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24 September 2026

Small Brokerages Should Be Nervous Now

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Source reporting: FreightWaves

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Small Brokerages Should Be Nervous Now

Small brokerages should be nervous right now. Ryder VP Kendra Phillips breaks down how post-Montgomery liability, carrier vetting and safety standards are changing freight brokerage and managed transportation. In this FreightWaves Today interview, Phillips explains why shippers are asking tougher questions, why some carriers are being removed from networks, and why paying more for safer capacity is becoming easier to justify. She also lays out why larger brokers may have an edge in this market shift. Small and mid-sized freight brokerages face mounting pressure as nuclear verdicts and heightened carrier safety scrutiny force shippers to rethink their logistics partnerships, according to the Ryder executive overseeing the company’s transportation management and brokerage operations.

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