What was once a straightforward truck-stop heist has morphed into a series of scams involving identity theft, cyber intrusion ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published a final rule tightening financial responsibility requirements for brokers and freight forwarders in an attempt to cut down on fraud and ...

At issue is the interpretation of the FAAAA’s preemption clause—specifically, whether the so-called “safety exception” allows states to regulate broker hiring through tort litigation. Freight brokers ...

Is “freight brokers” a bad word? Ok, a bad phrase? I suppose brokers in other industries face the same challenge with respect to image. Society has certainly hung a negative rap around the necks of ...

Whether you’re a motor carrier that works with brokers or you’re thinking of spinning off your own freight brokerage business from your fleet operations, you need to know about surety bonds, also ...

Double-brokering freight fraud is a major concern for shippers, carriers and logistics providers worldwide, costing the industry around $100 million per year. This type of fraud occurs when a freight ...

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I., Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of ongoing efforts to help assureds mitigate loss and manage costs, Falvey's legal team has appointed a National Coordinating Counsel to ...

Becoming an owner-operator can be both exhilarating and scary. While you can enjoy operating your own business without having to answer to an employer, you'll also need to worry about obtaining loads ...

One of the nation's fastest growing insurance brokers in the transportation and logistics industry said Monday it will add another 100 jobs and invest another $1.3 million at its Chattanooga ...

A new bid to bring together independent owner-operators and other carriers with authority -- a bid to build business with shippers, bypassing freight middlemen -- is in its early stages out of Canton, ...

When a trucking company or owner operator sends emails to brokers with their truck availability, oftentimes those emails go into a black hole and are never seen. That’s bad news for the broker and the ...