Supreme Court Ruling Shifts Broker Liability, Vetting Gaps Now Courtroom Risk
A May 2026 Supreme Court decision allows state-by-state negligence claims against brokers who tender loads to unsafe carriers. Legal experts say documented…
Diana Korczak
Broker Fraud, Vetting & Carrier Financials
Diana Korczak covers the financial-risk side of trucking, broker fraud, double-brokering, fictitious-pickup scams, factoring fraud, identity theft, plus the public-company earnings reports, operating ratios, and balance-sheet warning flags carriers and shippers use to vet who they do business with. She names companies, lists the red flags, and tells carriers exactly what to verify before signing.
Carriers Report Double-Digit Rate Gains, What Brokers Are Paying in Q2
Knight-Swift, XPO, and Schneider execs say mid- to high-single-digit rate renewals are the floor. Some are pushing for double-digit increases as April tonnage…
Email Hijacking and Pickup-Point Fraud Surge in 2026 Cargo Theft
Thieves are hacking carrier email accounts to bid on loads and commit double-brokering scams, while pickup staff remain the weakest link in verification.