The kind of disclosure I'm talking about is possible , and I believe it can be practical, however, there are many things that would have to happen to enforce it. Shippers would be required to prepare a special documentation for each load including the load and the conditions along with the price and signed by someone one on a list of approved signers. This documentation would be faxed to the carrier by whomsoever the intermediary is along with the rate confirmation. When the carrier gets to the shipper he can check the signature on the shippers approved to sign list in order to confirm that the shipper indeed documented the Load Information Price Sheet

There needs to be a way of validating the price and the carrier on the load should have a legal right to know the price. The trucker is smart to know the market and what it should bring but the price should be accessible to all carriers entering into an agreement to haul a load and it should be available by minimal electronic means such as a fax machine which the Trucker can have access to through a Truck-stop in the event he either does not have internet or it is not available or operational.

Furthermore the transactions need to be handled through an escrow like with a real estate transaction, this way if there is any question about who gets what the escrow company can hold the moneys until the transaction is agreed upon by all parties according to the agreement and or any judgment handed down concerning the matter.It may sound like a lot of red tape but I have had many times when even after the Brokers dispatched me with a rate confirmation that I was due monies that I never got because the broker refuse to interpret a layover as a layover or a truck ordered not used as a truck ordered not used. Therefore I believe legally there should be a legal process which protects the trucker, one that does not allow the Broker or the big trucking companies handle the monies.