Parcel Magazine

From the column "Parcel Counsel - by Brent Wm. Primus, J.D.

Since 2008, the author of this text, Brent Wm. Primus, has also authored a column for Parcel Magazine titled Parcel Counsel. All of those columns may be found at https://parcelindustry.com/by-author-1130-1.html. Many of these columns address issues which could have an impact on transportation contracting by shippers with motor carriers and brokers. However, the following list is of those columns which focus directly on contracting and the most critical issues when contracting.


• The First Rule of Contracting : Know with Whom You Are Dealing (June 2009)


• The Second Rule of Contracting : Get It in Writing (August 2009)


• The Final Four Rules of Contracting (October 2009)


• What to Ask Your “Transportation Service Provider” Sales Representative (June 2011)


• The CSA/Schramm Problem - Part I: A Complex Situation (April 2012)


• The CSA/Schramm Problem: Part II—A Simple Solution? (May 2012)


• Airbills, Pricing Agreements, or Contracts: What’s the Difference? (August 2012)


• Back to Basics, Again: The Sixth Rule of Contracting, Revisited (August 2017)


• Per Piece or Per Shipment: What’s the Difference? (August 2018)


• The Five Most Critical Elements in Transportation Contracting: Part One (June 2021)


• The Five Most Critical Elements in Transportation Contracting: Part Two (August 2021)


• Hadley v. Baxendale: Claims for Delay, Consequential Damages, and an Old English Court Case (January 2023)


• Another Lesson from Hadley v. Baxendale: Invoice Value or Replacement Cost? (February 2023))