Fleets must be careful not to agree to contract stipulations that could leave them open to liability in the event of an accident, negligence or financial problem experienced by another party, a transportation lawyer warned fleet executives.
Speaking at this week’s 2nd annual Randall-Reilly Trucking Fall Symposium in Phoenix, CCJ columnist Henry Seaton — in his presentation “Chicken Little’s View of the Clear Blue Sky: 12 Dark Clouds on the Horizon” — alerted carriers to be on the lookout for 12 potential legal loopholes in contracts that could leave them without recourse.
