Transportation-only collection agency that recovers unpaid freight charges for motor carriers on full contingency, with a free broker database and weekly broker risk alerts.
Services
Who it serves
Overview
Reesor & Associates, which operates under the brand Transportation Recovery, is a collection agency that works only for motor carriers owed money on freight. Its site describes the firm as exclusive to the transportation industry and says it focuses on carriers that hauled a load and were not paid by a broker, shipper or consignee.
The firm puts heavy weight on small carriers. Its home page says small carriers make up more than 95 percent of the industry and argues that they bore most of the losses from broker failures in recent years. It also says it monitors more than 30,000 freight brokers, with data updated daily, and publishes weekly alerts on broker failures, bond claims and high-risk accounts.
The firm's president, J. Reesor, is described on the company page as an industry pioneer in double-payment liability recovery with more than 20 years of experience.
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Services
The core service is collecting unpaid freight broker debt. The site lists cases where the broker has closed, gone bankrupt or is involved in a double-payment dispute, which is the situation where a shipper paid the broker but the broker never paid the carrier.
The firm also says it challenges offsets, meaning deductions a broker withholds from a carrier's payment. When a claim needs legal action, it offers legal forwarding and says it advances filing fees and upfront costs for qualifying claims.
On the risk side, Reesor publishes a searchable database of FMCSA authorities, known debtors and brokers pending revocation, plus weekly broker alerts and a blog. Carriers can use these to check a broker before booking a load, separate from any collection placement.
Who it is for
The Get Paid page says the service is designed exclusively for carriers. That makes it a fit for owner-operators, small fleets and midsize carriers with an unpaid invoice, especially when the broker has stopped answering, lost its authority or gone out of business.
Carriers dealing with deductions they did not agree to, or with a shipper that claims it already paid the broker, are in the firm's stated focus area. Brokers and shippers looking to collect their own receivables are not the target audience here.
Carriers who are not ready to place an account can still use the broker search and weekly alerts as a free screening tool.
How working with them works
Placing an account takes three steps. First, the carrier gives its contact information, MC number and DOT number. Second, it adds the debtor's information, including the broker's name, MC number, DOT number and the amount owed. Third, it uploads documents such as the rate confirmation, invoice, bill of lading and proof of delivery. The site says documents can be sent online or by email and are reviewed the same day, after which a collector contacts the carrier to discuss next steps.
The firm works on 100 percent contingency with no upfront cost. Its stated rate depends on the age of the invoice, the amount owed, whether the debtor is still in business and whether court action is needed, so you need to contact the firm for a rate. In its words, "If you don't get paid, neither do we."
The contact page lists phone hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central, Monday through Friday.
Questions to ask before you sign
What contingency rate applies to my account, given its age and whether the broker is still operating? Ask for it in writing, along with any change in rate if the file goes to court.
Is there a minimum claim size, and will you take a single small invoice?
Will you file or help with a claim against the broker's BMC-84 surety bond or BMC-85 trust, and how fast? Many carriers often claim against the same bond, so timing matters.
How will you handle the federal time limit to sue for freight charges, generally 18 months from delivery under 49 U.S.C. 14705, if my invoice is already old?
When you advance filing fees for legal forwarding, are those costs ever charged back to me if the case is lost?
Which states license your collectors, and which attorneys do you forward to?
How often will I get updates on my account, and in what form?
Company background
The company page says J. Reesor previously founded a freight collection agency and later sold it, then took a break before building the current firm. The firm cites more than two decades of experience in transportation collections. It does not publish a founding year for Reesor & Associates itself.
The website does not list a street address. A Cargo Credible directory listing gives the firm's address as 1090 Main Street, Building A, Southaven, Mississippi 38671, and the firm's own contact page lists a Memphis-area phone number.
Reesor & Associates is active on YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn. The firm does not publish employee counts or recovery totals.
Sources
Information compiled from public sources. Last verified November 2026. Confirm details directly with the company.
