Carrier vetting best practices, compliance updates, and legal analysis for freight brokers navigating the post-Montgomery landscape.
A plain-English breakdown of the Supreme Court's unanimous ruling in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II — what changed, what it means, and why every freight broker and shipper in America needs a documented carrier-selection process by next Monday morning.
Read articleBrokers are not the only ones who got bigger targets on their backs after Montgomery. Shippers face direct and indirect liability for the carriers their freight ends up with. Here's the legal theory, the case law trend, and the steps every shipping department should be taking right now.
The Supreme Court just ruled 9-0 that freight brokers can be sued for negligent carrier selection. Here's what the ruling means and the 5 steps every broker should take immediately.
SMS BASIC scores are the 7 safety categories FMCSA uses to evaluate carriers. After the Montgomery ruling, understanding them is no longer optional for brokers.
A step-by-step checklist of everything a freight broker should verify before tendering a load to a carrier, updated for the Montgomery v. Caribe Transport ruling.
Double brokering is freight fraud. Learn how to spot broker-only entities, verify carrier authority, and protect your loads from being illegally re-brokered.