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Business
Trucking 101: The difference between a freight forwarder and a broker
The primary, though not the only, difference between forwarders and brokers is that a freight broker never takes possession of items being shipped.
February 23, 2015
Business
Legislation introduced to clarify broker/shipper carrier-selection requirements
TIA believes H.R. 4727 would remove the âconfusing and conflicting vagariesâ of CSA BASIC data as it relates to charges of the negligent selection of a carrier,
May 23, 2014
Channel 19
Driver Bettina Cameron âLosing Itâ, New Entrant test backgrounder
Driver Cameronâs new Facebook page is dedicated to sharing her story â sheâs lost 75 pounds while driving over-the-road in just a year â to inspire others. Also: More on the New Entrant testing rulemaking under way.
January 18, 2014
Business
How-to: File against a brokerâs bond
Federal rules pertaining to broker surety filings are in flux following congressional action last year that raised the minimum bond from $10,000 to $75,000. Still, basic procedures for filing are expected to remain.
March 8, 2013
Overdrive Extra
Highway bill highlight reel
The American Trucking Associationsâ summary of new highway bill items that are of interest to motor carriers, sent out to various media, follows â Iâve rearranged a few items of driver/owner-operator interest to bring them closer to the top. Electronic Logging Devices The bill requires DOT to establish regulations mandating electronic logging devices (EOBRs) for [âŚ]
June 28, 2012
Business
Beefing Up the Bond
Small brokers oppose proposed regs to increase the minimum bond to $100,000 and add other owner-operator protection.
June 1, 2012
Channel 19
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 (to raise it from $10,000 to $100,000) from small brokerages and their advocates, who have been reaching out to owner-operators [âŚ]
April 27, 2012
Channel 19
Brokers: Highway bill unlikely prior to election; more on the bond issue
With news of President Barack Obamaâs 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 that passed the Rules committee earlier in the week, came my conversation with James Lamb, head [âŚ]
April 20, 2012
Channel 19
New load board hopes to facilitate O/O-shipper connections
UPDATE 10/18/2016 about No Broker Freight.com: Valerie Hemmings is the spouse of an owner-operator running under his own authority â she recently wrote in with something of a plea for owner-operators to stand together for better rates, with the ultimate goal of eliminating the many permutations of middlemen in the ultimate carrier-shipper transaction. âOwner/Operators,â she [âŚ]
July 5, 2011
Business
Bill would strengthen freight broker oversight
The bill increases bond to $100,000 and applies the bonding requirement to freight forwarders.
June 16, 2010
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