What the Supreme Court’s broker liability ruling means for cranes and transport

Mitchell Keller Managing Editor, American Cranes & Transport

02 June 2026

A unanimous US Supreme Court decision issued May 14 reshaped the liability landscape for freight brokers – and the ripple effects will reach special transport operators.

In Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, the court ruled 9-0 that federal law does not protect brokers from state negligence claims when they…

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