Augustus Brokerage Exposed: Industry Alert on Non-Payment, Fraud, and Unprofessional Conduct
Augustus Brokerage / Augustus Transport LLC, operating under DOT #2113218, MC #795476, and D-U-N-S #45-251715, has become a name that shippers and carriers alike are warned in order to avoid. What began as a simple business transaction with Baker Transport has now escalated right into a documented case of non-payment, total no communication, and unethical behavior. Despite multiple freight services successfully rendered by Baker Transport, Augustus Brokerage still did not pay the owed invoice. Even more egregiously, the business blocked Baker Transport's phone number, eliminating all kinds of contact in what appears to be a deliberate evasion of contractual responsibility. This brokerage, which operates from 265 Oak Grove Road, Swansea, South Carolina 29160, has now been flagged across various logistics and trucking communities. Reports suggest that similar patterns of deception have occurred with carriers—raising serious concerns about the corporation’s operational ethics and long-term viability. Carriers depend on brokers for timely, honest, and transparent compensation. Brokers depend upon shippers' trust. Augustus Brokerage has failed both. Their business number 800-403-5840 is currently linked to repeated complaints of ghosting, invoice dodging, and bad faith negotiations. If you are a shipper seeking a dependable broker, or perhaps a carrier looking to stop fraudulent intermediaries, permitted this to be your warning: Do not work with Augustus Brokerage or Augustus Transportation LLC. Shippers beware. Carriers stay clear, This is a name that may not be trusted in the industry of freight or logistics. Do not work with Worst freight broker in SC