Red Flags: How to Identify Dangerous Carriers, Protect Your Brokerage, and Survive the Post-Montgomery Era

On May 14, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that freight brokers can no longer hide behind federal preemption when they negligently select an unsafe carrier and someone gets hurt. The FAAAA shield that protected brokers for thirty years is gone.Red Flags is the definitive guide to carrier vetting in the post-Montgomery era. Written by Mark Anthony Henry — founder of Creekwood Solutions LLC and a 26-year logistics veteran — this book walks every freight broker in America through exactly what the ruling means, what a red flag carrier looks like in the federal safety database, and how to build a documented vetting process that protects your brokerage.Inside: a plain-language breakdown of Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II · all seven CSA BASICs explained · safety ratings, OOS rates, crash history, and insurance red flags · behavioral warning signs the database won't show you · a complete 14-step carrier vetting protocol · the Small Broker Survival Guide · the full Supreme Court decision text · reproducible vetting checklist · model carrier agreement language · glossary and resource directory.The brokers who do their job carefully have nothing to fear from this ruling. This book makes sure you are one of them. Read more