Transportation Intermediaries Association

Check Call: Gains find their way into the 3PL space

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Everyone’s favorite group, the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA), has put out the “3PL Market...

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How freight fraud became the perfect crime

Freight fraud has become an all-too-familiar term in the transportation and logistics sectors in recent years. Although fraud has long been a challenge in the field, industry experts observe that these criminals have evolved alongside FreightTech, leaving supply chain participants uncertain about who will bear the burden of finding solutions.

Recently, FreightWaves has received numerous reports of sophisticated freight fraud schemes. 

There is the classic double-brokering scheme, in which a...

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House lawmakers introduce bill to combat freight fraud

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill to crack down on scam freight brokers and trucking companies is receiving rare, near-unanimous support from all sectors of the industry.

The Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act, introduced by Democratic Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington’s nonvoting delegate in the House, and Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Miss., targets fraudulent actors in the household goods sector.

However, new, stricter registration requirements and enforcement provisions in the...

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TIA chief: In tough times, strengthening broker-carrier ties is vital

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

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How maintaining broker/carrier relationships is essential in a down market

DETAILS: Anne Reinke, the president and CEO of the Transportation Intermediaries Association, talks about the natural tension between brokers and carriers and how it can be overcome.

KEY QUOTES FROM ANNE REINKE:

“There’s always a level of distrust. So how you combat that in a down market is particularly interesting because brokers...

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TIA warns Congress of rampant fraud in trucking

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WASHINGTON — Rampant fraud in trucking has become an $800 million problem and the Federal Motor...

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Feds told to start rating ‘unrated’ trucking companies for safety

WASHINGTON — Major trucking companies and brokers who book their freight are pressuring the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to attach a safety rating to carriers operating without such a rating — a situation that exists for over 90% of the freight market.

The concern comes as FMCSA looks at developing a new way to verify when a motor carrier is fit to operate trucks in interstate commerce, known as a safety fitness determination (SFD). The agency issued a preliminary advance notice...

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FMCSA tightens regulations to prevent fraud by brokers

WASHINGTON — Trucking companies should be better protected against unpaid claims that are due them from brokers under a new rule issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

The rule, proposed earlier this year and made final on Wednesday, amends regulations addressing broker and freight forwarder responsibility.

“This final rule will result in benefits to motor carriers resulting from a decrease in the claims against brokers that go unpaid,” FMCSA stated.

“FMCSA will immediately...

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Capitol Hill panel debates truck speed limiters, broker fraud

WASHINGTON — At a Capitol Hill hearing on regulations that keep the trucking industry from efficiently moving the nation’s freight, owner-operator representatives testified that the biggest impediment may be a speed limiter regulation yet to be rolled out.

“All kinds of studies show that when all traffic flows at the same speed, it’s much safer for everyone,” Lewie Pugh, executive vice president of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, told the highway subcommittee of the House...

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FMCSA shuts door on brokers in rate transparency dispute

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WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied a rulemaking petition by the...

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TIA to work with charity to provide broker jobs for visually impaired

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The Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired (CABVI) and freight brokerage trade...

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