Pay the broker
Paying the broker means the company that took your order collects the money, then pays the carrier. You are not handing the freight charge to the driver. You still need the carrier's name and docket before pickup.
In a pay-the-broker job, your card or check goes to the broker on the contract. The broker is supposed to pay the carrier. You may pay a booking fee early and the rest before pickup, or on another schedule the contract states. The driver at the curb may be owed nothing by you. Ask, so you do not pay twice.
What you still check
The broker's authority and bond are one lookup. The carrier's authority is a second lookup, on the dispatch sheet, before the keys move. A broker bond of 75,000 dollars is not cargo insurance. If the car is damaged, the claim still needs the carrier that had possession.
How it differs from paying the carrier
Paying the carrier means the truck, or the carrier's company, collects at delivery or at assignment. Paying the broker means the arranger collects and the truck is paid behind the scenes. RideShipper is not the broker and is not the payee. The name on the receipt should match the contract.