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Montgomery vs. Caribe

Few court decisions have the power to reshape how freight moves in America. Montgomery v. Caribe is one of them. At the heart of this Supreme Court case is a question the trucking industry has wrestled with for years — where does a broker’s responsibility end and a carrier’s begin when something goes wrong on the road?

The answer matters to everyone in the supply chain. For brokers, it could redraw the line on liability exposure and change how carrier vetting, contracts, and insurance requirements are handled going forward. For carriers, it raises the bar on what shippers and intermediaries will demand before a load ever gets tendered. And for shippers, it forces a hard look at who they trust to move their freight and what happens when that trust breaks down.

This isn’t just a legal story. It’s an operational one. The ruling touches negligent selection claims, federal preemption, contractor relationships, and the everyday decisions made at freight desks across the country.

FreightWaves is following every development — the arguments, the ruling, the fallout, and what it all means in practical terms for the people actually moving freight. If you broker loads, run trucks, or ship product in the United States, this coverage belongs on your radar.

Contributed Content Tuesday, June 23, 2026

The Supreme Court and the White House Just Changed Everything for Freight Brokers, NVOCCs, Customs Brokers, Freight Forwarders, and Warehouse Operators

(The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.) On May 22, 2026, the United States Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II that removed a legal shield freight brokers have relied on for decades. Eleven […]

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Adam Wingfield Saturday, May 30, 2026

C.H. Robinson Is Removing Carriers Based on Safety Scores. A Supreme Court Decision Two Weeks Ago May Explain Why.

A notice has been going out to carriers in the C.H. Robinson network, and it is worth reading carefully because of what may sit behind it. The message, branded under C.H. Robinson and titled “Changes to carrier eligibility,” tells the recipient that their company “exceeds intervention thresholds for C.H. Robinson’s scoring model based on data […]

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