Freight Forwarder definition

Freight Forwarder means that term as defined in 49 USC 13102.

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Freight Forwarder means the person concluding a contract of Freight Forwarding Services with a Customer.

Freight Forwarder means a person holding itself out to the general public (other than as a pipeline, rail, motor, or water carrier) to provide transportation of property for compensation and in the ordinary course of its business does the following:

Examples of Freight Forwarder in a sentence

• Where possible, the Freight Forwarder shall consult in advance with the Client.

• When freight monies and charges are prepaid, such payment shall be made not later than the time of release of any original Ocean Bill of Lading by the carrier to the shipper or his duly authorized licensed Freight Forwarder or Agent acting in his behalf.

• If the instructions are inaccurate or incomplete or not according to contract, the Freight Forwarder may at the risk and expense of the Customer act as he deems fit.

• If no timely prior consultation is possible, the Freight Forwarder will take the measures that seem to it to be in the best interests of the Client and shall inform the Client of that.

• If the Freight Forwarder is liable in respect of loss following from delay, such liability shall be limited to an amount not exceeding the remuneration relating to the service giving rise to the delay.

More Definitions of Freight Forwarder

Freight Forwarder means the party entrusted with the conclusion of the contract of carriage, and/or with the performance of one or more ancillary operations;

Freight Forwarder means a person who arranges for truck transportation of cargo belonging to others, utilizing for-hire carriers to provide the actual truck transportation, and also performs or provides for assembling, consolidating, break-bulk and distribution of shipments and assumes responsibility for transportation from place of receipt to destination.

Freight Forwarder means that term as defined in 49 USC 13102. (cc) "Motor private carrier" means that term as defined in 49 USC 13102.

Freight Forwarder. ’ means any regulated freight forwarder which holds itself out to the general public as a carrier to transport or pro- vide transportation of property as authorized by a registration issued by the Board;

Freight Forwarder means a person holding itself out to the general public (other than as a pipeline, rail, motor or water carrier) to provide transportation of property for compensation and in the ordinary course of its business: (1) Assembles and consolidates, or provides for assembling and consolidating, shipments and performs or provides for break-bulk and distribution operations of the shipments; (2) Assumes responsibility for the transportation from the place of receipt to the place of destination; and (3) Uses for any part of the transportation a carrier subject to 49 U.S.C. Subtitle IV.

Freight Forwarder means a person who offers the service of arranging the transport of cargo by air;

Freight Forwarder means the Multimodal Transport Operator who issues this FBL and is named on the face of it and assumes liability for the performance of the multimodal transport contract as a carrier.