Ken Lund: 75K broker bond no ‘large broker’ move
Following the last I wrote about the $75,000 broker minimum bond -- an increase from $10,000 that the Association for Independent Property Brokers and Agents contended constituted an anticompetitive move that would force many out ...
ATTN brokers: Poll on broker bond being circulated
The Association of Independent Property Brokers and Agents is circulating a poll on LinkedIn meat to probe thoughts of current members of the Transportation Intermediaries Association on the highway bill measure to increase the minimum ...
More on broker bond increase, highway bill
Given the June 30 hard deadline for the highway reauthorization negotiations ongoing between House and Senate, it's likely that any highway bill that successfully emerges, whether longer term or another six-month-or-more extension of current priorities, ...
Beefing Up the Bond
Small brokers oppose proposed regs to increase the minimum bond to $100,000 and add other owner-operator protection. The high-profile case of fraudulent freight middleman Kulwant Singh Gill stunned many for its sheer brazenness. In March, Gill was ...
OOIDA on bond increase: Large brokers not the problem
I spoke to Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association Executive Vice President Todd Spencer about the broker minimum bond increase issue earlier this week. The conversation followed posts to the blog looking at opposition to the measure ...
Brokers: Highway bill unlikely prior to election; more on the bond issue
With news of President Barack Obama's threat to veto any highway reauthorization or extension bill that comes to his desk with authorization of the Keystone XL Pipeline included, as it is in the House version ...
The debate over fighting broker fraud
The high-profile case of fraudulent broker Kulwant Singh Gill, who last week was sentenced to 11 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution to his carrier victims, has owner-operators and industry watchers debating just ...
Broker groups disagree about bond proposals
The Association of Independent Property Brokers and Agents has “declared war” on the Transportation Intermediaries Association for legislation AIPBA maintains will shut down most brokers. AIPBA President James Lamb said if the TIA-backed measure becomes law, ...
CSA'S DATA TRAIL
Inconsistent enforcement: Know your vulnerabilities
Inspectors around the nation know well the low-hanging fruit for violations in certain industry segments.
Who’s keeping score: CSA ranking tool for drivers
Infographic: Owner-operators inspected four times more often than largest fleets
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