Transportation and Logistics

Representation of carriers, primarily highway carriers - trucking companies, air freight forwarders, bus and limousine companies - and freight transportation intermediaries - freight brokers and logistics providers (supply and distribution chain planners) - has historically formed the base of Reger Rizzo & Darnall's transportation and logistics practice.

The transportation and logistics experience gained from decades spent in the representation of carriers has allowed us to broaden the transportation and logistics practice into the representation of users of freight carriers - manufacturers, distributors, warehouses and other users. Representing industry in its use of motor carriers, brokers and logistics providers springs largely from the deregulation of economic controls over trucking and railroads and the colossal growth of the brokerage/3rd party logistics industry.

Government regulation of shipper/transportation provider arrangements is gone. Those relationship are now a matter of contract - either a negotiated contract, a contract proposed by either participant, or a contract imposed by the carrier in its bill of lading. Vital issues including, among others, pricing, liability for loss of or damage to cargo, performance metrics, liability for delay, accessorial charges, indemnities and many other elements of the relationship are up to the participants.

The growth of freight brokerage and 3PL's has distanced users from direct knowledge of their carriers and the services provided by them. While making advances in efficiency and cost savings, this has fostered the growth of an additional set of problems - loss of control over supply and distribution chains, the potential for double brokering and double payment, among others.

Reger Rizzo & Darnall's Transportation and Logistics group bring practical solutions to clients' transportation and logistics problems. Just as important, given familiarity with a client's processes and protocols, the group prevents problems before they occur. Headed by Jim Patterson the group is composed of lawyers with broad transportation industry experience in a number of legal disciplines - business lawyers, regulatory lawyers, trial lawyers and other legal disciplines.

We look forward to hearing from you. For more information or to schedule an appointment please call or email Jim Patterson. (215) 495-6556, jpatterson@regerlaw.com