ABOUT THE SUMMIT
What is the Freight Fraud Summit?
The Freight Fraud Summit is a cross-industry education and collaboration event dedicated to identifying, preventing, and reducing freight fraud across the transportation and logistics supply chain.
It brings together shippers, freight brokers, motor carriers, insurers, law enforcement, regulators, and technology providers to address the real-world schemes driving cargo theft, double brokering, identity theft, fictitious pickups, and insurance fraud—and the growing legal, financial, and safety risks tied to them.
Unlike traditional conferences, the Freight Fraud Summit is tactical and accountability-focused. Sessions are built around actual fraud cases, regulatory obligations, insurance outcomes, and operational failures, showing where controls break down and how to fix them. Attendees leave with practical frameworks for carrier and driver verification, pre-trip and equipment compliance, documentation controls, SOP alignment, and claims defensibility—not just theory.
At its core, the Freight Fraud Summit exists to restore trust in freight movement by strengthening collaboration between private industry and public agencies, improving transparency, and raising the standard for risk management across logistics.
Why is freight fraud escalating?
Freight fraud is escalating because criminal tactics are evolving faster than industry controls. Digital load boards, remote onboarding, and email-based dispatch allow freight to move quickly, but often without strong identity verification. Combined with tight margins, market volatility, and fragmented responsibility between shippers, brokers, and carriers, these gaps create ideal conditions for organized fraud schemes such as double brokering, identity theft, and fictitious pickups.
The impact extends far beyond stolen cargo. Financial losses can reach hundreds of thousands—or even millions—per incident due to cargo loss, unpaid carriers, litigation, and customer fallout. Fraud is also a serious safety risk, as bad actors frequently bypass pre-trip inspections and equipment standards, putting unsafe trucks on the road. Insurance consequences are increasing as well, with underwriters denying claims tied to misrepresentation or poor vetting and raising premiums or exclusions. What was once viewed as a cost of doing business is now a material threat to financial stability, public safety, and insurability across the supply chain.
Who should attend?
The Freight Fraud Summit is designed for any organization or professional that has financial, safety, legal, or insurance exposure in the movement of freight. It is especially relevant for:
Shippers & Manufacturers – to reduce cargo loss, limit liability, protect brand reputation, and understand how loading decisions, carrier selection, and facility controls impact claims and lawsuits.
Freight Brokers, 3PLs & Forwarders – to prevent double brokering, identity theft, payment diversion, insurance denials, and regulatory exposure tied to carrier vetting failures.
Motor Carriers & Owner-Operators – to protect their identities, authority, and revenue from fraud schemes while strengthening compliance and credibility with shippers and insurers.
Insurance Carriers, Underwriters & Risk Managers – to gain real-world insight into fraud patterns, operational breakdowns, and underwriting controls that reduce losses.
Law Enforcement, Regulators & Investigators – to improve intelligence sharing with industry and better understand how fraud manifests at the operational level.
Technology & Data Providers – to align solutions with actual fraud risks, compliance gaps, and verification failures across the supply chain.
If you touch freight, insure it, regulate it, or rely on its safe and lawful movement, the Freight Fraud Summit provides practical insight, collaboration, and tools to reduce exposure and strengthen trust across the industry.
The key outcomes of attending the Freight Fraud Summit include measurable risk reduction, more substantial alignment on compliance, and meaningful collaboration across the supply chain. Attendees gain practical tools to identify fraud earlier, close verification gaps, and reduce exposure to cargo loss, liability, and insurance denials—moving from reactive response to proactive prevention.
Participants also leave with a clearer understanding of how safety regulations, operational controls, and insurance expectations intersect, enabling better alignment between shippers, brokers, carriers, insurers, and regulators. Just as important, the Summit fosters cross-industry collaboration, breaking down silos so stakeholders can share intelligence, improve accountability, and collectively strengthen trust in freight movement.
What you’ll learn from attending:
Every segment of the freight industry is feeling the impact of fraud, but the pain points differ by role. Shippers face cargo loss, liability, and claim denials when using fraudulent or unsafe carriers. Brokers and 3PLs struggle with double brokering, identity theft, unpaid carriers, and growing insurance and regulatory scrutiny. Carriers are increasingly victimized by MC and insurance hijacking and non-payment, while legitimate operators risk being tied to fraud they did not commit. Insurers and regulators see rising losses, limited visibility into day-to-day operations, and investigations that begin only after damage is done.
At the Freight Fraud Summit, attendees learn how and where fraud actually enters the freight lifecycle—and how to stop it. Participants gain practical insight into carrier and driver verification, dock-level red flags, documentation insurers expect, and the safety and compliance breakdowns that turn fraud into a legal and insurance problem. Most importantly, the Summit creates a shared understanding across shippers, brokers, carriers, insurers, law enforcement, and technology providers—replacing siloed reactions with coordinated prevention, accountability, and trust.
Bottom Line
Each group arrives with different challenges, but all share the same risk: fraud thrives where responsibility, verification, and accountability break down. The Freight Fraud Summit equips attendees with shared understanding, practical controls, and cross-industry collaboration to reduce losses, improve safety, and restore trust in freight movement.