BAD NEWS FOR ILLEGAL ALIEN TRUCK DRIVERS AND THE PEOPLE WHO HIRE THEM: SCOTUS Decision Hits Shipping Brokers Like a Ton of Freight. “Up to today, trucking companies bore the liability for anything that happened with their vehicle or driver during. Brokers had always claimed immunity from any liability as they were a step removed from ownership. All they did was scheduling – pick up a phone and schedule with Company A or B to get a load from here to there. There were ways to know if said company was in full compliance with DoT regulations, had safety violations, and had paid their insurance bill, but zero impetus for a broker to check. The trucking company was just another name in the book, willing to deliver for the price quoted. A unanimous decision from the Supreme Court today has changed that dynamic and sent a seismic shock through the entire trucking industry.”

Big win for third party inspection/certification services, and the lawyers who will be suing the freight brokers who hire dangerous drivers.