SCOTUS ruled that brokers could be held liable for carrier accidents

As I drove back from Tejas recently, I actually wondered how many of the 18 wheelers on the road with me were driven by jihadists-in-waiting.

Diesel Driving Academy fixing to eat?

Removing all these unqualified foreign truckers sure opens the door to domestic ones who can at least read signage.

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Tough luck for distracted pajeet truckers.

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There are a surprising number of Russians and eastern Europeans doing illegal shite in the industry.

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I don’t think fright brokers have any control or influence over who is driving the carrier’s trucks.

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They have a great deal on who they tender loads to. If a company has a bad CSA2010 score but cheap rates, a “broker” goes with the cheapest solution.

Now they have to decide between two carriers. One with cheap rates and horrible safety record or choose a carrier with a long history or safety but may cost a few pennies more per mile.

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I don’t think fright brokers have any control or influence over who is driving the carrier’s trucks.

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If they didn’t, and they do, they certainly will now. Brokers know, by the accepted rates, whether a carrier is sketchy or not.

Brokers are the lowest scum of the earth.

I had a guy (consigned by the manufacturer) destroy a $400,000 machine because the manufacturer insisted that they needed to arrange transport. A machine that’s over 13’ tall. I begged the manufacturer. Told them I would pay a penalty just to let me haul it. My version was a 379 Long Nose with a drop side lowboy that scrapes the crown of the road when you change lanes. But nooooo, they send some kid in a plastic truck that couldn’t be bothered to read a tape and didn’t call a permit in. One overpass bridge on I-10 later and he arrived with half a machine. I was like, “uhhhh, where’s the rest of it?”

Broker had the audacity to tell him to come to me and we’d sort it out.

Once, had trucking arranged by the same manufacturer. $7500 trucking on the invoice. I asked the guy “Hey, how much did the broker give you for this load?” “$3500”

Scum. Now at least they can be responsible for something.

I am going to have to read the opinion but my guess is there is a certain negligent entrustment argument that the court bought

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I don’t think fright brokers have any control or influence over who is driving the carrier’s trucks.

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They do by choosing a low graded carrier.

Question is if SCOTUS said that a Broker choosing by the fed grade matters or not. And what grade is acceptable liability wise. Ie...just A grade or will B and C grades be ok.

This will increase prices as Brokers will be forced to quote higher, and their customers will have to be told that the Broker will only use A and/or B graded carriers. It'll help out all around, but will cause higher prices. Which people will still complain about, even though it's safer on the road.

So what CSA score do the brokers need to confirm they got upon giving a load that protects them from lawsuits?

The DOT used to be strict on all trucking regs
Now we’ve got dudes that couldn’t pass the DL test at the local trooper facility
Much less an English test
What. Could. Possibly. Go. Wrong?