Six bags of future gravel for the low price of $180, that has to be some kind of record. Two weeks in the yard is nothing, that stuff should last months if it was fresh when you bought it, so they sold you old stock and smiled while they did it. Try a real masonry yard instead of the big box, they move product fast enough that it never gets a chance to turn.

Heard a podcast a while back where this guy who moved cars for a living said the DOT number is the one thing a broker can't fake, since it ties straight to their safety record and insurance. He said if they dodge the question or keep stalling, that alone tells you plenty. Checked the FMCSA site myself after that and you can see complaints and out of service stuff right there in the open. My rule now is no DOT number, no deposit, and I don't care how good the price sounds. Pays to be a little annoying up front instead of chasing your car around for a month.