carrier safety

Loads here are entered by posters. dytch reviews reports and new posters, but review is not a guarantee of identity, load legitimacy or payment. Before you haul anything:

• Call a number you looked up yourself. Find the broker or shipper's official number independently and confirm the load and the person you are dealing with.
• Check authority and bond. For a broker, look up their MC number in FMCSA's Licensing & Insurance system (li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov) and confirm brokerage authority is active with a bond on file. FMCSA's SAFER lookup is a good way to confirm the company's identity. Shippers do not need an MC number.
• Get it in writing. A signed rate confirmation with the rate, lanes, dates and detention terms before you roll.
• Never pay to get a load. Advance-fee requests are the classic load-board scam. Report them.
• Watch for lookalikes. Scammers copy real companies with slightly different emails or phone numbers. If anything feels off, walk away and report it.

If a load here turns out to be fake, use the Report button on the load. Reports go to a person for review.