BarbriSFCourseDetails
  1. keyboard_arrow_leftBack

Course Details

Course Information
  • smart_display Format

    Live Online with Live Q&A

  • signal_cellular_alt Difficulty Level

    Intermediate

  • work Practice Area

    Commercial Law

Date & Time
  • event Date

    Tuesday, August 26, 2025

  • schedule Time

    1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT

  • timer Program Length

    90 minutes

Credit Information

  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.

Early Bird Pricing!
MSRP
$297.00
$247.00
Save $50.00

Discount expires 8/6/25

This course is $0 with these passes:

CLE
ALL

This CLE course will discuss key legal and regulatory considerations for counsel drafting and negotiating motor carrier agreements. The panel will examine several issues affecting motor carriers, including updates on the regulatory framework and legal background, including FHA's MAP-21, the FAST Act, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's proposed regulations for broker transparency, and more. 

Faculty

Robert Naumoff
Of Counsel
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff, LLP

Mr. Naumoff spent years serving as in-house counsel for a number of publicly-traded transportation and logistics companies. He has a strong understanding of the issues facing motor carriers, freight forwarders, freight brokers, third-party logistics providers (3PLs), and commercial shippers. In addition to his vast experience with drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of commercial transactions, he brings experience in a number of matters impacting clients in the transportation and logistics space, including, but not limited to, information technology (IT), data privacy, intellectual property (IP), customs, and compliance. Mr. Naumoff has also served as primary counsel on a variety of marketing-related matters, including influencer agreements, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) disclosure requirements, CAN-SPAM, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

expand_circle_down Expand to View Full Bio expand_circle_up Collapse Bio

Description

Motor carrier agreements should address at a minimum the number and series of shipments to be transported; the scope of services; the interplay of the motor carrier agreement with bills of lading; warranties and indemnity; insurance and cargo claims; and rates, payment terms, and accessorial charges. Additional thought must go towards broker-specific provisions, compliance clauses, operational standards, dispute resolution, and governing law.

The panelists will examine these and other commonly disputed agreement terms when drafting motor carrier contracts to effectively allocate risk and reduce liability exposure.

Listen as our authoritative panel of attorneys discusses best practices for drafting motor carrier contracts that consider a myriad of rules and regulations governing safety, as well as anti-indemnification laws in various states. The panel will explain how to avoid common contracting pitfalls when negotiating agreements that allocate risk and minimize liability exposure.

Outline

I. Federal and state regulations/legislation impacting motor carrier contracts

II. Key provisions in motor carrier agreements

III. Risk allocation, limiting exposure, dealing with disputes

Benefits

The panel will review these and other important issues:

  • How do the key federal, state, and international laws and proposed regulations impact the drafting and negotiation of motor carrier contracts?
  • What considerations should counsel undertake when negotiating key contract terms?
  • What are some common contracting pitfalls with motor carrier contracts and how can they be avoided or overcome?