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Where Your SCAC Shows Up: 11 Places It’s Used in Transportation
If you’re a motor carrier, broker, freight forwarder, or intermodal provider, you’ve likely heard that you need a Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC®). But once you get one, you might…
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NMFC Data Is Changing—Will You Be Ready?
Hands-down, the best way to prepare your organization’s systems for the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC®) Data changes effective on July 19, 2025, is to update your data using the…
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NMFTA on FreightWaves: The Cost of Cyberattacks to Trucking Companies
Imagine a single breach of your computer system costing you more than $10 million. This is reality for today’s trucking industry, as hackers have shown a startling ability to take…
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What Is Cross-Border LTL Freight Shipping?
Cross-border LTL unlocks new markets—learn how to plan, ship, and scale efficiently.
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Classification Resources
NMFC Resources The National Motor Freight Classification® (NMFC)® is the baseline for less-than-truckload (LTL) freight identification and classification. Here you’ll find the NMFC manual, supplements, and the official text you…
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LTL by the Numbers: Exclusive Benchmarking Insights to Help Leaders Navigate What’s Next
Attendance Criteria: Open to members and nonmembers. Join NMFTA on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 1:00 pm ET for LTL by the Numbers: Exclusive Benchmarking Insights to Help Leaders Navigate…
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NMFTA Vendor Risk Assessment Framework
This framework is a structured evaluation tool designed to assess the cybersecurity and operational risk of third-party vendors.
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Governing AI in Trucking — A Practical Framework for Secure Deployment
Attendees joined us on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 1:00 pm ET, as Erica Brigance and the National Motor Freight Traffic Association, Inc.® (NMFTA)® cybersecurity team discussed Governing AI in Trucking…
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Submit Your Feedback to the FCDC
The Freight Classification Development Center (FCDC) reviews and evaluates proposed updates to the National Motor Freight Classification® (NMFC)®, including changes to rules, classifications, and specific item numbers. Industry feedback plays…
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Call for Industry Review: Proposed Transition to Full-Scale Density
The Freight Classification Development Center (FCDC) is currently reviewing a range of commodity groupings for potential transition to full-scale density-based classification. As part of this effort, numerous items—spanning diverse commodity…