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SBTC Demands Answers from DAT
SBTC Files Petition to USPTO for Cancellation of UCR Plan's Mark Alleging Fraud.
SBTC Member Files Broker Rate Transparency Complaint Against TQL.
Click Here to Read Complaint.
Read the SBTC's Proposed Transportation Intermediaries Accountability (TIA) Act.
SIGN THE TIA ACT PETITION!
Read SBTC's Congressional Testimony on the impact of lack of broker transparency on rates and the supply chain.
Here is who Transportation Intermediaries Association PAC sends money to & who's not saying they support our bill.
Coming Soon: SBTC VOTER GUIDE, which Grades Members of Congress.
SBTC Launches TRUCKERWATCH.org to Help Find Missing Kids.
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The Small Business In Transportation Coalition
The Small Business in Transportation Coalition ("the SBTC") is a 501(c)(6) non-profit transportation industry trade group, which promotes and protects the interests of small businesses in the industry. We encourage ethical business practices and support teamwork, cooperation, transparency, and partnerships among truckers, carriers, brokers, forwarders & shippers who seek to do business with the utmost integrity.
NEW BENEFITS for SBTC Members! FREE two-month trial of TELEHEALTH plus expanded plans. Join/Renew for 2024 now! Note: you will need your 2024 Order ID from your emailed receipt for instant access to benefits.
NHTSA Safety Stats & Highway Fatalities
NHTSA has responded to our FOIA request. They have released 2020 large truck fatality stats. Fatalities in large-truck crashes down 1.3%.
FMCSA Petition for Broker Transparency
SBTC seeks to amend 49 CFR 371.3 to stop brokers from coercing truckers to waive their rights to rate transparency.
The Truck Driver Protection Act
The SBTC has proposed a bill to Congress to crack down on violence against truckers and interference with commerce.
Call for Safe Truck Parking Projects
SBTC has been calling for more 'Jason's Law' style Safe Truck Parking Projects as part of the $1.2T Infrastructure Bill.
Advocacy You Can Count On.
SBTC IN THE NEWS... The Small Business in Transportation Coalition (SBTC) has worked with Ashley Boeglin since shortly after Mike Boeglin’s death in 2014 on various iterations of legislation with the goal of providing truckers with tools to lawfully protect themselves. We're still fighting ten years later...
These Numbers Say it all...
We Serve Truckers & Carriers & Brokers (oh, my!)
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Announcements
- "Do they know it's Christmas?" Thank you for supporting the SBTC's 2023 Holiday "Drive" for Needy Kids in the Trucking Industry. Open to trucker families from all religions (i.e. Christmas, Hanukkah, ect.). Nominate a trucker family in need for the 2024 Holidays via membership@smalltransportation.org. Please submit nominations by 5PM on December 1, 2024. Be sure to tell us the trucker's name and phone number or email address and describe the nature of the hardship the family is experiencing.Annual Holiday Drive for Trucker Kids...
- SBTC has a Trucker Emergency Relief Fund (TERF) for Truckers who find themselves in sudden, unexpected, dire circumstances. We have helped Drivers who have been: Hospitalized for COVID Rushed to ICU after Fatal Accidents Suffering due to Total Loss House Fires Victims of Abusive Big Brokers To nominate a Driver for TERF Relief, email Support@Truckers.com Provide the Driver's Name, Phone Number & Email & Explain the Unusual Dire Hardship.SBTC Offers CMV Drivers Emergency Relief...
- Congratulations to the winners of the SBTC 2023 Butterball Turkey Sweepstakes: Anita Giaimo Eric Saenz Leonard Macinnes Jessica Kent Jayme Anderson Certificates have been mailed. Happy Thanksgiving to all our members!Thanksgiving Turkey Sweepstakes Winners...