Bipartisan Infrastructure Law wants new FMSCA definition of “freight broker”

🚛 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration defines a “freight broker” one way, but the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is not a fan of that definition.

The legislation passed in late 2021 more commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law demands that the FMCSA redefine brokers by Nov. 15, 2022. As it stands today, the FMCSA currently defines a broker as “a person or an entity which arranges for the transportation of property by a motor carrier for compensation. A broker does not transport the property and does not assume responsibility for the property.” So… what could this mean for the future of brokers?

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