It has been a busy start to the year at National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA), and later this month (effective February 26), we will launch our latest tool in the fight against freight fraud: Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) Verified.
This new verification tool brings an additional layer of security to those seeking to do business with non-Class 8 carriers by requiring identity verification at the time of SCAC registration or renewal. For non-class 8 carriers, the process includes address verification and ID verification, helping to reduce confusion and fraud across the supply chain.
To help the industry prepare, the team will be hosting an “Ask Us Anything” webinar at no charge on February 4 at 2 pm ET to answer industry questions and share additional details about this new verification process.
On the topic of webinars, I moderated an informative webinar on January 22 with NMFTA’s cybersecurity team focused on the 2026 Transportation Industry Cybersecurity Trends Report.
This year’s report covered transportation cybersecurity trends from more angles and in greater depth than our previous year’s reports, so we used the webinar to walk the community through key findings and provide added context. While we couldn’t cover every trend, the discussion took a deeper look at how threat actors are evolving into more enterprise-like operations, why social engineering remains the top attack vector, and the growing risk of cyber-enabled cargo crime.
The webinar drew one of the highest attendance rates of any NMFTA cybersecurity session to date; a testament to the growing level of cybersecurity engagement across the industry. We received a lot of great audience questions, making for an active and dynamic conversation. Not able to attend the live session? Access the webinar recording here.
One topic that surfaced repeatedly in audience questions during the cybersecurity webinar was collaboration. We often say that cybersecurity is a team sport, and it was invigorating to hear the industry asking thoughtful questions about how we can work together more effectively—whether that means identifying the tools, tactics, and procedures (TTPs) used by threat actors or strengthening cross-border collaboration with our peers in the Canadian transportation industry.
NMFTA continues to strengthen partnerships and collaborations across the private and public sectors—working with federal agencies, research laboratories, trade organizations, and private fleets to research and develop tools and solutions that help us, as an industry, move the needle in our fight against digital crime.
We’re looking forward to bringing additional resources to the industry to help combat freight fraud and cyber-enabled cargo crime soon, so stay tuned in February.
