Transportation Intermediaries Association

Check Call: TIA’s annual fraud report spotlights surge in incidents

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The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) has released its April 2025 “State of Fraud in the Industry” report, revealing a significant surge in freight fraud incidents that are impacting 3PLs and freight brokers nationwide. From Sept. 1, 2024, through Feb. 28, 2025, there were 1,611 fraud reports filed across seven key categories — an increase of 65% from the prior eight-month reporting period.

Key findings:

  • Truckload freight as primary target: An overwhelming 97% of...

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Fraud flowers in April showers

The Transportation Intermediaries Association’s (TIA) April 2025 Fraud Report, the second in its ongoing series, delivers a powerful message this week: Freight fraud is escalating in both volume and complexity, and even the most vigilant companies are struggling to keep pace.

Based on six months of the company’s Watchdog platform data and a member survey conducted in early 2025, the report paints a detailed picture. While the industry has made strides in prevention, fraudsters continue to...

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Industry unites for Freight Fraud Symposium in Dallas

FreightWaves is set to host its first-ever Freight Fraud Symposium and Fraud Fighters Awards ceremony on May 14 in Dallas. The event will address the rising threat of fraud in the transportation sector and recognize innovative solutions that are helping to mitigate the impact of this burgeoning criminal crime.

Freight fraud costs the industry millions of dollars annually and erodes trust throughout the supply chain. Chris Burroughs, president of the Transportation Intermediaries Association...

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3PL Summit: Addressing fraud in the industry

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit on Wednesday February 26.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: State of the 3PL Industry

DETAILS: In this keynote conversation, Chris Burroughs, president and CEO of the Transportation Intermediaries Association, joins FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell to discuss the state of the 3PL industry – from efforts to combat rising fraud to what to expect for the rest of the year from TIA.

KEY QUOTES FROM BURROUGHS:

“Fraud isn’t a new issue to the industry. Back in...

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Los federales analizan otro vistazo a las reglas del contrato de Broker de camiones

WASHINGTON-La administración Trump ha dado una renovada esperanza a los propietarios y operadores de los camiones que el gobierno les facilitará revisar los registros de transacciones de los corredores para combatir los supuestos rabos de precios y ayudar a garantizar que obtengan un precio justo por transportar la carga. La Administración Federal de Seguridad de […]

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Feds taking another look at truck-broker contract rules

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has given renewed hope to truck owner-operators that the government will make it easier for them to review broker transaction records to combat alleged price gouging and help ensure they get a fair price for hauling freight.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is reopening the comment period for its “Transparency in Property Broker Transactions” notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) at the request of the Small Business in Transportation Coalition....

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Lawmakers reintroduce anti-fraud freight bill

WASHINGTON — The growing threat of freight fraud in trucking has led to another effort by Congress to crack down on scammers that steal millions from legitimate brokers and motor carriers.

Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House of Representatives by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington’s nonvoting delegate in the House, would give the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration more power over fake companies attempting to register with the agency.

Specifically, the Household...

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Fight over truck broker contracts awaits Trump’s next move

WASHINGTON — In May 2020, President Donald Trump sided with owner-operators lining the National Mall with their rigs protesting alleged price gouging by truck brokers.

“All they want is to be treated fairly, and we’re going to treat them fairly,” Trump told hosts of the morning show “Fox & Friends” at the time. “They’re great people, and they’re successful. They have these big, beautiful trucks. … They’re not asking for much, so we’re going to take care of them.”

Truckers demonstrating in...

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FMCSA proposes new rules on broker transparency

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have issued a long-awaited proposed rule in response to allegations of fraud in the rate-making process raised by owner-operators against truck brokers.

In May 2020, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and the Small Business in Transportation Coalition petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to improve broker transparency.

OOIDA’s petition requested that brokers automatically provide transaction information within 48 hours of the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-proposes-new-rules-on-broker-transparency

Check Call: Freight fraud has many faces, none of them pretty

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