Systematic Issues with the Freight Agent Model with Dylan Admire

In this Art of Supply interview, Kelly Barner speaks with Dylan Admire, CEO and Owner of Freight Essentials. His company has brought two RICO lawsuits against connected brokerages, claiming multi-party intent to defraud customers and business partners through anticompetitive tactics.
The series of relationships that make the freight industry work is like a supply chain in and of itself. Under the freight agent model, agents help shippers find capacity through brokers who hold carrier contracts, facilitate financing and payments, and carry the MC number under which the agent operates.
When this model works well, everyone wins-but when it doesn’t work as all of the parties expect, the fallout can be substantial.
Listen to this episode to hear:
How the freight agent model is supposed to work-and what can happen if it doesn’t work as everyone expects
The current status of his lawsuits and ideal outcome
Why he has made the decision to speak out when others might have stayed quiet
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