{"id":5761,"date":"2020-05-19T10:56:42","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T16:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/?p=5761"},"modified":"2022-06-15T14:53:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T20:53:41","slug":"truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/","title":{"rendered":"Truckers push FMCSA to end evasion of broker transparency regs"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association<\/strong><\/h5>\n

1 NW OOIDA Drive, Grain Valley, MO\u00a0 64029<\/strong>
\nWeb Site:<\/strong>\u00a0www.www.ooida.com<\/a><\/em>
\nFacebook:<\/strong>\u00a0OOIDA Facebook<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Contact:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Norita Taylor,\u00a0norita_taylor@ooida.com<\/a>
\nHeadquarters<\/strong>: (816) 229-5791<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For Immediate Release<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truckers push FMCSA to end evasion of broker transparency regs<\/h3>\n

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has long pushed for greater transparency and better enforcement of existing regulations.\u00a0 Earlier today, OOIDA\u00a0filed a petition<\/a>\u00a0with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration urging immediate action on key issues to improve broker transparency.<\/p>\n

Small-business truckers who have helped keep the nation safe, healthy and supplied through the COVID-19 pandemic are now struggling and worried that their businesses will not survive. One long-time problem that has been exacerbated by the current crisis is the evasion of federal transparency regulations by unscrupulous brokers.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrokers have been deliberately skirting federal transparency regulations for decades,\u201d said Todd Spencer, President and CEO of OOIDA.\u00a0 \u201cWe certainly don\u2019t think exempting yourself from federal regulations is legal, but this is precisely what is happening. It has to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brokers are third-party entities that contract with truckers to haul freight for shippers, commonly known as broker-carrier agreements. Federal regulations require brokers to maintain detailed records of their transactions with motor carriers. Motor carriers have the right to view this information, which includes how much a shipper is paying a broker and how much the broker is then paying the motor carrier.<\/p>\n

OOIDA\u2019s petition explains that brokers often find ways of circumventing federal regulations (49 CFR \u00a7371.3) that require them to keep records of transactions and make them available to carriers upon request.<\/p>\n

