Road Dawg Compliance & Accountability Initiative - Petition for Rulemaking

Summary: The Road Dawg Compliance & Accountability Initiative, representing a coalition of independent motor carriers and dispatch professionals, is petitioning the FMCSA to establish a federally recognized "Bona Fide Independent Dispatch Agent" (BFIDA) role and adopt a "Compliance Accountability Matrix" (CAM) digital standard. They argue that these measures are necessary to close a regulatory gap in the trucking industry, combat freight identity fraud, and improve highway safety by creating a verifiable digital chain-of-custody for freight movements.