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Let’s Get Verified! How SCAC’s ID Verification Helps Build Your Trusted Profile
“In today’s evolving risk landscape, identity verification is critical to NMFTA’s commitment of advancing trusted ID verification standards to strengthen transparency, reduce risk of freight fraud, and build industry confidence,” said Joe Ohr, chief operating officer for NMFTA. “We’re verifying that a real person, at a real, physical address, is tied to every SCAC.”
March 5, 2026
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SCAC ID Verification and SCAC Verified Now Live: What It Means for Carriers and the Future of Freight Fraud Prevention
For decades, the Standard Carrier Alpha Code® (SCAC)™ has been the freight industry’s universal identifier. If you move freight, your SCAC follows you across brokers, shippers, platforms, and borders.
But while freight has become increasingly digital, freight fraud has evolved right alongside it.
February 26, 2026
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How to Spot Fraud on the Bill of Lading (BOL)
A Bill of Lading (BOL) is supposed to be a trusted, controlling document—the paper (or digital record) that tells everyone what’s moving, who’s hauling it, and where it’s going. That’s exactly why fraudsters target it.
February 24, 2026
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Operational Security is Organizational Security
What is operational security? Operational security focuses on preventing outsiders from inferring how an organization operates by observing behaviors, communications, and publicly listed information.
February 23, 2026
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Fraud Prevention Starts With Accurate Freight Classification
When freight fraud is discussed, the focus is often on stolen identities, fake carriers, or forged documents. But one of the most overlooked—and most powerful—fraud…
January 27, 2026
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The Fight Against Freight Fraud Begins With One Change That Can Transform The Industry
For years, freight fraud has quietly chipped away at the foundation of trust that keeps America’s supply chain moving. Impersonation, double brokering, and fictitious pickups are all major issues….
January 13, 2026
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Why NMFTA is Changing It’s Relationship With SCAC Resellers—To Strengthen Security and Prevent Freight Fraud
For decades, the Standard Carrier Alpha Code® (SCAC®) has served as the backbone of freight identification—used by carriers, shippers, brokers, and government agencies to keep…
November 20, 2025