How to get your own authority: Basics of filing, insurance, more
A step-by-step guide to filing with the U.S. Department of Transportation for motor carrier authority to run as an independent owner-operator. This guide updates a 2014 guide in light of recent new interest in getting authority from many owner-operator…
Food Safety Modernization Act’s requirements for perishables haulers, and unintended consequences
Much of the burden of FSMA-related compliance falls on food shippers. But there’s evidence of a new willingness of shippers/brokers to use contracts to “cram down” liability on carriers, with potential for uninsured losses as a result of insignificant …