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Carrier411’s Darren Brewer: Mexico broker IPs banned; how to avoid getting FreightGuarded | WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Timothy Dooner
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Key Takeaways:

  • Carrier411's platform update targets fraudulent brokers, particularly those accessing from foreign IP addresses and operating in Mexico.
  • The episode discusses FreightGuards, their function, how to avoid them, and actions to take if affected, highlighting the broker-carrier conflict.
  • Other news covered includes a judge halting DAT's factoring platform, Overhaul's protest alert, and a legal push to ban spiked truck hubcaps.
  • The podcast episode features an interview with Darren Brewer of Carrier411, discussing fraud prevention measures within the freight industry.
Key takeaways sponsored by SONAR

On episode 849 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner celebrates Friday the 13th with Carrier411’s Darren Brewer. Some consider him the Jason Voorhees of freight, but is he really the boogeyman?

Brewer discusses the latest change to their platform, targeting brokers accessing the site from foreign IP addresses and banning brokers working in Mexico. We’ll find out what measures they’re taking to combat fraud and bad actors.

We’ll also explore how FreightGuards work, how to avoid being FreightGuarded, what to do if you are, and examine the broker vs. carrier battle.

Plus, a judge forces DAT to halt its factoring platform; Overhaul releases protest alert; a bicycle-riding attorney pushes to ban spiked truck hubcaps; and more.

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Timothy Dooner

Dooner is an award-winning podcaster who hosts and produces FreightWaves' WHAT THE TRUCK?!? In under a year he helped build FreightCasts, the world’s largest logistics and supply chain podcast network in media. WTT is ranked in Apple Podcasts top-20 Business News podcasts. He also writes a newsletter of the same title with over 15k subscribers in the supply chain and trucking niche. Dooner has been in freight since 2005 and has held directors positions in operations, sales, consulting, and marketing. He has worked with FedEx, Reebok, Adidas, L.L. Bean, Hasbro, Louis Vuitton, and many more high level clients across the full spectrum of the supply chain. He was a featured speaker at TEDx Chattanooga.