Have been messaging with @jasonputney who has shared a great perspective on liability with carrier vetting. Jason, all the points you make are very valid. We can relate back to who should be liable for securing a shipment, the shipper or the carrier? This should be assigned to the shipper as they know their product. Driver does state they need reworked and shipper is upset. In the case of vetting carriers, broker represents the carrier they select. The challenge still sits with FMCSA/DOT not being able to vet carriers prior to giving them a MC#, then 92% are unrated for safety. In that case should the FEDS not have to take more ownership for putting the bad actors in position to commit fraud. The below anyone can google/AI Shippers held liable in nuclear transportation verdict The recent legal precedents, including the significant 'nuclear verdict' against C.H. Robinson, highlight the growing liability risks shippers face when failing to properly verify motor carriers. Courts are increasingly scrutinizing the reasonableness of a shipper's decision to release freight to unverified entities. The transportation and logistics industry is currently grappling with a shift in legal accountability, particularly concerning the relationship between shippers, brokers, and motor carriers. The case involving C.H. Robinson and the carrier Lupus Superior demonstrates that juries are no longer accepting this as a complete defense. Despite the carrier holding a satisfactory FMCSA grade, the jury’s decision suggests that relying solely on federal classifications may be insufficient in the face of catastrophic accidents. We cannot rely on the FMCSA to provide data on carriers, read the last line again. With that statement, who do brokers and shippers rely on? How can either vet a carrier if FMCSA cannot prove they are legally allowed on the road in the first place. Unless the FEDS and FMCSA can stop the issuing of MC#s to bad actors, ensure carriers they allow to operate are safe, will be challenging times ahead.

I created this GPT for International Trade related questions. I hope it helps you! https://chatgpt.com/g/g-690fa083bfa88191ac325d764befb2c6-freightiq

We’re on a mission to help drayage brokers secure freight without cold calling or long hours prospecting. As an ex broker I understand that the industry has it wrong. You shouldn’t have to be good at sales to perform well. There’s sales and there’s operations. Stop combining them because the industry has been doing so.

We came so close to Canada and the US finalizing a trade deal. Unlike horseshoes close does not count or help either countries economy. The below was pasted by a US economist, this was to show the real trade advantage the US had. Politicians who are to represent "We the People" on both side of the border are certainly not doing this IMO. Canada politicians stated POTUS is taxing his own people. CDN government after break down are now taxing Canadians as they implement tariffs. Unless both governments get back to the table, make a deal for the people, we the people will pay the price. Thoughts? The US would actually be a surplus If you remove fuel and hydro from trade between Canada and the US, the trade deficit for the US would actually be a surplus. In 2023, the US recorded a trade deficit of $36 billion with Canada, but when you exclude energy exports, the surplus is approximately $85 billion. This indicates that the US has a significant advantage in the trade relationship, particularly in services, which has a surplus with Canada.

If you go online into forums on Facebook, Reddit, X etc it would have you believe it is the Dispatchers that have the freight. Dispatchers are the only way to get freight for your cargo van. This is not True! Dispatchers perform a legitimate and important job in Freight Transportation but they are not licensed or regulated by Federal laws like Freight Brokers are. Carrier Dispatchers look at load boards (loads posted by brokers) and try and negotiate rates with freight brokers on your behalf to keep your cargo van moving. Dispatchers work for the carrier! A Dispatcher works for you Not the other way around.