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- 10 Pointers to Avoid Most Common Bill of Lading Errors
- Sweeping Changes to Classification System to Take Effect April 8
- 2022-23 Emeritus and Ex Officio
- 3 Things Commercial Carriers Need to Know Before Crossing the Border
- 9 Ways to Protect Forklift Scales from Cyberattacks
- A Guide to the NMFC Changes Coming in 2025: How They Will Affect You and How to Prepare
- A Legacy of Leadership: Paul Dugent’s 4 Decades in the LTL Industry
- A Look (Not Too Far) Ahead at a Fully Digitized LTL Shipment Data Stream
- A Month’s Worth of Insight for Cybersecurity Awareness Month
- AI’s Impact on Trucking Cybersecurity: A Mixed Bag, But Also an Opportunity
- API Security: A Mission-Critical Call to Download Our 2024 Trucking Cybersecurity Trends Report
- API Security: It Begins and Ends With People
- Beta-Tested, Member-Approved: ClassIT+ Takes a Major Step Forward
- Beware of Look-Alike Domain Threats: Protecting Your Online Identity:
- Bolster Your Cyber Resilience: Your Guide to the 2024 NMFTA Cybersecurity Conference
- Box Manufacturer Certificates: Critical Information Too Many Shippers Overlook
- Building a Culture of Security Within Every LTL Trucking Company
- Business E-mail Compromise (BEC) Scams: An Underappreciated Cyberthreat
- Business E-mail Compromise: The Problems It Can Lead To For Trucking Companies Are Serious
- Calling for Presentation Abstracts for the NMFTA Cybersecurity Conference in Cleveland
- Carrier SCAC vs. Container SCAC Ending in “U”: What’s the Difference?
- Champions Again! NMFTA Signs On Once More For Cybersecurity Awareness Month
- Classification 101: Mastering the Precise Process of Classifying Freight
- Classification Reimagined Again: NMFC Receives Third Update of 2023
- Classification Reimagined Keeps NMFC System Modern and Up to Date
- ClassIT+: The Perfect Partner to Fulfill Your LTL Freight Classification Needs
- Cloud Security: For Motor Freight Carriers, Trouble Often Starts With Misconfigurations
- Cyber Insurance: What the Trucking Industry Needs to Know Right Now
- CyberTruck Challenge: For Six Years, Educating the Talent to Stop Cyberattacks on Trucking
- CyberTruck Challenge: Securing the Future of Heavy Vehicle Cybersecurity
- Dave Nemo Show Broadcasts Live from La Jolla Meeting, Interviews NMFTA Leadership, Staff
- Decoding Density: The Freight Factor You Can’t Afford to Overlook
- Digital LTL Council Releases New API Standards for Pickup Requests and Visibility
- Do I Need a SCAC? Probably, So Let’s Look at the Details
- Dockets, Disposition Bulletins, and Supplements: Understanding How We Update the Freight Classification System
- Don’t Let Misclassifications Haunt Your Business
- EDI vs API in Trucking: Why It’s Time to Embrace API Standards (API 101)
- Enhancing the NMFC System: A Collaborative Approach for Streamlining and Educating
- Everything You Need to Know about a Bill of Lading
- Extensive Federal Resources Can Help the Trucking Industry Fight Cyberattacks
- Freight Classification Bracketology 101: ClassIT vs. ClassIT+
- From Backbone to Battlefront: Salt Typhoon’s Espionage Leap from Telecom to the National Guard
- Get Ready! The New ClassIT+™ API Sandbox Available for Testing May 13
- Happening at #NMFTACyber: Turn Cyber Pressure Into Preparedness
- Heavy-Duty Truck Research and How Your Fleet Can Get Involved
- Help Shape NMFC Changes: Submit Your Docket 2025-1 Feedback
- How 3PLs Can Prepare for the 2025 NMFC Changes
- How Carriers Can Prepare for the 2025 NMFC Changes
- How Mid-Sized Trucking Fleets Can Build Cyber Resilience
- How Shippers Can Prepare for the 2025 NMFC Changes
- How the DSDC Workshops are Driving API Standardization in Trucking
- How to Get an Advanced Degree in LTL Cybersecurity, Even if None Technically Exist
- How to Have the Best Strategies in Place for Data Loss Recovery
- How to Renew Your SCAC—and What Happens If You Don’t
- How Truck OEMs are Enhancing Asset Cybersecurity With New Factory Features
- How Washington is Helping the Trucking Industry Battle Back against Cargo Theft
- How We’re Making Truck Diagnostics as Secure as Your Last Online Bank Transaction
- In Case You Missed It: A Summary of This Year’s Cybersecurity Conference
- In Case You Missed It: November, December Sessions Unveil the Coming ClassIT+
- In Response to Industry Feedback: Digital LTL Council Releases eBOL 2.1
- Insurer to Trucking Companies: Be Smart about Cybersecurity Insurance
- Interpreting the Classifications for Your Various Product SKUs? NMFTA Can Help With That!
