"IT’S ALL ABOUT RISK!"

Transportation, Logistics & the Law 2024


Presented by Brent Wm. Primus, JD


March 17, 2024
Hosted by: The Transportation & Logistics Council
at Charleston, SC

Register Today

"Incredible - I thought I knew a lot when I got here, but this really opened my eyes!"

This one-of-a-kind seminar is intended for the persons actually doing the work to be able to identify and minimize legal and financial risks in their day-to-day responsibilities. The course is also designed to provide a basic working knowledge of the laws and regulations governing the supply chain and the relationships between the players -- shippers, carriers, and intermediaries.

The course will be presented by Brent Wm. Primus, CEO of Primus Law Office, P.A. and Sr. Editor of transportlawtexts, inc.

Registration includes a 190+ page Course Handbook. The Course Handbook provides vital information you need for protecting revenues for your organization AND for your own individual professional growth.

Detailed Agenda:

• The Transportation, Logistics and the Law seminars are designed to provide a basic working knowledge of the laws and regulations affecting the supply chain and governing the relationships between the parties -- shippers, carriers, and intermediaries.
• The goal of the seminar is to enable transportation professionals to identify and minimize legal and financial risks in their day-to-day responsibilities
• Registrants are eligible for continuing education credits from the Certified Claims Professional Accreditation Council (CCPAC). State Continuing Legal Education (CLE) applications will be filed on request.

  1. Overview

    2. Course objectives: the basic principles, current developments, and minimizing risk in the supply chain. How it all started: the Interstate Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution and the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA); a snapshot of the U.S. Legal System

  2. The Providers and the Customers

    3. Motor Carriers
    Laws and regulations affecting motor carriers in a “de-regulated environment”; Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (ICCTA); Exempt and non-exempt operations and why they matter

    Brokers
    The provisions of the 2012 Highway Bill (a/k/a MAP-21) - how it affects Federal regulation of brokers, the $75K surety bond; and MAP-21’s unanticipated effect on transportation contracting

    Surface Freight Forwarders
    Surface freight forwarders and how they are legally different from brokers

    The Customers
    Shippers, Consignors, & Consignees – who’s who and which is who

    Ocean and Air
    Air and Ocean Carriers and Intermediaries

  3. The Issues

    4. Updated: Exposures to Vicarious Liability for Highway Accidents
    Vicarious liability for highway accident injuries and death: Schramm v. Foster and its sequels; Sperl v. Henry; Safety Rating System; SafeStat scores; CSA; 2015 FAST Act; qualifying selecting carriers to minimize risk

    Bills of Lading and Contracts in a Nut Shell
    Bills of Lading, pricing agreements, individually negotiated contracts; Federal statute governing contracts with motor carriers, the so-called anti-indemnification statutes. Brent’s six rules on contracting

    Terms of Sale and Payment of Freight Charges
    FOB Origin and Destination; responsibility for freight charges: Consignor or consignee?, collect & prepaid; the 180 day rule; the 18 month statute of limitations; motor carrier credit regulations

    Flash Look at Insurance
    The critical difference between cargo insurance and cargo liability insurance; Certificates of Insurance;
    Cyber Insurance

    Interactive Q&A … Audience Choice
    This closing session is intended to provide time for discussion of case studies AND questions from the audience based upon problems and situations which the audience has encountered

    Graduation!