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Last updated: August 4, 2026
Last Revised: August 4, 2026
This disclaimer applies to the McCownUSA website, all published reports and educational materials, and all communications from McCown Co. LLC, a Missouri limited liability company ("McCown Co."). Please read it carefully.
Nothing on this website is legal advice. The materials here are general education and advocacy about federal transportation regulation and proposed legislation. Laws and regulations change, agency interpretations vary, and every situation is different. No attorney-client relationship is created by using this website, submitting a form, joining as a member, or communicating with McCown Co. or its representatives. Consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before acting on anything you read here.
McCown Co. LLC is an independent advocacy, education, auditing, and accountability organization working to improve transparency, professionalism, safety, and fair compensation in trucking.
We document reported industry practices, educate members, coordinate lawful complaints and legislative outreach, and refer credible matters to regulators, lawmakers, or counsel.
McCown Co. is not a government agency, law-enforcement body, court, motor carrier, broker, dispatch service, load board, labor union, or political party.
McCown Co. has no government audit authority, no enforcement authority, and no subpoena power. We cannot compel any company to produce records, cannot issue fines or citations, cannot revoke operating authority, and cannot determine that a law has been violated. When we refer to auditing or review, we mean documenting and reviewing reported industry practices and referring credible patterns for appropriate regulatory, legislative, or legal review.
Individuals serving in our organizational structure hold the internal titles McCown Co. State Representative and McCown Co. Congressional District Representative.
These are organizational roles within McCown Co. They are not elected public officials, they do not hold public office, and they have no governmental, regulatory, or law-enforcement authority. When this website discusses government officials, it refers separately to elected state and federal lawmakers.
Co-Founder membership is available for $25 per month or $250 per year. This is a paid membership, not a charitable donation, and membership fees are not represented as tax deductible. McCown Co. LLC is a limited liability company, not a tax-exempt charitable organization. Consult your own tax advisor regarding any business-expense treatment.
The $5.00 freight-rate floor and 3 percent broker-compensation cap are legislative proposals. Until enacted into law, members remain independent businesses responsible for their own prices, bids, contracts, customers, and operating decisions.
McCown Co. does not set current market rates, facilitate pricing agreements among competitors, coordinate bids, allocate customers or loads, operate a load board, or organize collective refusals to transport freight.
Coordinated action means lawful education, documentation, petitions, regulatory complaints, public advocacy, and legislative outreach. It does not mean coordinated present-day pricing, bid rigging, customer allocation, load allocation, or private agreements among competitors not to haul freight.
Members should never use McCown Co. programs, member forums, meetings, or communications to discuss or agree upon present-day rates, bids, customers, or refusals to haul. Members remain responsible for their own compliance with federal and state antitrust law.
This website distinguishes between what current federal law provides and what the American Fair Freight Transportation Reform Act (AFFTRA) proposes to change. That distinction matters, and readers should not assume that a proposed protection already exists.
Under 49 CFR 371.3, a broker must maintain the required record of each brokered transaction for three years, and each party to that transaction has the right to review the required record. The current regulation provides transaction-specific information for completed transactions. It does not require automatic disclosure before booking, and it does not currently establish a specific response deadline.
The following are AFFTRA legislative proposals and are not current federal law:
FMCSA has proposed requiring brokers to provide transaction records within 48 hours of a request. As of July 31, 2026, that proposal has not become a final rule. The current regulation does not specify a response deadline.
Member-submitted reports are identified as reports until they have been independently verified. When describing submitted matters, we use terms such as:
McCown Co. does not publicly label a person or company as fraudulent, corrupt, criminal, or legally noncompliant solely because a member submitted an allegation. A complaint is a report for agency review and does not, by itself, establish that a legal violation occurred. Only a court or an authorized government agency can determine that a law has been violated.
Organizations identified in published reports may submit corrections, explanations, or supporting records for review. McCown Co. may update, annotate, or remove information when credible contrary evidence is provided.
To submit a correction or dispute, contact info@afftra.org with the published item at issue, the specific information believed to be inaccurate, and any supporting records. We will review submissions in good faith and respond within a reasonable period.
McCown Co. makes no promise that AFFTRA or any portion of it will be introduced, advanced, or enacted, that any complaint will result in agency action, that any broker or carrier will change its practices, or that any member will obtain a particular financial, legal, or regulatory result. Membership does not guarantee individual legal representation, create an attorney-client relationship, or guarantee a particular legal or regulatory result. Past advocacy activity is not a prediction of future results.
We work to keep information on this website accurate and current, including citations to federal statutes and regulations. Regulations, agency proposals, and case law change, and errors are possible. Content is provided on an "as is" basis without warranty of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for a particular purpose. Verify any regulatory citation against the official text before relying on it. Statistics and organizational figures published on this website reflect the sources and definitions stated with them.
This website links to third-party resources such as government agencies, regulatory databases, news sources, and industry organizations. Those links are provided for convenience and education. McCown Co. does not control and is not responsible for the content, accuracy, availability, or privacy practices of any external site, and a link is not an endorsement.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, McCown Co. LLC and its members, managers, officers, representatives, volunteers, and agents are not liable for any loss or damage arising from reliance on information published on this website or provided through its programs. Use of this website and its materials is at your own risk.
This disclaimer and any dispute relating to it are governed by the laws of the State of Missouri, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any such dispute will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Missouri.
This disclaimer may be updated from time to time. The revision date at the top of this page reflects the most recent version.
Questions about this disclaimer, or requests to correct published information, may be directed to McCown Co. LLC by email at info@afftra.org or by telephone at (660) 221-9293.
Questions about this page? Email info@afftra.org.
