The transportation and logistics sector has always been one that is heavily regulated, both by pertinent federal agencies and by various state agencies. Although there is now a movement for selected deregulation by DOT, the...more
6/13/2025
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Corporate Liability ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Deregulation ,
FMCSA ,
Freight Forwarding ,
Liability ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Safety Standards ,
Shipping ,
Transportation Brokerage ,
Transportation Industry
In this era of driver and employee shortages, employers of all kinds - motor - carriers, freight intermediaries and shippers, should be aware of a byzantine array of federal statutes that could confer liability upon them,...more
2/21/2025
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Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Credit Reports ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Freight Forwarding ,
Motor Carriers ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Management ,
Shipping ,
Transportation Industry
We are now in the era of freedom of contract in the logistics arena. While contracts provide many protections to contracting parties, they can also be used offensively, to affirmatively protect legal rights. There are many...more
11/4/2024
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Audits ,
Brokers ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Maritime Commission ,
Logistics ,
National Security ,
Shipping ,
Shipping Cargo ,
Small Business ,
Supply Chain ,
Transportation Industry
Courts have clearly established that a shipper cannot prevail in a freight claim against a carrier if an “Act of God” caused the freight loss or damage. The Act of God defense is an original, and one of the most...more
3/25/2024
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Business Losses ,
Defense Strategies ,
FOIA ,
Loss of Income ,
Property Damage ,
Public Records Act ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Severe Weather ,
Shipping ,
Shipping Cargo ,
Vessels ,
Waterborne Freight Transportation
Courts have clearly established that a shipper cannot prevail in a freight claim against a carrier if an “Act of God” caused the freight loss or damage. The Act of God defense is an original, and one of the most...more
As many in the industry are aware, we are now in, and have been for over a decade, the era of the transportation contract. More and more shipments, shipment schematics, and overall transportation relationships are governed by...more
Unfortunately, amongst the millions of freight shipments of all modes that occur on a daily basis, some freight does get damaged. These damages spawn freight claims, and some of them generate litigation. A defense often...more