Double-brokering scams cost the transportation industry more than $100M per year!

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Is Double Brokering Legal?

Brokers said that double brokering has been around since shippers started relying on brokerages to find trucks to haul their freight. Most agree that it’s legal as long as the shipper consents to the arrangement and the carrier hired to haul the load is also privy to the details and is paid…

Trucking Company Appalled at $9,000+ Bill for Post-Flood Tow

According to Click on Detroit News, a GM Freight truck driver was stuck in traffic on Interstate 94 and Livernois Avenue when the flood waters began to rise, leaving him with no choice but to abandon the waterlogged rig…

Dynamics of Truck Driver Pay

Driver wages and benefits remain a top cost for commercial carriers and a top concern for drivers, who are becoming more and more difficult to find. To further compound an already big issue in the industry, trucking’s longstanding per-mile, activity-based compensation structure for drivers can be not only inconsistent, but it can be incredibly confusing at times…

Yes, That Week-Long Driver Crackdown is Less Than Two Weeks Away

The CVSA’s Operation Safe Driver Week 2021 will take place July 11 — 17. During the week-long effort, law enforcement officers across the country will be patrolling for commercial motor vehicle drivers and passenger vehicle drivers engaging in risky driving behaviors in or around a commercial motor vehicle. Officers will issue warnings or citations to violators…

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