I can understand looking at both sides of the coin, maybe when people do not know each other or don't have an established business relationship, creating concerns about timely payment for services provided.
However, I have always been hesitant to pay anyone up front. If I hire you, I have the money to pay, do the job, you get paid, its that simple. I'm not talking about other situations, for examples contracting jobs where sometimes arrangements are made for materials to be paid up front, or some similar arrangement.
You are a customer, we are not talking about a heavy rigging load requiring all kinds of resources, risk etc., you would think that a person offering hauling services, is set up with an appropriate rig, insured, and has enough cash flow to cover fuel, breakdowns, tires etc. You hire that person, they get paid, when delivery is accepted.
On a side note, there are still some honest folks around, maybe harder to find, but out there none the same. In 2002, on a phone call to Target Transport, whom was hauling for the old equipment and tractor crowd, they picked up an old caterpillar D7, in Illinois, overwidth with the blade on, and hauled it 1200 miles to my house. I've never worked with them before, but was kind of in a "Jam" as commercial haulers were as much as what I bought, he gave me a good price on the job, I paid him via a personal check, and gave $100 tip, complete strangers here.
With what you seem to be doing, fairly often, you ought to negotiate with a reputable hauler, and build a business relationship, so when you need jobs done, they are capable of providing what you need, and the billing is agreed upon, without any odd details.
I find that reputable people in business, when they know the money is good, will always be available and or helpful when you need them. Over the years in high rise construction, my own jobs in addition, I can still make a phone call, have a piece of equipment delivered, material delivered, or something hauled without hesitation because the people I do business with know the money is good, or I would not be involved with the job or whatever it is I'm doing. Having a reputation like this pays off when you need something in a hurry or an emergency, which I've had happen more than once.
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