Brokers, Forwarders and Carriers Should Closely Review Transactions With Intermediaries Such as 3PLS and Others Who May Believe They are Not Required To Be Licensed

While regulation of property brokers has been statutorily prescribed since 1935, for just as long, various logistics service providers have arranged, negotiated and provided brokered motor carrier transportation, either unknowingly or for lack of enforcement, without regard to such regulations. Many who by statutory definition have been

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Recent U.S. District Court Decision Gives Hope For Courts Returning to Duty of Reasonable Care for Brokers and Shippers in Selecting Carriers

Paul StewartLogistics and Transportation Law/Commercial Transactions- Representing National Logistics Companies,Shippers and CarrierTop Contributor In, McComb v. Bugarin, et al., the U.S. District Court of Illinois ruled for the shipper in a case alleging negligent selection of a carrier, where the carrier had collided with the plaintiff’s car

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SHIPPERS, CARRIERS AND BROKERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE RECENT DECISION BY U. S. COURT OF APPEALS, 11TH CIRCUIT…THIS CASE REQUIRES A CLOSE LOOK AT ALL BROKER/SHIPPER/CARRIER AGREEMENTS

Paul StewartLogistics and Transportation Law/Commercial Transactions- Representing National Logistics Companies,Shippers and Carrier In UPS v Megatrux Trans, Inc., (May 8, 2014), the Cou August 5, 2014 SHIPPERS, CARRIERS AND BROKERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE RECENT DECISION BY U. S. COURT OF APPEALS, 11TH CIRCUIT…THIS CASE

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