Dropped $180 on a broker instead of going direct, and I'd do it again

Everyone on here says cut out the broker and call the carrier yourself to save cash, but my $180 broker fee got my Civic from Phoenix to Seattle in 4 days while two direct quotes sat on my car for over two weeks. Maybe I got lucky, but the dispatch guy actually picked up his phone at 9pm when the driver went quiet on me. What's your worst direct-to-carrier horror story, because I'm not convinced the savings are worth it.

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pat_park525d ago

So what did those direct carriers actually tell you when you called to ask why your car sat for two weeks? Sounds like they just didn't have a truck heading that way and never bothered to say so.

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scott.grace5d ago

Guess they figured you'd just wait and never ask questions.

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