Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II — The 2026 Supreme Court Ruling

Shawn Montgomery, an Illinois truck driver who lost his leg in a 2017 crash, sued C.H. Robinson for arranging shipment with a carrier flagged with a conditional FMCSA safety rating. On May 14, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that his negligent-hiring claim was not preempted by the FAAAA, opening broker accountability nationwide.

Unsafe Truckers is a public-education resource explaining the May 2026 Supreme Court decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, which held that freight brokers can be sued under state law for negligently hiring unsafe motor carriers.