Freight Broker (BMC-84) Bond in Union County
Here's what Union County clients usually want to know about freight broker (bmc-84) bond before anything else: what it covers, what it costs, and how fast it can be in place.
Union County is squarely in the freight corridor — port and freight operations. Brokers here tend to be working against an FMCSA filing date, and the filing itself matters as much as the bond: it has to be on record before the authority activates.
What you're buying
Freight Broker (BMC-84) Bond is the $75,000 BMC-84 bond the FMCSA requires of freight brokers and forwarders. Your operating authority depends on it. Without an active BMC-84 on file, the FMCSA will revoke the authority.
Situations this covers
- New broker authority applications with the FMCSA
- Replacing a bond before the current one cancels
- Reinstating authority after a lapse
- Freight forwarders needing the equivalent filing
The Union County angle
Union County isn't interchangeable with the rest of the state. It's a working, industrial county wrapped around Port Newark-Elizabeth and the refinery corridor, and the local economy runs on port and freight operations, manufacturing, auto dealerships and repair, and dense main-street retail. When we place coverage here we're weighing port and freight traffic, industrial and refinery-adjacent operations, older mixed-use commercial buildings — the things that actually move a rate in this county.
What we do differently
Kevin Brown is a licensed New Jersey resident producer (License #3003694894) and reviews every file personally. You'll get real options with the tradeoffs explained, not a single take-it-or-leave-it number. Most bonds issue instantly; anything unusual gets a human look.
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Getting started
Start your freight broker (bmc-84) bond in the bonding portal, or call 732-944-1791 if you'd rather talk it through first.