OOIDA petitioned DOT and FMCSA to strengthen the regulations in 49 CFR \u00a7371.3 by doing the following:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Require brokers to automatically provide an electronic copy of each transaction record within 48 hours after the contractual service has been completed.<\/li>\n
  2. Explicitly prohibit brokers from including any provision in their contracts that requires a carrier to waive their rights to access the transaction records as required by 49 CFR \u00a7371.3.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u201cWe realize some brokers might not like the regulations, but that doesn\u2019t give them the right to blatantly skirt them without any recourse,\u201d said Spencer. \u201cBrokers must no longer be given a free pass to avoid compliance with federal transparency requirements and those who continue to evade the regulations must be held accountable. That is what our petition is trying to accomplish.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Related Press Releases:<\/strong>
    \n    OOIDA asks Congress to ensure transparency in broker transactions<\/a>
    \n    OOIDA thanks FMCSA for protective masks<\/a>
    \n    America\u2019s truckers urge Congress to show support with action, not just words, once COVID-19 crisis is over<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has long pushed for greater transparency and better enforcement of existing regulations.\u00a0 Earlier today, OOIDA\u00a0filed a petition\u00a0with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration urging immediate action on key issues to improve broker transparency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":357,"featured_media":2301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[380,519,514,63,528,516,520],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTruckers push FMCSA to end evasion of broker transparency regs - OOIDA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"OOIDA recognizes the urgency of improving our nation\u2019s infrastructure and looks forward to working closely with lawmakers to make sure a plan is put in place that does not burden small-business truckers.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Truckers push FMCSA to end evasion of broker transparency regs - OOIDA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"OOIDA recognizes the urgency of improving our nation\u2019s infrastructure and looks forward to working closely with lawmakers to make sure a plan is put in place that does not burden small-business truckers.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"OOIDA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OOIDA\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-05-19T16:56:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-06-15T20:53:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/OOIDA-Building_NAV.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1519\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"440\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"leslie\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@OOIDA\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@OOIDA\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"leslie\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"leslie\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/#\/schema\/person\/de4e8fe91ff274714dc42d0421ba1baf\"},\"headline\":\"Truckers push FMCSA to end evasion of broker transparency regs\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-05-19T16:56:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-15T20:53:41+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/\"},\"wordCount\":434,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/OOIDA-Building_NAV.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Brokers\",\"CFR 371.3\",\"COVID-19\",\"FMCSA\",\"Pandemic\",\"PPE\",\"Protest\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Press Release\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/\",\"name\":\"Truckers push FMCSA to end evasion of broker transparency regs - OOIDA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/OOIDA-Building_NAV.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-05-19T16:56:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-15T20:53:41+00:00\",\"description\":\"OOIDA recognizes the urgency of improving our nation\u2019s infrastructure and looks forward to working closely with lawmakers to make sure a plan is put in place that does not burden small-business truckers.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/OOIDA-Building_NAV.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/OOIDA-Building_NAV.jpg\",\"width\":1519,\"height\":440,\"caption\":\"OOIDA HQ\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Truckers push FMCSA to end evasion of broker transparency regs\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/\",\"name\":\"OOIDA\",\"description\":\"Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"OOIDA\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/logo.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"OOIDA\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OOIDA\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/OOIDA\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/ooida\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCFbBAckwChXsUhRcR-1DVpg\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/#\/schema\/person\/de4e8fe91ff274714dc42d0421ba1baf\",\"name\":\"leslie\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a415c7ed747e491267918e0a9617c502?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a415c7ed747e491267918e0a9617c502?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"leslie\"},\"description\":\"this is a test\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/author\/leslie_wolfgeherooida-com\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Truckers push FMCSA to end evasion of broker transparency regs - OOIDA","description":"OOIDA recognizes the urgency of improving our nation\u2019s infrastructure and looks forward to working closely with lawmakers to make sure a plan is put in place that does not burden small-business truckers.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Truckers push FMCSA to end evasion of broker transparency regs - OOIDA","og_description":"OOIDA recognizes the urgency of improving our nation\u2019s infrastructure and looks forward to working closely with lawmakers to make sure a plan is put in place that does not burden small-business truckers.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/","og_site_name":"OOIDA","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OOIDA\/","article_published_time":"2020-05-19T16:56:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-06-15T20:53:41+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1519,"height":440,"url":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/OOIDA-Building_NAV.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"leslie","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@OOIDA","twitter_site":"@OOIDA","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"leslie","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/"},"author":{"name":"leslie","@id":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/#\/schema\/person\/de4e8fe91ff274714dc42d0421ba1baf"},"headline":"Truckers push FMCSA to end evasion of broker transparency regs","datePublished":"2020-05-19T16:56:42+00:00","dateModified":"2022-06-15T20:53:41+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/"},"wordCount":434,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/OOIDA-Building_NAV.jpg","keywords":["Brokers","CFR 371.3","COVID-19","FMCSA","Pandemic","PPE","Protest"],"articleSection":["Press Release"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/","name":"Truckers push FMCSA to end evasion of broker transparency regs - OOIDA","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/OOIDA-Building_NAV.jpg","datePublished":"2020-05-19T16:56:42+00:00","dateModified":"2022-06-15T20:53:41+00:00","description":"OOIDA recognizes the urgency of improving our nation\u2019s infrastructure and looks forward to working closely with lawmakers to make sure a plan is put in place that does not burden small-business truckers.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/OOIDA-Building_NAV.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/OOIDA-Building_NAV.jpg","width":1519,"height":440,"caption":"OOIDA HQ"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/truckers-push-fmcsa-to-end-evasion-of-broker-transparency-regs\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Truckers push FMCSA to end evasion of broker transparency regs"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/","name":"OOIDA","description":"Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/#organization","name":"OOIDA","url":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/logo.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"OOIDA"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OOIDA\/","https:\/\/x.com\/OOIDA","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/ooida\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCFbBAckwChXsUhRcR-1DVpg"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/#\/schema\/person\/de4e8fe91ff274714dc42d0421ba1baf","name":"leslie","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a415c7ed747e491267918e0a9617c502?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a415c7ed747e491267918e0a9617c502?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"leslie"},"description":"this is a test","url":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/author\/leslie_wolfgeherooida-com\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/OOIDA-Building_NAV.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5761"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/357"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5761"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17126,"href":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5761\/revisions\/17126"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}