- It’s Time to Tackle Cargo Theft Head-On
- Juice Jacking: How Hackers Use Public Charging Ports to Gain Access to Your Device
- Last Call: Limited Space Remains for the Trucking Industry’s Only In-Person Cybersecurity Conference
- Let Us Cyberattack Your Organization (Simulated, Of Course) To See If You’re Ready For a Real One
- Lookalike Domain Attack Wreaks Havoc, and the Trucking Industry Must Fight Back
- Nearshoring: What Carriers Need to Know About Transporting Freight Across the Mexican Border, Ease of Crossing and Cargo Theft Prevention
- New SCAC System Is Live: Here’s What To Do If You Need Help With It
- NMFC Data Is Changing—Will You Be Ready?
- NMFTA Cybersecurity Releases Owner Operator Core Controls Document
- NMFTA Input Helps Develop Solid TMC Recommendation for Next-Generation Tractor/Trailer Electrical Interface
- NMFTA is Working On a Tool to Help Truck Fleets Assess Vendor Cybersecurity Readiness
- NMFTA Looks to Boost Digital Talent in Trucking Industry Through Sixth Annual CyberTruck Challenge
- NMFTA Members: Submit Your Data to the Commodity Profile Database
- NMFTA on FreightWaves: How the Trucking Industry Must Act to Protect Truck Diagnostic Systems
- NMFTA on FreightWaves: The Cost of Cyberattacks to Trucking Companies
- NMFTA on FreightWaves: Why Cybersecurity Is a Top Priority
- NMFTA On the Road
- NMFTA Streamlines Dozens of Categories in Latest Proposed Classification Update
- NMFTA to Host Insightful Panel Discussion at Truckload 2024: Nashville
- NMFTA To Launch First-Ever Member Portal: A Smarter, Simpler Way to Stay Connected
- NMFTA’s Ben Gardiner Shows How Easy It Is to Disable a Truck’s Brakes . . . With a Simple Antenna
- NMFTA’s Cybersecurity Team Presents Coming Innovations to Enhance Trucking Cybersecurity
- October in Austin: Where the Freight Industry Gets Serious About Cybersecurity
- Open Telematics API: NMFTA’s Fix for Companies at Risk of Vendor Lock
- Opportunities for Students as CyberTruck Challenge® Approaches
- Packaging 101: How to Best Protect Freight in the LTL Shipping Environment
- Packaging Practices: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- Part 2: Dave Nemo Show Broadcasts Live from La Jolla Meeting, Interviews NMFTA Leadership, Staff
- Part 3: Dave Nemo Show Broadcasts Live from La Jolla Meeting, Interviews NMFTA Leadership, Staff
- Phishing Attacks Are Up More Than 1,200 Percent in a Single Year, Which Is Why Trucking Companies Must Download our Cyber Trends Report
- Protect Your Company: Why #NMFTACyber is a Must-Attend Conference
- Protecting Truck Sensors from Cyberattacks: A Word from Ryan Gerdes, Ph.D.
- Protecting Trucks, Trailers & Tech: NMFTA’s Latest Research Projects
- Q&A from W. Logistics: Is an ELD Hackable?
