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Steve Bryan shared thisDeparting Sitka, AK after an amazing week aboard a NatGeo expedition. Almost 1,000 miles weaving in and out of bays, glaciers, bears, eagles and whales. Now headed for the Highway User Conference in Dallas, TX. It’s all they’re talking about up here. See y’all there tomorrow.
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Steve Bryan shared thisBluewire LLC is very excited to be working with our friends at Highway to give brokers the complete platform they need to Evaluate, Monitor and Reveal the risk that lurks in their Carrier Network. With the GAP Score, Bluewire gives freight brokers a standardized measure of carrier severity risk—bringing greater consistency, visibility, and confidence to carrier qualification decisions. As freight brokers face increasing expectations around carrier qualification, risk management, and operational oversight, many are seeking broader visibility into the factors that influence carrier risk. Together, Highway and Bluewire give brokers a more complete view of every carrier relationship. Looking forward to setting a standard for brokers with Michael Caney and the entire team at Highway.Steve Bryan shared thisHighway is excited to announce an exclusive reseller partnership with Bluewire LLC. Through Highway’s exclusive Bluewire Broker Package, brokers can access three report types for carrier vetting, network benchmarking, and risk intelligence, built directly in the Highway platform. Read more about what the Highway x Bluewire reseller partnership unlocks for your team: https://lnkd.in/ec9gWVnr
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Steve Bryan shared thisSlightly proud Dad. Way to go Annie BryanSteve Bryan shared thisBeyond excited to share that after a four-month internship at Greenpoint Pictures, I’m now a full-time Production Assistant! I’ve already learned so much from this amazing team and I cannot wait to keep contributing, learning, and creating with this talented crew. Special thanks to Tatiana Rudzinski and Michael Kuhn for the opportunity! Also thrilled to share that in May I graduated from Parsons School of Design - The New School with an MA in Media Studies and an Advanced Certificate in Media Management. There are not enough thank you’s to give to my professors and peers for their guidance, collaboration and encouragement. Your support made this possible, and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for us! 🎊
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Steve Bryan shared thisThank you John Ferguson, appreciate the support. I mentioned to you on Friday that I am very proud to be a solution to the challenges SCOTUS has laid at the feet of the broker world. But even prouder of the response I've seen from dozens of brokers I've spoken to in the last two weeks who have embraced their new role in making #SaferRoadsPeriod Keep up the great work.Steve Bryan shared thisWhat is a safe carrier? I HAVE THE ANSWER. Every shipper and broker in the country is scrambling to answer that question right now. Carrier identity. Fraud prevention. Insurance exposure. Nuclear verdict risk. Operational history. Safety patterns. Hidden vulnerabilities. Everyone is trying to figure out who they can trust with their freight. I believe I found the company that answers that question better than anyone in the market: Bluewire LLC. Last Friday, I had the opportunity to demo Bluewire’s product with Steve Bryan, integrated with Highway, and I walked away convinced this is game-changing technology for freight brokers and enterprise shippers. Why? Because Bluewire is not just looking at a carrier at the surface level. They are using AI, data analysis, and severity risk scoring to identify gaps, vulnerabilities, and risk patterns across more than 750,000 motor carriers. Their GAP Score evaluates carriers across nine critical severity categories, giving brokers and shippers a much deeper view into carrier risk. That matters. Because in today’s market, “active authority” is not enough. A certificate of insurance is not enough. A clean-looking MC number is not enough. Shippers need partners who are using the best technology available to protect their freight, their customers, their insurance profile, and their brand. Highway helps solve carrier identity and fraud prevention. Bluewire adds a deeper layer of risk intelligence. Together, that is a serious advantage. If you are working with a broker and they are not using Highway connected with Bluewire, you are rolling the dice. At Pivot Supply Chain Solutions, Inc, we are not interested in rolling the dice with our customers’ freight. We are interested in building the safest, most data-driven, enterprise-grade brokerage in the market. Disclaimer: This is my daughter Emma, post-slickback. Not me. A real adult runs Pivot.
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Steve Bryan posted thisCarrier Diligence After Montgomery For the past 19 years, I’ve worked at the intersection of transportation data, carrier risk, and litigation exposure — including serving more than 10,000 motor carriers through the Vigillo CSA platform and now as founder of Bluewire LLC. One reality has remained constant: Carrier risk is far more complex than simply determining whether a company has operating authority. The recent Montgomery decision may significantly accelerate industry recognition of that reality. Historically, many brokers and shippers relied heavily on FMCSA authorization and basic compliance checks as the threshold for onboarding carriers. But the emerging question is no longer simply whether a carrier was authorized to operate. The question is whether reasonable diligence was exercised in selecting that carrier, and can the broker explain their selection criteria. FMCSA authority establishes legal eligibility to operate. It does not necessarily establish: -operational stability, -safety culture, -fraud exposure, -identity consistency, -or litigation risk. At the same time, the industry struggles with incomplete and uneven safety data: -small carriers often have limited histories, -new entrants may have little meaningful data, -and safety metrics require substantial context to interpret correctly. Bluewire has solved for these challenges for brokers under Montgomery, and my calendar is packed with demos. During two recent demo meetings, brokers told me they were hiring a dedicated safety consultant specifically to help vet their carrier network. Pre-Montgomery, that would have been highly unusual outside the largest organizations. This is great news and a tectonic shift in how brokers perceive their responsibility to safety. Montgomery may be the single most important safety event of the last two decades. That shift is already underway: Carrier selection is evolving from a compliance exercise into a defensible risk management function. Importantly, this is not about excluding small carriers. Small trucking companies are the backbone of American commerce. The challenge is not carrier size. The challenge is uncertainty. The industry needs better tools and more consistent frameworks for distinguishing between: -legitimate operators and manipulated identities, -low-data carriers and low-risk carriers, -and regulatory authorization versus operational confidence. Not yet two weeks since Montgomery and this industry is getting safer. All you retired safety directors and consultants, get back to work, the brokers need you.
