Car Transporters - ways to eliminate/mitigate risks

I read the previous thread on this and thought I could shed some industry knowledge on prevention since I work in the trucking insurance industry.

-As previously mentioned, it's much safer to use a known trucking carrier directly. But when I did, I requested a certificate of insurance to make sure they had a large enough cargo limit to cover the contents of ALL cars transported. In this case, they had a $2,000,000 limit.

-If you're dealing with a freight broker, it's their duty to make sure that whoever they sub the job to is legit and adequately covered. However, it's often a young freight broker focused on volume and perhaps not vetting the carrier like they should.*

*In this instance, I would recommend asking the broker for the following info:
-MC # of the trucking company. On www.safersys.org you can view how long their authority has been active, their public insurance filings and even some safety info/violations... etc...
-I would also ask the broker to provide the certificate of insurance and the truck VIN # of the truck that will move your vehicle. Then I'd call the insurance agency and verify coverage and the VIN of their truck.
(I'd confirm that this truck is in-fact the trucking picking up your vehicle)

Cargo theft has been trending up.
Fraudsters often identify expensive freight on a load boards, provide a fake certificate of insurance just hoping they can show up and drive off with the freight. We've dodged a few bullets when we've had freight brokers call us or call the "real" trucking company to verify a pick up.

PM me if you'd like any help