- Q&A: Why You Should Join the DSDC at Manifest 2026
- Ransomware as a Service: What You Need to Know to Protect Against a Growing Threat
- Salt Typhoon Exploits ISP’s Achille’s Heel
- SCAC 2.0: Truly a New Day for the Trucking Industry
- Scattered Spider: Cyberthreat to the Trucking Industry
- Shippers: Solve Your Freight Classing Woes
- Shippers: The Catalysts Powering the Trucking Industry’s Digital Transformation
- So Here’s the Problem with Classifying LTL Freight Using Dimensioning Only
- Still Unsure if an NMFC Item Changed? Here’s How to Check in Seconds
- Stop Misclassified Freight in Its Tracks: How ClassIT+ Helps You Get It Right the First Time
- Supply Chain Risk and Global Intrigue: What “Made in China” Really Means to the Trucking Industry
- The Book’s Final Chapter
- The Coming Upgrades to ClassIT: Faster Search, New Tech Stack, Better Interface . . . and AI
- The Dos and Don’ts of Cybersecurity Penetration Testing for Trucking Companies
- The Fastest Way to Check NMFC Code Changes in 2025
- The Government Really Is Here to Help: Abundant Resources to Boost Trucking Cybersecurity
- The Last-Minute Holiday Shopping Survival Guide
- The Latest in Interpretation of Freight Classifications: Requests, Precision, and ‘Ugly’ Items
- The NMFC Changes Are Live. Now It’s Time to Stay Ahead of Billing Curve with New API
- The Road to Resilience: Defining Core Cybersecurity Objectives for Owner Operators and Small Fleets
- The Time Is Now: Call for Collaboration Happening at #NMFTACyber
- Three Reasons You’ll Be in Great Shape After You Attend October’s Digital Solutions Conference
- Top 10 Cyber Threats Facing the Trucking Industry Today (And What to Do About Them)
- Top 5 Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) Mistakes That Delay Freight, and How to Avoid Them
- Trucking Cybersecurity: Stopping Hackers From Directly Attacking Our Trucks
- Two-Factor Authentication, Secure Gateways Are Critical to Preventing Cyberattacks
- Unlocking LTL Precision: NMFTA’s Interpretation Services
- Unlocking the Potential of AI in the Trucking Industry – Opportunities and Risks
- We Are the Champions! NMFTA Joins Critical Cybersecurity Awareness Effort
- Webinar Recap: Big Data is Not Enough
- Webinar Recap: Cross-Training with ICS to Bolster Truck Cybersecurity
- Webinar Recap: Trends and Threats Exposed
- Webinar Report: Five Simple Things to Improve API Security
- Webinar Report: How Trucking Companies Can Protect Themselves from Third-Party Risks
- Webinar Report: Mastering Hazardous Material Hauling Compliance with Placard Wizard
- Webinar Report: What’s Ahead for Cybersecurity in 2025
- What Is an FAK—and How Is It Different from the NMFC?
- What Is SCAC and How Do Carriers Get It?
- What Is the DSDC—and Why It Matters for the Future of Freight
- What LTL Freight Brokers/3PLs Need to Know
- What We Saw At Manifest: Insight, Innovation, and Ingenuity
- What You Missed (And Can’t Afford to Miss Again) at November’s Digital Solutions Conference
- What You Missed at SMC³ – NMFTA Sessions
- What You Missed at Truckload 2024 – NMFTA Session
- What Your Peers Learned at NMFTA’s 2025 Fall Meeting
- When Telecom Attacks Threaten the Supply Chain: What Trucking Needs to Learn from the Secret Service Bust
- Where Your SCAC Shows Up: 11 Places It’s Used in Transportation
- Why Every Company Needs to Prepare a Business Continuity Plan
- Why Fleets Can’t Afford to Miss the NMFTA 2025 Cybersecurity Conference
- Why Freight Scheduling is Still Broken—and What the DSDC Plans to Do About It
- Why Is The U.S. Considering Banning TP-Link?
- Why Packaging is So Critical for the Classification System
- Why Smart Shippers Are Rethinking Packaging in the Wake of NMFC Changes
- Why the NMFC Stands the Test of Time
- Why Trucking Executives Should Be in Austin This October
- Why Weak Cybersecurity Leaves Your Freight Vulnerable to Cargo Thieves
- Witness a Startling Truck Hacking Demonstration at NMFTA’s Conference
- Zero Trust: A Strategy for Cybersecurity Victories
