The Law of Commercial Trucking


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The Art of Commercial Trucking: Truck Dispatching Workbook


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Trucking can be a very lucrative business. So, it is no surprise that people are drawn to make massive amounts of money with, at times what seems like, very little work. The United States Department of Transportation regulates the movement of freight by truck across the United States. Even the requirements of who can coordinate the movement of freight is regulated. That is what we will discuss in this book. Who can legally move freight?The Art of Commercial Trucking: Truck Dispatching is a comprehensive guide that helps dispatchers, freight brokers, motor carriers and other industry professionals understand the current regulations surrounding the arrangement of the transport of freight. This easy-to-read workbook has over 60 exercises that explain the current regulations as it relates to bona fide agents of motor carriers and freight brokers.




Truck Accident Litigation


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Written by industry professionals, engineers, reconstructionists, and litigators experienced in the trucking field, this comprehensive guidebook provides a strong knowledge base of the trucking industry and serves as a how to for handling a commercial motor vehicle case from intake to trial. The book covers: the lawyer's role in a truck accident investigation; data collection, site, vehicle, and electronic evidence; spoliation of evidence; driving situations (weather conditions, hazardous materials, human factors); on-board electronics; tires, wheels and brakes; technology (what exists, how to use it, and admissibility in court); the plaintiff and defense perspectives; changes from the engineering perspective with respect to engine configuration, speed, and more; and the trial.




The Art of Commercial Trucking: Hours of Service Study Guide


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Learning the Hours of Service (HOS) can be the most difficult part of becoming a truck driver. Even with the use of electronic logging systems, every driver needs to know and understand the HOS regulations. Knowing these rules can save you time and money.The Art of Commercial Trucking: Hours of Service is a comprehensive guide that helps truckers and other industry professionals understand the HOS rules. This easy-to-read book explains the HOS rules and includes 20 practical application scenarios to help you understand how the rules work in real life situations. Topics include:The 11 Hour RuleThe 14 Hour RuleThe 30 Minute BreakThe 34 Hour RestartThe Split Sleeper Berth Provision¿and many more.




The Art of Commercial Trucking: Truck Dispatching


Book Description

Trucking can be a very lucrative business. So, it is no surprise that people are drawn to make massive amounts of money with, at times what seems like, very little work. The United States Department of Transportation regulates the movement of freight by truck across the United States. Even the requirements of who can coordinate the movement of freight is regulated. That is what we will discuss in this book. Who can legally move freight?The Art of Commercial Trucking: Truck Dispatching is a comprehensive guide that helps dispatchers, freight brokers, motor carriers and other industry professionals understand the current regulations surrounding the arrangement of the movement of freight. This easy-to-read book explains the current regulations as it relates to bona fide agents and freight brokers.







Commercial Trucking: Safety and Infrastructure Issues Under the North American Free Trade Agreement


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This report evaluates the major implementation efforts associated with opening the U.S.-Mexican border to commercial trucking. It reviews efforts to make compatible the differing trucking regulations of the U.S. & Mexico; identifies major differences in U.S. & Mexican trucking regulations & operating & enforcement practices that could adversely affect highway safety & infrastructure; & reviews federal & state governments' readiness to ensure trucks from Mexico comply with U.S. trucking regulations.




Rules of the Road


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Written primarily for the owners and managers of trucking companies and freight brokers, Rules of the Road addresses best practices in contracting and day-to-day business relationships in order to steer clear of potentially catastrophic legal pitfalls. The book helps managers avoid serious problems with freight and owner-operator contracts, insurance policies, factoring agreements, freight charge collections, cargo claims and customer bankruptcies. In addition, Rules of the Road addresses special legal issues involving intermodal drayage, warehousing and refrigerated transportation. In addition to the primary text, the book includes useful supplementary resources such as the Standard Truckload Bill of Lading; simple carrier-shipper and carrier-broker contracts; an outline of items to include in carrier service terms and conditions; a comprehensive list of statutory and regulatory citations; and an extensive glossary of terms.