Originally published at: Broker liability at the Supreme Court: real-time coverage as the arguments are made - FreightWaves
Good morning. Editor at large John Kingston and Washington bureau chief John Gallagher will be following the ■■■■ arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday in Montgomery vs. Caribe, the case that is expected to settle an almost existential question in freight brokerage: does the safety exception of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (F4A),…
These non domiciled drivers/carriers are mostly used by brokers only. Brokers absolutely have responsibility to vet carriers they use and share the responsibility for safety of our highways. Brokers are addicted to profits and cheap pricing these type of drivers/companies provide and they are currently not concerned at all about safety because they keep doing business with them daily. In fact brokers are keeping these bad carriers in business. It has to stop and the only way you stop it is by attaching some sort of responsibility to brokers.
Do not be deceived into believing that this is about “Safety” but lining the pockets of attorneys and law offices across the country looking for another honey hole to pillage. At what point is a carrier deemed unsafe to use, and if this is the case, why has the FMSCA granted authority to operate? To carriers, are you ready to produce HOS logs, maintenance logs, and driver training documents to better determine worthiness? The object of this venture is not “safety” but attorney profits.