Freight brokers would pay penalties for hiring unsafe trucking companies.
This bill would make freight brokers pay penalties if they hire trucking companies with a history of safety violations. It would fine brokers if they contract with carriers that have three or more Department of Transportation violations. The bill would also let a federal agency investigate brokers after fatal crashes, aiming to make roads safer for everyone.
Today, freight brokers do not face federal civil penalties for hiring trucking companies with a history of safety violations. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration also lacks explicit power to investigate brokers after fatal crashes or to impose new safety rules on them. If this bill becomes law, brokers would pay a civil penalty. This penalty would be 10 percent of the cargo contract value if they hire a company with three or more Department of Transportation violations in the past five years. Also, the FMCSA would be able to investigate brokers after fatal crashes and set additional safety requirements if a broker showed extreme disregard for safety.
HR 6884 · 119th Congress · December 18, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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