The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) is the largest trade association for freight brokers in the United States. TIA members — brokers, 3PLs, and freight forwarders — move a significant share of the freight in North America, and they rely on carrier vetting tools that include Freight Guard data. If a negative report is attached to your MC number, TIA-affiliated brokers will see it and may stop offering you loads entirely.
This guide explains how Freight Guard reports reach TIA-connected brokers, what your options are, and how to get them removed.
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TIA represents over 1,200 member companies that collectively broker hundreds of billions of dollars in freight annually. Member brokers follow TIA best practices for carrier vetting, which includes checking carrier safety scores, authority status, insurance, and incident report histories sourced from databases like the FreightGuard reporting system.
When you're onboarded with a TIA member broker or bid on a load through their systems, your carrier profile is reviewed. A Freight Guard report in that profile is a red flag that can end the relationship before it begins — or terminate an existing one without explanation.
TIA does not run its own carrier report system. Instead, TIA-member brokers access Freight Guard data through the FreightGuard reporting system — the same database that feeds Carrier411, Highway, and other vetting platforms. A report filed against your MC through the FreightGuard reporting system surfaces wherever brokers check, including TIA-affiliated tools and TMS integrations used by TIA members.
This also means the path to removal is the same regardless of where the report appears: disputes and removals happen through the FreightGuard reporting system.
Freight Guard reports can be successfully removed from RMIS — and therefore from TIA broker views — when they meet one or more of the following criteria:
TIA-member brokers move an enormous volume of freight. A single Freight Guard report can quietly block you from that entire network. Because brokers rarely tell carriers why they stopped offering loads, many trucking companies lose significant revenue before they even realize a report exists. The longer a report stays active, the more relationships it damages and the harder it becomes to rebuild your reputation with affected brokers.
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Get Free Case ReviewYes. Because TIA-member brokers use RMIS and Freight Guard data, disputing and removing the report through RMIS eliminates it from any platform those brokers use for carrier vetting.
No. TIA does not operate an independent carrier report database. Its members access Freight Guard data through RMIS and integrated vetting tools. All disputes must go through RMIS.
Most successful removals are completed within 30 to 90 days. Once RMIS processes the removal, it propagates to all connected platforms automatically.
Broker cooperation is not required for a successful removal. If the report is inaccurate or unsubstantiated, RMIS can remove it through the formal dispute process regardless of whether the reporting party engages.