A Florida-based motor carrier is accusing RFX, LLC and R&R Express, Inc., subsidiaries of R&R Family of Companies, of failing to pay for more than 600 completed freight shipments, according to a federal lawsuit filed Jan. 22. The complaint, Vantage Carrier LLC v. RFX, LLC et al., was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the venue specified in the parties’ broker-carrier agreement. Vantage alleges it hauled freight for RFX and R&R Express throughout 2025 under a cont ...

A dispatcher is the public face of a motor carrier. Their demeanor, integrity, and ability to communicate speaks volumes toward the reputation of a carrier. A good dispatcher can, in the worst of situations, serve as a willing conduit for information and support for brokers when things go bad. Clear and effective communication between a dispatcher (on the carrier’s behalf) and a broker could be the difference between a broker-imposed industry sanction (like a Highway or Watchdog report) and a successful, mu ...