Gateway Seattle just got another great review today posted by one of our happy customers on our Google page. Do you place much value in these Reviews when picking a Service Provider? Do you think Google Reviews can help or hinder you marketing and sales objectives from your online presence?

Another one bites the dust. This "passive income" trucking scam was stopped by the FTC as RivX promised a 60-day return on their $75K investment. The full story: A Florida-based company known as RivX has been ordered to cease operations following a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)and the state of Florida. RivX is accused of defrauding customers with misleading promises of lucrative trucking industry investment opportunities. The FTC and the Florida Office of Attorney General allege that RivX, along with its owner Antonio Rivodo and executive Noah Wooten, used deceptive claims of guaranteed income to convince consumers to invest $75,000 or more to purchase trucks that were often never delivered. The Scheme: RivX allegedly promised consumers that after paying $75,000 or more, the company would purchase a truck in their name and manage all aspects of its operation, including securing loads, hiring drivers, and handling logistics. The company claimed that consumers would earn “passive income” of $5,000 to $7,000 per month from their truck and guaranteed that they would recoup their investment plus additional profits within 60 days. However, according to the complaint, very few consumers ever received their trucks, and none were able to recover their investment or make any profit. FTC Action: In response to these allegations, a federal court has issued a temporary restraining order that halts RivX's operations and freezes the assets of RivX, Rivodo, Wooten, and several associated companies involved in the scheme. The FTC’s complaint charges the defendants with violations of the FTC Act, the FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule, the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, and the Consumer Review Fairness Act. The FTC has vowed to continue its efforts to pursue those who exploit consumers with fraudulent earnings claims.

Boris Panov had a great post this morning about posting and reach. If you get 500 unique views, several times throughout the week, you will end up on your customers' radar (Here's Boris's post for reference: https://lnkd.in/gkqd4eiS). Using social media to boost my outreach has gotten me many opportunities and several of my top-performing accounts.There are only so many things I can share about supply chain finance (factoring), digital payments, and AR/AP labor savings. I have to diversify by engaging and networking. Freight Skool is another media that has helped me make new connections. One of those connections was @Steven Tittle aka Papa Freight who I had the pleasure of meeting today for the first time! My point is this. Put yourself out there. Get to know the shakers and movers in this industry. If your head is down and focused on everything your job is throwing at you, you may miss the larger and more meaningful future opportunities to connect. Thank you Steven for the hat, BBQ, and your contributions to the freight community!

I want to have a community Directory of info on each of us, for those that want to participate. Please email me what you would like published about you and or your company. It can be one paragraph or an entire biography. lol I have put an example of mine out there (Still Writing it so its currently not complete) in the Classroom Directory as an example Email your submission to: steven@papafreight.com and I will get your info published in our directory

Great news for everyone in the trucking and transportation industry: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is creating a Registration Fraud Team to “focus solely on assisting those who have been victims of registration fraud” while “identifying measures to help prevent it.” Get all the details here:https://lnkd.in/dctpNtMn Had to share :)