How NMFTA Helps Prevent Freight Fraud
Industry standards, trusted data, and proven frameworks, all working together to reduce risk across the freight lifecycle.
Freight fraud is not a single-point failure. It exploits gaps in identity verification, shipment data, digital standards, and operational practices. As a standards-setting organization for the transportation industry, National Motor Freight Traffic Association, Inc.® (NMFTA)™ addresses those gaps through an integrated ecosystem of products, data, and best practices.
Each NMFTA product and program plays a distinct role, together forming a proactive, operational defense against freight fraud.
SCAC Verified™
SCAC Verified strengthens carrier identity validation to prevent freight fraud.
Cybersecurity
NMFTA cybersecurity advances standards and education to reduce transportation cyber risk.
Classification/ClassIT+™
National Motor Freight Classification® (NMFC)™ and ClassIT+ strengthen freight classification accuracy to reduce fraud.
Digital API Standards
NMFTA’s Digital Standards Development Council™ (DSDC™) API standards enable secure, interoperable data exchange across freight.
A Standards-Based Approach to Freight Fraud Prevention
Not reactive. Not fragmented. Industry-led.
NMFTA’s role is not to replace law enforcement or insurance; it is to prevent fraud upstream by setting the standards the industry relies on every day.
By combining:
- Clear classification standards
- Trusted identity signals
- Practical cybersecurity guidance
- Interoperable digital frameworks
NMFTA helps the transportation industry move from reactive loss recovery to proactive fraud prevention.