Does LaneLynx work under my own authority?

Yes. That’s the whole point. You keep your MC, your truck, and your rates. LaneLynx works for you the way a dispatcher does: it finds, negotiates, and handles paperwork, but the authority, the loads, and the money are yours.

How does LaneLynx actually talk to brokers?

Real phone calls, in a real voice. LaneLynx opens above the posted rate, works the counter, and closes professionally. Every call lands in your chat as a full transcript with the outcome, so you can read exactly what was said.

Do I get a say before anything is booked?

Always. You set your minimum before LaneLynx dials, and nothing books below it. If a broker counters under your floor, the decision comes back to you: accept, pass, or send LaneLynx back in.

What happens after the load is booked?

LaneLynx checks the rate con against the agreed rate, starts the detention clock at the dock, and tracks your invoice until the money actually lands. If a broker cancels on you after dispatch, it files the TONU claim by phone.

A flat fee, never a percentage of your loads. A dispatch service taking 5–10% of a $2,700 load costs you $135–270 every haul; LaneLynx won’t work that way. Exact pricing comes with your early-access invite.

We onboard in waves, in waitlist order. Every new driver gets real attention during setup, so we keep the waves small. Join the list and we’ll email you when your spot opens.

Getting paid

How to check if a freight broker is legit before you haul

July 30, 2026 · 6 min read

The fastest way to haul a load for free is to haul it for a broker who can’t or won’t pay. Before you accept a load from a broker you don’t know, run this check — it takes a couple of minutes and it’s the cheapest insurance in trucking.

1. Confirm their operating authority (FMCSA)

Every legitimate freight broker has active broker authority registered with the FMCSA. Look up their MC number in the FMCSA SAFER system and confirm:

Authority is active (not revoked, not pending, not inactive).
They actually hold broker authority for the freight they’re brokering.
The company name and MC match what’s on the rate confirmation.

Revoked or dead authority is a hard stop. If the paperwork doesn’t match the FMCSA record, don’t haul.

2. Check for the $75,000 bond

Federal law requires brokers to carry a $75,000 surety bond (the BMC-84) or trust. That bond is what you’d file against if the broker doesn’t pay. A broker with no bond on file, or a bond in the process of being cancelled, is a serious red flag — it means there’s nothing standing behind their promise to pay you.

3. Look at how they pay — and how fast

Authority and a bond say a broker is legal; they don’t say a broker is good. Before you commit, check their payment reputation:

Days to pay: credit reports (Ansonia, TransCredit, or your factoring company) show average days-to-pay. 30 is normal; 60+ is a warning.
Credit score: most factoring companies will tell you whether they’ll even factor a given broker — a refusal tells you a lot.
Carrier reviews: other carriers’ experiences flag slow-pay and no-pay brokers before you get burned.

4. Trust the mismatches

Small inconsistencies are often the tell: an email domain that doesn’t match the company, a rate con from a different entity than the one you’re talking to, pressure to skip the setup packet, or a rate that’s suspiciously high for the lane. Double brokering and identity fraud both start with details that don’t line up. When something feels off, verify before you roll.

Where LaneLynx fits

LaneLynx runs the FMCSA check live before it books you with any broker — authority status, the $75K bond, out-of-service flags — and surfaces problems beforethe handshake, not after the invoice goes unpaid. You can also just ask it “is this broker legit?” any time. Vetting the broker is the front half of getting paid; the back half is the follow-up on detention, TONU, and the invoice itself.