cargo-claims

The bill of lading is the contract, the receipt, and the evidence of condition in every cargo claim. Learn what it must contain and the errors that lose claims.

Concealed damage and shipment shortages follow special rules: clean delivery receipts, prompt notice, and the proof needed to overcome the presumption of intact delivery.

Carmack Amendment and interstate cargo claims: near-strict carrier liability, the 9-month claim rule, the 2-year suit rule, and the five defenses.

Cargo claims 101: how to file a freight claim against the motor carrier — who can file, what the claim must contain, deadlines, and the evidence that wins.