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Oct 29, 2010

RULES * USA - Load securement lawsuit pits driver against shipper

Motor carriers aren’t the only party responsible for load securement, the shipper may be held responsible too


Philadelphia,PA.,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Charlie Morasch -27 Oct 2010: -- If the shipper loaded the cargo and the driver has brought improper load securement to the shipper’s attention, should shippers be held responsible for truck wrecks caused by shifting loads? ...   The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit ruled Oct. 18 that motor carriers aren’t the only party responsible for load securement, and said the shipper may be held responsible...   The ruling reversed a summary judgment decision by U.S. District Judge, Sylvia Rambo, who had ruled that FMCSA regulations require the motor carrier exclusively to safely secure cargo to prevent shifting...   The appeals court concluded in its October ruling that the “primary duty to assure that a load does not shift in transit generally rests with the carrier and its driver,” the three-judge panel wrote... (Picture from cathedralgrove: Loaded Trucks Leaving Log Dump)

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