All participants in the transportation industry benefit from well-drafted transportation contracts. The terms of those contracts significantly vary depending on the roles of the parties, including motor carriers, non-asset-based logistics providers, and shippers. Similarly, industry segment dictates contract needs and practices, ranging from the respective needs of categories, including drayage, cartage, linehaul, last-mile home delivery, and parcel delivery.

The Firm assists clients with a multitude of transportation contracts, as well as their varying needs when it comes to those contracts. This includes drafting a wide range of form transportation contracts tailored for each client’s specific services and legal needs. Scopelitis attorneys have extensive experience in reviewing, revising, and negotiating transportation contracts, which may involve the client’s own form contract or an adverse party’s form contract. Scopelitis understands the nuanced needs of the participants in these widely varied industry segments and has extensive experience, including, but not limited to:

• Motor carrier services agreements
• Logistics services agreements, including services by freight forwarders and non-asset-based property brokers
• International logistics as air and ocean services agreements
• Intermodal rail service agreements
• Cross-dock and transloading agreements
• Independent contractor services agreements
• Master services agreements covering multiple industry segments and modes of transportation
• Equipment interchange agreements and equipment leases
• Terms of service, tariffs, bills of lading, and waybill terms
• Freight agent and sales agent agreements
• Transportation management and logistics platform agreements
• Digital freight exchange and mobile application terms and conditions
• Vendor services and technology agreements
• Purchase agreements

With its vast experience in the transportation industry, Scopelitis understands the complex legal and practical issues, often dictated by commercial realities that can arise in transportation contracts. This is invaluable not only when it comes to the unique legal issues that can surface during the revision and negotiation process but also when it comes to understanding how operational and business contract terms might impact our clients. Regularly drafting and negotiating transportation contracts on behalf of hundreds of clients in the transportation industry gives us invaluable insight into industry-standard terms and practices.

From the complex master services agreement involving multiple modes of transportation to the straightforward, (seemingly) simple contract, Scopelitis attorneys are ready and able to assist in whatever capacity requested by the client, allowing the client more time and manpower to focus on other important business needs.