Show overview
Stop The Scam! launched in 2024 and has put out 45 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 50 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 1h and 1h 13m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 1.1 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2024, with 32 episodes published. Published by The Double Broker Bounty Hunter.
From the publisher
Fighting freight fraud within the transportation industry. We discuss topics related to double brokering, collecting unpaid freight invoices, dispatch relativity, DOT regulations, any compliance issues in the transportation industry as it affects the average motor carrier. We will frequent special guests, topics, and Q&A sessions.
Latest Episodes
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Ep 49Anniversary Show!
John and Kate celebrate our first anniversary show and we are brining on our biggest supporters to party with us!
Ep 48Compliance and Safety with Wattsman Diesel House
John and Kate host the Safety and compliance guru behind the new consulting company, Wattsman Diesel House and the Sonic Safety podcast. Special Guest: Sam Watts
Ep 47Fake Claims
John and Kate look at big brokers using claims as a revenue stream, especially among the large 3-letter types.. Special Guest: Shane McKinney - Freight-Medic
Ep 45A Peek at the Transportation Industry Legislative Agenda
As we work off the newly found weight of the holiday season, we are exploring the upcoming year and administration's legislative agenda for Transportation. We will explore all of the new initiatives and the legal implications that may come about. Special Guest: Henry (Hank) Seaton, Seaton & Husk L.P.
Ep 46A Lesson in Vetting
John and Kate will be exploring what both sides of the coin can do to vet each other responsibly with respect. Headliner Guest: Claudia Catlett - "Freight Fraud Femme Fatale" - Compliance & Claims Manager for General Transport
Ep 44Lounge Media Group Holiday Party
The gang enters the holidays looking back on highlights of 2024.
Ep 42Transparency Debate: Discussion on FMCSA Rulemaking for 49 CFR 371.3
As we come off of the holiday stupor and back into the business of logistics and transportation, we are revisiting broker compliance procedures to see what needs to happen to ensure the good and safe carriers aren't boxed out. Grab some leftover pumpkin pie and settle in! Special Guests: Claudia Catlett - Fraud Fighter Extraordinaire, Compliance Manager at General Transportation Dale Prax - Unofficial Quality Assurance Department of the FMCSA, Owner of Freight Validate
Ep 41Overhauling Broker Compliance to Support Safe Carriers
OOIDA staff has provided significant feedback regarding the changes to Carrier 411's FreightGuard Reports program. OOIDA Executive Vice President, Lewie Pugh will be joining John and Kate to discuss what they think needs to happen with C411 to best support carriers and the industry as a whole.
Ep 26Carrier Assure's "SuspectBroker" Reports: Did They Just Open Pandora's Box?
The week, our panel will review and discuss the implications this "First of its kind" service giving carriers the ability to fire back at brokers for bad behavior. We will do a live demo on the air, and be taking questions from the audience.
Ep 38Revolutionizing Broker Compliance: Ensuring Safe Carriers Aren't Disqualified
Special Guest: Danielle Spinelli - MyCarrierPortal Also on the panel: Jennifer Chrestman - Tucker Albin and Associates Hunter Woodfin - Co-host: The Logistics Lounge Claudia Catlett - General Transportation Inc (Unconfirmed) Bill Robinson - VP, Wellington Companies (Unconfirmed) With this week's panel, John and Kate will debate the need for a shift in how Broker Compliance teams evaluate carriers. Learn about the current challenges that lead to safe carriers being unfairly disqualified and discover innovative strategies to improve evaluation procedures. Join the conversation on ensuring safety and reliability in the transportation industry!
Ep 37Broker Carrier Summit Recap
John and Kate get the details of discussions and highlights from last week's BCS conference. The hosts of the Logistics Lounge will be on hand to share their experiences from this groundbreaking conference!
Ep 36Ready for Old Man Winter
This week we are preparing for the winter. We are also still fighting fraud by way of bad dispatch services who don't understand the rules or are blatantly violating them.
Ep 35To the Rescue! The Bodacious Cowboy on Helene Recovery in NC
This week we check in with Jeff Dickinson of RGTX Logistics Solutions and The Bodacious Cowboy podcast as he works to build networks to support disaster relief.
Ep 34Has Carrier411 gone too far?
Carrier 411 has again expanded its list of FreightGuard offenses, giving brokers more reasons to inflict extreme economic hardship against innocent carriers.
Ep 33A Small Broker's Struggle
A Small Brokers Struggle
Ep 32Crazy Monday!
Updates on out ongoing investigations and answering fan questions.
Ep 31Fighting Insurance Fraud
This week's guest is Drew Wilder of Vicarious Liability Risk Management LLC. We will be going over some fake COIs and discussing techniques on how to rapidly evaluate the viability of a carrier's coverage.
Ep 30Proper Ethics in Dispatching
John and Kate dive into the ethics behind dispatching - What makes a proper dispatch service?
Ep 29Women In Logistics
We are putting special focus on Women In Logistics this week. Among our guests is he winner of the 2023 OTR Solutions' Women In Logistics Leadership Award, Gretchen Long.
Ep 28Freight Validate and MyCarrierPortal: A Match Made in Scammer's Hell!
This week's special guests include Dale Prax of Freight Validate, and Meg Boaz of MyCarrierPortal. They will be talking about how their new integration will change the industry for the better! Watch out, scammers!