Journal: From the Bar
Lease-to-own provisions in independent contractor agreement
Q We have a purchase program set up with independent vendors that allows our owner-operators to purchase used trucks. We facilitate the transaction by deducting truck payments from the owner-operators ...
Journal — From the Bar
Withholding freight charges awaiting after-the-fact contracts
Q We are a large transactional broker that references our service terms and conditions on our load confirmation sheet. We have handled a series of shipments for a large shipper ...
Journal — From the Bar
Who’s holding the bag?
Q We are a carrier that transported a shipment for a consignor that was damaged in transit. The consignee filed a claim for the destination market value. Our cargo insurer refuses to ...
Journal from the Bar
Determining crash accountability is no easy answer
Q Will the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration revise its Crash Indicator BASIC in CSA to measure only preventable crashes in SMS methodology?
A Yes, FMCSA has announced that it ...
Law
Intermodal moves make for messy law
Structure of relationships governs your liability
Q Our company acts as a freight forwarder, an indirect air carrier and a nonvessel operating common carrier. I have asked around, and no one ...
Compliance, Safety, Accountability – Where do we go from here?
This panel held at the Great West Fleet Executive Conference in Las Vegas, May 29-30, will cover the current state of CSA and possible future improvements. Panelists include: Mark Savage, 2013 president, Commercial Vehicle Safety,
Bryan Price, senior transportation specialist, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and a carrier representative who will be announced later.
Register by April 26th and take advantage of our early bird rate of $245. Registration includes all sessions, meals and networking opportunities.
Law
Time is on your side – or not
Deadlines on claims are governed by federal law
By Henry Seaton
Q As a shipper, we are being dunned for waiver of discount by a less-than-truckload carrier for shipments that ...
Law
The sky need not be the limit
Carriers should manage cargo liability actively
By Henry Seaton
Q We are a small carrier that maintains $100,000 per occurrence in cargo insurance. How do we limit our liability for loss ...
Law
The injustice of just-in-time
Penalizing carriers for missing appointments opens the door to vicarious liability
Q We are a carrier, and our major shipper has asked us to sign a new contract that provides we will be ...
Law
Authority to operate is what matters
Settlement confirms that FMCSA – not its data – decides
Q I have read the press release concerning alerts in the Safety Measurement System database, and I have been in conversations ...
Law
Don’t discount the CSA settlement
FMCSA reaffirms that determining carrier fitness is its job
Q Even after the settlement of NASTC et al. v. FMCSA, our insurer is still advising brokers and shippers to use SMS methodology ...
CSA'S Data Trail
Sponsored by PeopleNet
Infographic: Small Fleets loom large on inspectors’ radar
The smallest fleets' trucks get inspected much more frequently than those of large fleets. Click here to see the comparisons between one-truck ...
Risk & Reward, Part 1: How CSA’s data shows discrimination toward small carriers
Crackdown: FMCSA’s putting extra muscle into shutting down truck fleets
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Events
- CCJ Spring Symposium
- May 20-22, 2013
- Great West Fleet Executive Conference
- May 29-30
- Great West Truck Show
- May 30-June 1
- Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo
- June 25-27, 2013
