An anti-fraud bill introduced in Congress would raise the freight broker surety requirement to $100,000 and mandate that motor carriers who broker freight loads obtain separate broker authority.
The Fighting Fraud in Transportation Act of 2011, introduced June 24 by Rep. Frank Guinta (R-N.H.0 and Rep. Russ Carnahan (D.-Mo.) is supported by American Trucking Associations, the Transportation Intermediaries Association and the Owner-Operator Drivers Association-three trade groups that often don’t agree on transportation legislation.
Supporters said the legislation would go a long way toward keeping fraudulent brokers out of the business and help insure that truckers get paid for freight they haul.

I just wanted to say thanks to you and please tell the truck driver thanks as well.  He did a fantastic job for us on the load picked up at our customer yesterday.  It was unloaded about 10:00 this morning and that made it possible for us to get a couple of orders shipped today from material that was on the truck.    Again, it is a great pleasure doing business with you and your staff.  You are so appreciated.

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