Jon Daniells
New contract audit methodologies uncover root causes of value leakage and help prevent future losses.
Mary Anne Mellow and Timothy R. Tevlin
The new update shifts the burden of proving negligence in transport from the carrier or party in possession to the shipper. Here’s what you should know.
Chris Cotter
Shippers need to understand the claims process and law since the legal principles are unique to the shipping industry.
Chris Cotter
It is never too late to improve your safety operations. The changes you make today will reduce your liability exposure for an accident that happens tomorrow.
Glenn Palanacki
The Canadian eManifest improves security by receiving cargo and conveyance information before a shipment arrives at the border. Here's what companies involved in U.S.–Canada highway transport should know about the regulation to improve efficiency, boost productivity, and increase compliance rates.
Eric Geerts
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) implemented the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) requirement to verify container weight as a condition to load marine cargo into a ship. It recently issued a memo on how to enforce the requirement for three months after July 1, 2016 when it will go into effect. How should shippers interpret this update?
Chris Cotter
When inclement weather affects visibility or traction, commercial drivers must reduce speed and cease operations when those conditions become sufficiently dangerous.
Brian Beetz
U.S. chemical manufacturers and distributors must comply with two sets of regulations affecting chemical shipments. Here's how to stay compliant, efficient, and safe.
Chris Cotter
This article provides simple but important actions a motor carrier can take to put itself in a position to avoid a jury verdict potentially based on an improper standard or misleading evidence.
Chris Cotter
As a new driver coercion rule goes into effect, the need for communication with drivers is greater than ever.
Greg Braun
The potential legislation of COR-related laws is expected to have a profound effect on all areas of the supply chain, requiring changes that will ultimately come at an increased cost.
Cynthia Bergmann
Amtrak’s Chicago Gateway Blue Ribbon Panel released its report this month and made a number of recommendations to improve the flow of rail operations in the Chicago area.
Kathryn C. Thomas
As the deadline for PTC implementation looms, Class II and Class III railroads will likely find that the Class Is demand their participation in both PTC capital implementation costs and ongoing maintenance costs.
Robert M. Baratta, Jr.
If you are driving through Nevada and see a truck driver reading a book…don’t freak out.
Kathryn C. Thomas
Tired of being forced off the track, Class I Railroads are taking a stand in court over track-sharing privileges with Amtrak.
William J. Augello, Esq.
William J. Augello, Esq.
William J. Augello, Esq.
William J. Augello, Esq.
William J. Augello, Esq.
William J. Augello, Esq.
William J. Augello, Esq.
So-called "model contracts"—drafted by organizations representing shippers, carriers, and brokers—are not in shippers' best interests. In drafting them, organizations bargain away some of shippers' rights and remedies without their input.
William J. Augello, Esq.
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