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 ...

Freight brokers, like trucking companies, have traditionally represented the American spirit of independence and entrepreneurship. Some people, however, fear that the changes brought about by the ...

This story appears in the July 23 print edition of Transport Topics. A provision in the recently enacted federal transportation legislation aimed at protecting truckers and shippers by dramatically ...

This Letter to the Editor appears in the Aug. 15 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. There are two points to make here, beginning with a question about road safety: How ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Tuesday announced it is extending the comment period for a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) offering rules to change broker and freight forwarder ...

A significant drawback of establishing motor carrier authority and relying on brokers -- particularly brokers with whom you have only scant history of doing business -- is the risk of nonpayment.

Agency: "Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department of Transportation (DOT)." SUMMARY: FMCSA amends the regulations pertaining to financial responsibility requirements for brokers ...

NEW PLYMOUTH, Idaho & SCHAUMBURG, Ill. & PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ITS Financial Services, LLC announces the addition of a high quality 75K surety bond as part of its Diamond Broker program.

Trucking plays a major role in the nation’s economy–according to the American Trucking Association, those big wheels generated $346 billion in gross revenues in the most recently calculated year, ...