Brokers, shippers, and carriers are seriously affected by unethical business practices. The Ethics in Transportation Course teaches participants how to identify, understand, and eliminate unethical business scenarios commonly experienced in the 3PL industry. This course includes new instructor videos that provide insight from Dr. John Drea. This course features real-world ethical scenarios as experienced by TIA Members through TIA Watchdog submissions. All identifying information has been removed.
Schedule of Activities for Quarter 3, 2023:
Ethics In Transportation Course:
Start Date: June 26, 2023
Start Module 1 – An Introduction to Ethics in Transportation Brokerage: June 26, 2023
Start Module 2 – Alternative Approaches to Ethics In Transportation Brokerage: July 3, 2023
Student Orientation with TIA Staff & Course Instructor: Week of July 3, 2023
Start Module 3 – The Ethics of Unauthorized Re-Brokering, Unauthorized Double-Brokering, and Loads Held Hostage: July 17, 2023
Start Module 4 - The Ethics of "Booking and Bouncing" and Keeping Shippers Fully Informed - July 24, 2023
Virtual Office Hours With Instructor(s): Week of July 31, 2023
Start Module 5 – The State of Ethics in Transportation Brokerage: August 7, 2023
Start Module 6 - Applying Ethics To the Transportation Brokerage Industry: August 14, 2023
Start Module 7 – Ethics and the Transportation Brokerage Company: August 28, 2023
Ethics in Transportation Course Final Exam: Thursday, September 14, 2023