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Can a dispatcher invoice the broker or take payment from the factoring company?

That is a risk. FMCSA lists taking payment from a broker or factoring company, or handling part of that money exchange, as a factor pointing to needing broker authority. The safer pattern is that the carrier pays you.

Under FMCSA's guidance a dispatch service on the not-needed side takes no billing or payment from the broker, third-party logistics company or factoring company, and is paid by the carrier under a written agreement.

Some dispatchers coordinate with the factoring company so the carrier's money arrives in the carrier's account first and the dispatcher invoices the carrier. That keeps the dispatcher out of the money path.

General information, not legal advice. Rules change. Check the sources and talk to a transportation lawyer before you sign or start.

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