"Transportation Logistics and the Law"
- Ultimate source for latest Transportation Laws and Regulations
This is No Ordinary textbook. Hurry, claim your copy while stock lasts!
It is the only text covering the laws, regulations and court decisions governing transportation and logistics in the current deregulated environment under one cover!
How does it benefit?
You will find information and solutions on wide variety of topics, including:- 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 and much more...
Testimonials
"I am amazed with the scope and number of citations and addenda and the quality of the information being presented."
"Book from one of the most prominent transportation attorneys in the U.S. will open your eyes."
- Publisher of LOGISTICS DIGEST, Lee Cisneros
"Book from one of the most prominent transportation attorneys in the U.S. will open your eyes."
-Tom Foster, Senior Editor, Global Logistics & Supply Chain
What does it cover?
The text covers motor, rail, air and ocean transportation; brokers, intermediaries, and 3PL's; freight charges and payments; loss and damage to cargo; tariffs, bills of lading, and contracts; as well as insurance and many other topics.There is also a glossary of transportation terms and citations to 1000+ court decisions with quick reference appendices and indexes. The book focuses on the day-to-day problems faced by transportation and logistics professionals and how these can be solved or, better yet, avoided altogether.
You will find valuable materials in new sections on cargo insurance, broker liability, third party suits against shippers, consignees, carriers and intermediaries arising from accidents in transit, new cargo seal rules, etc.. International shippers will find new sections on importing, exporting, foreign trade zones, advance cargo manifesting, cargo security, bio terrorism.
Text on CD-ROM
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.
- 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
- Citations to over 1,000 court decisions on major transportation subjects.
- Citations to Public Laws and International Treaties.
About the author:
Mr. William J. Augello's text "Transportation, Logistics and the Law" is the only text covering the laws, regulations and court decisions governing transportation and logistics in the present deregulated scenario. This text has proved to be the best source for the transportation and logistics industry by focusing on the problem areas that have resulted in disputes and litigation and suggesting how these pitfalls can be avoided. Readers will find valuable materials in new sections on cargo insurance, broker liability, third party suits against shippers, consignees, carriers and intermediaries arising from accidents in transit, new cargo seal rules, etc.. He devoted his entire career to studying, teaching and writing transportation law subjects for transportation professionals, attorneys, students and paralegals.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.
