Henry SeatonBusinessBroker bonds cover international loadsThe ATA Litigation Center will host the Forum for Motor Carrier General Counsels July 25-28 at the Lodge at Vail in Vail, Colo. The prog…June 12, 2004BusinessDon’t accept another’s riskFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued guidance for use of binding arbitration in civil penalty forfeiture proceedings in wh…May 20, 2004BusinessTruly stuck in the middleFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, in response to a petition for reconsideration from the American Moving and Storage Associat…May 12, 2004BusinessLaw – March 2004Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association filed a petition with the Department of Transportation requesting that the bond required …March 16, 2004BusinessLaw – February 2004U.S. Bankruptcy Judge in Seattle ruled that carriers have a superior claim to freight charge receivables to the claim of the intermediar…February 4, 2004BusinessTired but legally restedTexas Court of Appeals has found Celadon Group liable for a cargo loss in Mexico, rejecting the carrier’s reliance on a released evalua…January 19, 2004BusinessDon’t contract out loads lightlyQ A couple of large shipper customers want to give my small trucking company more freight, but I don’t have the equipment to acc…December 13, 2003BusinessRecouping hours rule costsQ I have heard that the new hours-of-service requirements will put a premium on driver’s time and result in more requests for sp…November 9, 2003BusinessBeware of accepting your customers’ riskQ We are increasingly seeing requests in shipper and broker contracts to name them as an “additional insured” on our liability …October 6, 2003BusinessBeware of COD requestsQ Our small trucking company accepted a bill of lading that required us to pick up a certified check upon delivery for $31,575. O…September 17, 2003Previous PagePage 8 of 11Next PageTop StoriesHomeMost heavy trucks exempt from new 25% truck tariff, 'non-U.S. content' will be taxedTrucks that qualify for preferential tariff treatment under USMCA, tariffs will only apply to the value of the non-U.S. content.RegulationsDOT docks California $40 million for ELP compliance failureBusiness'Shocking' Montgomery Transport closure 'like losing family'BusinessThe cost of fleet compliance failuresBusinessCargo theft costs trucking $18 million per day, most loads never recovered