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Steve Bryan shared thisFreight Brokers, Insurance, and Motor Carriers are entering a new era. A recent article highlights a significant Supreme Court ruling where brokers are held accountable for hiring unsafe carriers. https://lnkd.in/gYk-Yuf2 Bluewire's Carrier Risk Intelligence Report provides essential insights: 1. Updated Daily (looking at almost 40M records) 2. Scores applied to 100% of motor carriers, with NO UNRATED CARRIERS 3. Safety and Compliance defects surfaced immediately, categorized into Severity Rating Categories 4. Twelve Fraud Indicators to identify deceptive practices (Chameleons) 5. Examination of Insurance Filings 6. Overview of FMCSA Enforcement Cases, including fines and penalties 7. Compiled into one master industry list 8. Filtered to identify 9,988 motor carriers (1.49% of the industry) that you should STOP brokering freight to TODAY This simple subscription plan is economical, backed by six years of industry use and testing. It is crucial to move away from CSA for risk detection, as even FMCSA disclaims its effectiveness for this purpose. Bluewire Scores and Fraud detection are available directly from Bluewire LLC or through partners like Highway.
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Steve Bryan shared thisWow, 9-0 If only there was a widely adopted, economical, statistically sound carrier scoring methodology that brokers could use to vet their carriers Bluewire LLCSteve Bryan shared thisJUST IN: The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that freight brokers are not shielded from state-level injury lawsuits, a decision that could reshape broker liability nationwide. https://ow.ly/GgRp50YZAfo
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Steve Bryan posted thisLooking forward to the FreightWaves Freight Fraud Symposium next Wednesday in Cleveland at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but first, a stop in NYC for Annie Bryan ‘s Grad School Graduation from Parsons School of Design - The New School and a little treat on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden to see Bruce. Fun week ahead.
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Steve Bryan liked thisSteve Bryan liked thisI know that drafting out a carrier vetting policy is difficult. I've drafted many of them. And I know it's annoying that every lawyer is telling you (ahem shippers- you too), to do it immediately. That is why I am keeping my summit in Scottsdale small. It's designed for a shipper and broker to learn how to draft a solid, accurate carrier vetting policy. No panels droning on. This is an event where we sit down, roll up our sleeves and dig in.
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Steve Bryan liked thisSteve Bryan liked thisTrust is built through stronger standards. That's why we're excited to partner with RXO, Inc. to enhance real-time visibility and help build a more secure freight network. By combining Highway's Carrier Identity® solution and Load Lock+, RXO can verify carrier information with greater speed and accuracy, helping reduce fraud risk while streamlining the carrier approval process. See how RXO, Inc. is partnering with Highway strengthen its fraud prevention strategy: https://lnkd.in/eDXuHBVx
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Steve Bryan liked thisSteve Bryan liked thisWith a deep understanding of compliance, enforcement, and transportation operations, Sue Lawless, partner at Scopelitis Law Firm, has become a respected voice in conversations surrounding safety, accountability, and fairness in trucking oversight. 💬 Her advice to women entering the industry? “Be curious and don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know yet or by the status quo. No one starts out knowing everything about any industry or job. In my experience, most women tend to underestimate how much they know. Take the time to understand how things work but when you know the answer don’t be afraid to say it out loud.” 👉Check out #HERstory: https://hubs.la/Q04mjMcT0 #WomenInTrucking
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Steve Bryan liked thisSlightly proud Dad. Way to go Annie BryanSteve Bryan liked thisBeyond excited to share that after a four-month internship at Greenpoint Pictures, I’m now a full-time Production Assistant! I’ve already learned so much from this amazing team and I cannot wait to keep contributing, learning, and creating with this talented crew. Special thanks to Tatiana Rudzinski and Michael Kuhn for the opportunity! Also thrilled to share that in May I graduated from Parsons School of Design - The New School with an MA in Media Studies and an Advanced Certificate in Media Management. There are not enough thank you’s to give to my professors and peers for their guidance, collaboration and encouragement. Your support made this possible, and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for us! 🎊
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