Transportation Intermediaries Association
- Trucking Regulation
FMCSA commenters debate whether load boards should register as brokers
Comments filed with the FMCSA underscore concerns over how the agency should regulate freight brokers and dispatchers.
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Perry at TIA: Excess trucking demand hit 26%, returning to normal
Freight demand was well above historic norms, according to TIA’s chief economist, and a return to normalcy was to be expected.
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3PLs close to getting key customs designation for cross-border trade
Truck brokerages have been barred for years from getting a key terrorism-related Customs designation that allows for easier passage; that may soon change.
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TIA panel to freight brokerages: Limit risk as buyers flow into market
Private equity firms are looking hard at trucking brokerages, and the owners of those companies need to keep their risk profile in check. Photo: FreightWaves
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Brokers see small improvement in gross margins in Q4
The quarterly report of the brokerage industry’s leading trade group shows that 3PLs did only slightly better in the rip-roaring freight market of the fourth…
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3PL keynote: Reinke sees TIA ‘in the center of the supply chain’
After about a year on the job, the president and CEO of the brokerage industry’s leading trade group touts the value of relationships.
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FMCSA seeks to improve complaint process for drivers, brokers
Federal regulators are moving ahead with proposed improvements to a national database used to file complaints in the trucking industry.
Read More » - Truckload
TCA’s current chair Ward will be group’s new president
In an unusual move, the Washington trade group is turning to somebody from outside the Capitol lobbying ecosystem.
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TIA survey says: 3PLs’ revenue up over 10% quarter-over-quarter
One notable number in the report: intermodal brokerage had a tough quarter.
Read More » - Infrastructure
Congress approves $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill
Congress approves provisions allowing under-21 truck drivers - as well as guidance on truck brokers and freight dispatchers - in a five-year highway bill that…
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