Transportation, Logistics and the Law - Second Edition

What does it cover?

• Loss, damage and delay claims and suits
• "Shippers" exposure to double payment
• Negotiating contracts and rate agreements
• "Off-bill discounts"
• Classification rating proceedings
• Drafting a corporate bill of lading
• Carriers limitations of liability
• Complying with DOT and STB regulations - Department of Transportation (DOT), Surface Transportation Board (STB)
• Corporate procedures to prevent losses
• Undercharge and overcharge claims
• Latest text and material on statutes and regulations for transportation and logistics professionals.
• The book covers hundreds of new court decisions since September 11, 2001 (the closing date for text material in the first edition).
• New sections on Cargo Insurance, Broker Liability, Importing and Exporting.
• The Homeland Security Department's jurisdiction over Transportation Security.
• The government's reaction to the threat of new terrorists' attacks, and terrorists' use of transportation vehicles to deliver those attacks.
• It contains an introduction to Hazardous Materials by Richard Custer, retired from Corning, Inc. and now a consultant on Hazardous Materials and Transportation.
• An expanded section on Railroad Regulation by Fritz R. Kahn, Esq., former General Counsel for the Interstate Commerce Commission.
• And much more!

Who Will Benefit From This New Edition?

• Transportation and Logistics Professionals, staff, trainees and students
• Attorneys and associates needing training in transportation law
• Corporate Counsel and paralegals
• Transportation Consultants
• Compliance Officers
• Risk Managers and Cargo Insurers
• Carriers, Forwarders, Brokers and Third Party Logistics Providers
• Ocean Forwarders and NVOCC's
• Government agencies and departments
• Trade organizations and publishers
• Warehousemen, Storage Facilities, Distribution Centers and Stevedores
• Congressional Committees desiring a comprehensive overview of the laws and regulations governing transportation and logistics today – particularly the problems that remain in the aftermath of deregulation.
• Federal and State Regulatory Agencies desiring to compare the laws and regulations governing all four modes of carriage, intermodal traffic and international commerce.
• Corporate Officers and Departments responsible for providing education and training of employees.
• Federal and State Judges and their law clerks needing a basic guide to transportation laws.

What Do You Receive?

• Technical, practical information and knowledge to help your company to become more cost-effective and competitive in the current business environment.
• 266 pages of text on the laws and treaties governing the transportation of freight and cargo to, from and within the United States.
• An explanation of the legal impact of tariffs, bills of lading, contracts, rate agreements, insurance policies, etc.
• Over 600 pages of the most important Statutes and Regulations governing carriers and intermediaries – in an easy-to-read format that allows you to avoid hours of research.
• A 7-page Glossary explaining many of the technical trade terms and phrases used in the fields of freight transportation and logistics.
• Citations to over 1,000 court decisions on major transportation subjects.
• Citations to Public Laws and International Treaties.
• Over 100 pages of Appendices containing valuable information on tariffs, insurance, classifications, government organization, liability limitations, time limits, bills of lading (both shipper and carrier forms), INCOTERMS, etc.
• A 44-page Topical Index that will save readers’ valuable time in finding the answers to everyday problems and questions

About the Publisher--Transportation Consumer Protection Council, Inc.

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