Can Freight Brokers Ever Vet a Carrier Enough? @FreightWaves
Can Freight Brokers Ever Vet a Carrier Enough?  @FreightWaves
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Can freight brokers ever truly protect themselves from liability?

Matthew Leffler points to the Lupus Superior case, where C.H. Robinson reportedly used a motor carrier more than 270 times and the carrier had a satisfactory safety rating. Other brokers were using the same carrier as well.

That raises a potentially troubling question for the entire brokerage industry: If hiring a federally rated satisfactory carrier still isn’t enough, what exactly constitutes reasonable carrier vetting?

Leffler’s answer? There may be no such thing as a completely safe vetting process.

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