Intermodal moves—where cargo shifts between truck, rail and maritime chains—create layered liability exposure and contractual complexity. When damage or loss occurs to a third‑party trailer, …
Physical Loss Scenarios in Intermodal Moves and How Trucking and Logistics Insurance Responds
Intermodal moves — where cargo moves using truck, rail and marine legs and uses third‑party trailers, chassis and containers — create layered physical loss exposures. …
Drafting Trailer Interchange Agreements That Protect Carriers and Lessen Insurance Exposure
When motor carriers in the United States pick up third‑party trailers, chassis, or containers, properly drafted trailer interchange agreements (TIAs) are the single most effective …
Insurance Considerations for Intermodal Transport: Containers, Chassis and Cross-Docking
Intermodal moves — where freight travels by truck, rail and marine containers — concentrate multiple insurance exposures into a single supply chain. For carriers, shippers …
Claims Workflows for Trailer Interchange Losses: Evidence, Repair and Subrogation Steps
When a third‑party trailer is lost, damaged or stolen under a trailer interchange arrangement, the claims workflow must move quickly and precisely. In high‑value markets …
Managing Risk When Leasing Trailers: Insurance Requirements and Indemnity Considerations
Leasing or operating third‑party trailers — including interchange and intermodal equipment — introduces concentrated risk for motor carriers, shippers and logistics providers across the United …
Trailer Interchange Coverage Explained: Who Pays When a Third-Party Trailer Is Damaged?
When a motor carrier or driver hooks up to a third-party trailer—whether at the Port of Los Angeles, a Chicago rail ramp, or an Atlanta …
How Comparative Fault and Jurisdictional Rules Affect Trucking and Logistics Insurance Outcomes
Trucking and logistics insurers, brokers, and risk managers operating in the United States must navigate a tangle of comparative-fault doctrines, state-specific jurisdictional rules, and federal …
Vicarious Liability and Trucking: How Employers Can Be Held Responsible for Driver Acts
Vicarious liability — most commonly embodied in the doctrine of respondeat superior — is a core exposure for trucking and logistics businesses in the United …
How Short-Form and Long-Form Interchange Agreements Impact Insurance Obligations
When motor carriers, draymen or shippers accept third-party trailers and intermodal equipment, the choice between a short-form and a long-form trailer interchange agreement (TIA) is …