Current textSource: eCFR

§ 371.7 Misrepresentation.

Current wording, first on file in the 1998 annual edition.

49 CFR § 371.7 — Misrepresentation.. Text current through October 15, 2026. This wording effective October 1, 1998 to present. Source: eCFR (current), https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-371.7. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/371.7, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) A broker shall not perform or offer to perform any brokerage service (including advertising), in any name other than that in which its registration is issued.

(b) A broker shall not, directly or indirectly, represent its operations to be that of a carrier. Any advertising shall show the broker status of the operation.

[45 FR 68942, Oct. 17, 1980. Redesignated at 61 FR 54707, Oct. 21, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 15421, Apr. 1, 1997]

Amendment history

1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 1998

Oct. 1, 1998 → presentannual editions 1998–2016viewing
[45 FR 68942, Oct. 17, 1980. Redesignated at 61 FR 54707, Oct. 21, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 15421, Apr. 1, 1997]

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