However, they are operating under your name, or for your company, at least. They represent you for the duration of either their trip or their contract with you.
They might not be physically in your truck, perhaps they don’t wear your uniform, but in the eyes of the public they are every bit an extension of your business.
So in the event of the lost mattresses and damaged spaceship, who do you think they will look at: the customer, the broker, perhaps the driver?
All three will obviously spend a little time under the microscope, but the transportation liability falls on the shoulders of the business whose responsibility it was to safety deliver the freight.
So perhaps you lawyer will fight with the other lawyers. They will thumb wrestle and determine who ultimately has the transportation liability. But there are more than mere monetary losses. Would you what to be known as the carrier who made first contact, using the bumper of their Kenworth?
Transportation Liability Myth #7: “All Transportation Rules Are the Same, So No Worries There”
Just like the writing rules don’t apply equally when writing resumes neither do transportation rules apply equally in regards to transportation liability!
