Gaines describes it as a companion to the CAVRA Standard, which focuses on reasonable motor carrier selection. Unlike CAVRA, which asks whether a broker reasonably selected a motor carrier, BAVRA examines whether a shipper reasonably selected the transportation intermediary responsible for arranging freight. "Transportation responsibility begins before a motor carrier arrives at a facility," Gaines wrote in the introduction to the framework. "The BAVRA Standard is intentionally specific," Gaines wrote. Defining the "reasonable middle ground"A recurring theme throughout the BAVRA Standard is that shippers should neither completely outsource transportation judgment nor become directly involved in managing brokers' day-to-day operations.