HAULAGE CONTRACTS (PART TWO)

DELIVERY, DEMURRAGE AND FORCE MAJEURE Deliveries and penalties: Haulage contracts should be explicit about the service given such as how the goods are received, delivered or passed on to another freight system. In some cases, this section of the agreement will also cover curtailment and assessments needed to ensure the quality of the delivery. Following from these, it will also […]

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HAULAGE CONTRACTS (PART ONE)

It can be a very exciting time when a haulage firm has just ‘landed’ a heavy contract with a major company or blue-chip. Such times could result in all caution being thrown to the wind with the haulage business owner having his eyes mainly set on the expected returns. This may not be too healthy! Haulage contracts could be the […]

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