How Washington is Helping the Trucking Industry Battle Back against Cargo Theft
Cargo theft has long been a challenge for the trucking industry, but today it’s reaching unprecedented levels. As thefts hit record highs, criminals are using…
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NMFTA Members: Submit Your Data to the Commodity Profile Database
Carrier members, the classification team at the National Motor Freight Traffic Association, Inc. (NMFTA)™ needs your help. When NMFTA’s classification team reviews or updates an…
Box Manufacturer Certificates: Critical Information Too Many Shippers Overlook
When determining if a shipment complies with the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC®) rules, shippers have a valuable but often overlooked resource—the Box Manufacturer’s Certificate…
Why Weak Cybersecurity Leaves Your Freight Vulnerable to Cargo Thieves
High-value cargo theft has jeopardized the livelihoods of supply chain businesses for decades. Shippers entrust brokers and carriers with safely moving their shipments from point…
Protect Your Company: Why #NMFTACyber is a Must-Attend Conference
Approximately 1 in 4 of all cybersecurity attacks are aimed at the transport and distribution industries. This means, the biggest threat to the trucking industry…
Cyber Insurance: What the Trucking Industry Needs to Know Right Now
Insurance is no substitute for vigilance in preventing cyberattacks. The worst ransomware attack to date cost the target company more than $1 billion. Protection against…
Packaging Practices: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
It’s one of the facts of life in less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping: Any given freight item could be in for a rough ride depending on a variety of factors.
Zero Trust: A Strategy for Cybersecurity Victories
In various recent presentations with NMFTA and others, Cunningham explained why Zero Trust is so important, particularly for the LTL carrier community.
Cloud Security: For Motor Freight Carriers, Trouble Often Starts With Misconfigurations
As more trucking companies transition their data and technology to cloud-based applications they theoretically provide their data with a layer of protection in the event of a cyberattack on a company’s systems. View 5 leading threats to carriers today.
A Guide to the NMFC Changes Coming in 2025: How They Will Affect You and How to Prepare
Throughout the rest of 2024, the process of informing the LTL shipping community of the changes and how to prepare will be more intensive, informative, and inclusive. We aim to involve all parties – especially carriers, shippers, and 3PLs – to ensure time to prepare as we develop an improved classification system in 2025.
Bolster Your Cyber Resilience: Your Guide to the 2024 NMFTA Cybersecurity Conference
Whatever your company’s leadership is thinking of doing this Fall, one engagement is a must. You need to be with us in Cleveland, OH from October 27-29, 2024. The security of your entire trucking company enterprise depends on it.
Classification 101: Mastering the Precise Process of Classifying Freight
At NMFTA, we want shippers to better understand the process of classifying freight. Over the years we’ve designed a system that is detailed enough to take all critical factors into consideration, but not so complicated that shippers can’t learn how it works.
