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Rob Carpenter Thursday, February 12, 2026

Inside the Shadow Market: 200,000+ Trucking Crashes Without Guaranty Fund Protection

My investigation found 76 Risk Retention Groups insure nearly 30,000 motor carriers linked to more than 6,300 fatal crashes, all without state guaranty fund protection for crash victims. The findings come as reports indicate that major insurers, including Chubb and AmTrust, are exiting the Chicago trucking market, funneling high-risk carriers into RRGs that have already incurred $199 million in unpaid losses and multiple insolvencies.

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Rob Carpenter Friday, January 30, 2026

Congress Proposes Taking the Fox Out of the Henhouse

When a driver or carrier challenges bad data through FMCSA’s DataQs system, the appeal often goes right back to the same officer who issued the violation. That’s about to change. The Motor Carrier Safety Screening Modernization Act finally brings independent review to the challenge process, and that’s the real game changer buried in this bill.

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