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Channel 19

Owner-op Rob Goodwin sees utility in no-broker, shipper-carrier connection platform RiteLoad

Owner-operator Rob Goodwin lauds growth in freight volumes and consistency in the shipper-carrier connection platform Riteload.

February 7, 2020

Voices

POLL: What sources do you use to check an unfamiliar broker’s credit?

When you’re weighing the decision to do business with a broker you may be unfamiliar with, what sources for creditworthiness information do you most often use, whether a partner factoring company or load board source of information or a full-blown credit report? (Or nothing or no need at all…)

January 27, 2020

Business

How to file against a broker’s bond — and other collections-related resources

When it comes to working with brokers, nonpayment has been an issue for many owner-operators. Learn how to file against the broker's bond and more on Overdrive.

January 23, 2020

Voices

POLL: What’s been your recourse action when a broker doesn’t pay?

Whether taking it up with the shipper/receiver responsible on the loading, filing against the broker’s bond, reporting to DOT or other law enforcement agency for potential fraud, or filing a lawsuit: What have you done in the past when a nonpayment issue arises?

January 9, 2020

Business

How to file a coercion or harassment complaint

Filing a coercion complaint can be done via the FMCSA’s National Consumer Complaint Database in the “Driver” section. Also here, a look at the concentration of coercion complaints, by state, over the four years the Coercion Rule has been in place.

December 19, 2019

Business

News roundup, Dec. 19: 2020 Shell Rotella SuperRigs calendar available; new no-fee quick-pay option

The 2020 Shell Rotella SuperRigs calendar is now on sale. LoadDelivered, the freight management division of Capstone Logistics, launched a new “QuickPay+” program with “free, one-day payments,” the company says. A new Flying J opened in Jurupa Valley, California.

December 19, 2019

Business

Parties other than carriers now subject to enforcement under the coercion rule

One standout aspect of the coercion rule is that it marked the first time the FMCSA gained some authority to investigate and fine shippers and receivers not already under its regulatory purview. The rule also broadened agency authorities over brokers. Results, however, are a decidedly mixed bag four years in.

December 12, 2019

Business

News roundup, Nov. 20: Large broker’s insta-book option for carriers; Photos: Three dumps of the month

Schneider Transportation Management has implemented the Trucker Tools company’s Book-it-Now option for loads booked within its system by contracted carriers. See photos of “Truck of the Month” from dump truck contractor-transport provide freight-match platform Trux.

November 20, 2019

Channel 19

When the broker disappears with the owner-op’s money

Broker launches new authority in July, surety is now pending cancellation after a run-up in claims. Sound familiar? Owner-op Allan Workman is owed money, and is on a mission to shine a light on the intrastate/exempt commodities surety exceptions that he believes prolongs the viability of such an operation.

November 5, 2019

Business

News roundup, Nov. 4: Kenworth W990 to transport U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, lane closures set for I-65S bridge in Louisville, NASTC’s 2019 ‘Best Broker’

The 55th U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will be transported and delivered by a custom-wrapped Kenworth W990. The three right lanes of the I-65 South Kennedy Bridge between southern Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky, will close Friday night. NASTC recognized longtime driver advocate Buster Anderson for years of service, and Brenny Transportation as “Best Broker.”

November 4, 2019

Voices

POLL: Ever filed on a broker’s bond over nonpayment on an intrastate load?

We’ve seen more than one instance of late on in-a-single-state moves where surety-bond claims after a broker’s nonpayment come back invalid, uncovered — to say nothing of the same on loads of exempt commodities. What’s been your experience filing on bonds for intrastate loads, such as it may be?

October 24, 2019

Business

News roundup, Oct. 16: Digital freight broker’s ‘back-up plan’, LTL hauler’s last-mile expansion, new Pilot opens in Texas

Archerhub, a digital freight broker based in Denver, has a built-in “back-up plan” with its own small fleet of trucks. FedEx Freight is expanding its LTL final mile services. Pilot Flying J opened a new travel center in Odessa, Texas.

October 16, 2019