Carrier vetting, MC numbers, safety scores, insurance verification, and contract terms. How to build a network that actually delivers.
Most owner-operators fund operating cash through factoring, and their factors maintain internal broker scores that determine which brokers carriers prefer to cover for. The brokers winning capacity in a tightening market are the ones reading their own score correctly.
DAT linehaul is up 25% YoY and carriers are choosing which brokers to cover for. Pay-program design is now a capacity strategy — here's what the competitive 2026 program actually looks like.
Accessorials run 5 to 15% of brokerage revenue and 100% of the margin gap on thin lanes. Most brokers leave a quarter of it on the table on weak documentation alone.
Working-capital lines, equipment loans, and warehouse build-out financing each fit different stages. Compare options from vetted partners and run the math for your lane mix.