What FMCSA Should Fix After the Clearinghouse Loophole and What Carriers Should Watch

By now, most people in the trucking industry have at least heard about the Brandon Blackburn case. What started as a shocking headline quickly became something more serious: a reminder that even a federal compliance system can have weak points if the right controls are not in place. According to the FreightWaves investigation, Blackburn was […]
When Compliance Isn’t Enough: What the Brandon Blackburn Case Should Be Teaching Every Carrier

Most carriers operate from the same assumption: if you follow FMCSA requirements, run the right checks, and keep your files in order, you are doing what the law expects. In most cases, that is a reasonable way to think about compliance. It is procedural, it is measurable, and it gives carriers a framework for making […]