HENRY SEATON'S NEW BOOK HAS ARRIVED!
A Practical Guide to Legal Issues in Truck Transportation
Authored by renowned transportation attorney Henry E. Seaton, A Practical Guide to Legal Issues in Truck Transportation aims to help motor carriers and brokers steer clear of potentially catastrophic pitfalls in contracts and day-to-day business relationships.
A Practical Guide to Legal Issues in Truck Transportation provides more than 300 pages of vital tips and information that will make it an indispensable reference guide you will consult again and again.
The book helps motor carriers and intermediaries adopt best practices and avoid serious problems with:
- Freight contracts (Bills of lading, service terms and conditions, and written contracts of carriage)
- Owner-operator contracts
- Insurance policies
- Factoring agreements
- Freight charge collections
- Cargo claims
- Customer bankruptcies
The book also includes chapters that address special legal issues involving intermodal drayage, warehousing and refrigerated transportation.
Plus, A Practical Guide to Legal Issues in Truck Transportation offers useful resources, such as:
- The Standard Truckload Bill of Lading
- A simple shipper-carrier contract
- A simple broker-carrier contract
- An outline of items to include in carrier service terms and conditions
- A comprehensive list of statutory and regulatory citations
- An extensive glossary of terms