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Mitigating the Risk of a Commercial Motor Vehicle Claim

The numbers are frightening. In recent years, juries have routinely rendered outsized verdicts, a trend attributable in part to social inflation, public sentiment toward corporate defendants, and sophisticated litigation...more

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The Devil You Don’t Know - Might Not Be So Bad! Good News for Driver Credit and Background Checks

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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

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Ohio Joins Other States in Enacting Legislation to Govern Disputes Between Motor Carriers and Tow and Storage Providers Involved...

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On January 8, 2025, Governor Mike DeWine signed into law House Bill 403, which enacts § 4513.71 of the Ohio Revised Code and establishes clear dispute resolution protocols to secure expedited release of motor vehicles and...more

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Motor Carrier Safety Department - Why You Need One and How To Improve Yours

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For-hire and private motor carriers face unique compliance and operations challenges that many other business or company functions do not encounter. Operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) for your business, or as your...more

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Staying in Your Lane on Vehicular Accident Liability

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Accidents on the roadways are an unfortunate reality in the transportation business.  Any carrier that has been in the business long enough, or that has reached a sizeable scale, experiences accidents despite a zealous...more

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Transportation Procurement Trends Toward Integrated Services, and Registration Requirements Abound

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Buy-side decisions for transportation and logistics services are increasingly driven by both internal subject matter experts and their corporate procurement teams.  The traditional procurement perspective yields certain...more

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Freight Claims, Liability and Risk Management

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Federal preemption over state causes of action in regards to cargo claims remains one of the most important principals of transportation law.  Its history is rooted in the United States Constitution....more

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