The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently requested public comments on petitions for rulemaking backed by owner-operator/small-fleet groups to address the transparency of brokerage rates. The petitions...more
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requested public comments on petitions for rulemaking backed by owner-operator/small-fleet groups to address the transparency of broker rates. The notice is in response...more
A recent decision of the Divisional Court, in which Bennett Jones and its co-counsel acted for the class, held that whether brokerage fees charged by UPS to customers receiving deliveries in Canada are unsolicited is an...more
In this Issue: - Get Organized! With NLRB’s “Ambush Election Rules” Looming, Employers Must Be Proactive in Their Union-Free Message - What’s Cooking?: The FDA’s Proposed Regulations on Sanitary Food Transport ...more
In the vast majority of personal injury and wrongful death cases involving commercial motor carriers the insurance limits for the motor carrier are sufficient to cover the loss given the required $750,000 minimum limits...more
"You might be a borker if ....” While his jokes draw laughs by capitalizing on a person’s lack of self-awareness, a business that unwittingly engages in transportation brokerage is anything but a laughing matter. Federal...more