When it comes to paying for your transport, you can basically do one of two things: pay your broker a deposit and the rest to the carrier upon delivery (sometimes upon pickup, but either way directly to the carrier) or you can pay everything to the broker up front. Why is paying up front a bad idea? Well, we explained a bit about it in this blog, but to sort of follow up, carriers don't like taking pre-paid loads. This means that they are less likely to pick your vehicle up if the broker is paying as opposed to you, because it means they have to wait for their check to show up as opposed to getting their cash directly from you. Many carriers avoid pre-pays, and as such if you pay up front (except for Alaska/Hawaii shipments, as most every company will take payment up front for that because of how much more work is involved) your car probably won't be picked up as quickly.
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