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Case Study — Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC

What DOTScreener would have flagged before CH Robinson tendered this load

In December 2017, CH Robinson brokered a load to Caribe Transport II (MC-953595). The carrier's driver rear-ended a parked trucker on I-70 in Illinois, causing a leg amputation. On May 14, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that freight brokers can be sued for negligent carrier selection. This screen shows what our system flags — using Caribe Transport's real FMCSA record, pulled live right now.

What CH Robinson Failed to Check

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA had already determined the carrier lacked adequate safety management controls

Driver qualification deficiencies

Carrier failed to ensure drivers met federal qualification standards

Hours of service violations

Drivers potentially operating fatigued or beyond legal driving limits

Maintenance deficiencies

Vehicles not properly inspected or maintained per federal standards

Elevated crash rate

Documented problematic crash history in FMCSA records

Driver cited for careless driving

The assigned driver had prior citations — discoverable through basic vetting

What DOTScreener Would Have Done

  • Pulled live FMCSA safety data the moment CH Robinson considered this carrier
  • Flagged the Conditional safety rating as an automatic FAIL
  • Detected driver qualification, HOS, and maintenance deficiencies
  • Scored the carrier as HIGH RISK with multiple checklist failures
  • Required supervisor override before any load could be tendered
  • Generated a plaintiff attack preview showing exactly how an attorney would use this data
  • Recommended: DO NOT TENDER — select a different carrier
  • Created a timestamped, hash-chained audit trail proving due diligence

Live FMCSA Data Below

The screen below uses Caribe Transport's real, current FMCSA record (MC-953595, DOT 2844870) pulled live right now. The carrier is now inactive — their authority was revoked after the incident. This is exactly what a DOTScreener review file looks like for every carrier, on every load.

Pulling live FMCSA data for MC-953595...