The Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that state negligent-hiring claims against freight brokers are not preempted by the ...

On May 14, 2026, a unanimous Supreme Court decision held that state-law negligent-hiring claims against freight brokers are not preempted by ...

The US Supreme Court said freight brokers may face negligent hiring claims over injuries caused by motor carriers they hire, a ruling that could expand states’ authority to regulate the trucking ...

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that freight brokers could be sued under state negligent-selection tort claims, rejecting the argument that they were immune to such lawsuits, ...

A unanimous Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II that federal law does not shield freight brokers from state lawsuits claiming they negligently hir ...

A CBS News investigation showed the broker had worked with dangerous "chameleon carriers," thousands of which evade federal ...

AI Broke the Trucks: 3 Transports to Buy After the AI Panic C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) executives said the freight ...

Since its inception, MAP-21 has allowed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to play fast and loose with its enforcement of regulations involving brokers — particularly when it comes to ...

The Supreme Court’s May 11 broker-liability ruling may not radically rewrite transportation law overnight. But industry experts say it will intensify pressure on brokers, carriers, and shippers ...

The freight brokerage industry, once driven by venture capital funding, is grappling with a changing financing landscape and liquidity challenges. Brokers who borrowed against accounts receivable (AR) ...

The middlemen who match shipments with trucks have been seeing their ranks swell of late, thanks in large part to web-based software programs that have greatly lowered the cost barrier to entry. Among ...