Transportation of Goods Agreement – with Hazardous Goods Annexure

TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS AGREEMENT

with Hazardous Goods Annexure

Summary A Transportation Agreement may be used to contract with your clients if you run a transportation or logistics company. It sets out the services that are included in the transportation services, and may help to limit liability in the event of unforeseen problems. This agreement includes a Hazardous Goods Annexure which can be added to the standard agreement if dangerous goods need to be transported.

Why do I need a Transportation of Goods Agreement? When you provide road transportation services to your customers it is always preferable to agree on the scope of these services in writing. A written agreement is also a useful tool to inform your clients what is excluded from the transportation services (for example the transportation of certain types of cargo such as cash, firearms, chemicals, explosives, illegal goods, etc.) And, of course, it confirms the price of the transportation services.

If you agree to transport dangerous or hazardous goods, then the Hazardous Goods Appendix can be added to the general terms and conditions.

What type of business should use a Transportation of Goods Agreement – with Hazardous Goods? If your business provides a transportation or logistics service to companies that need cargo to be collected, transported and delivered, then you can use this Transportation Contract to contract with your clients.

What does the Agreement say? These conditions of carriage consist of: definitions; terms of carriage (orders, collection, transportation, delivery, general terms); fees; risk and insurance; confidentiality; general. The appendix addressing dangerous goods comprises: introduction; carriage; order, collection; transportation; delivery; incidents; general.

What does the agreement look like? The template transportation contract can be printed onto four pages, and the Hazardous Goods appendix is three pages long.

What do you need to do to use the Transportation Agreement?

• Read the template terms and conditions to ensure that the terms suit your requirements. Make any changes as may be required.
• Include your Transportation Terms and Conditions when contracting with a new client, and get the client to sign them.
• Add the Hazardous Goods Appendix when the client requires hazardous cargo to be transported.

What is the difference between your Transportation Agreements? You may have noticed that we have several different versions of Transportation Agreements. So what is the difference between them? Here’s a brief description of the sample Transportation Contracts we have available:

• Basic Transportation Agreement: this template agreement covers the basic, general terms & conditions for the transportation of goods and general cargo. Recommended for use in smaller or once-off projects, by smaller transport companies, or where the parties don’t want a long, complicated agreement.
• Comprehensive Transportation Agreement: this agreement covers the terms & conditions for the transportation of general cargo, but is more detailed and comprehensive than the Basic Transportation Agreement. It provides more coverage, which also makes it longer and more involved. Recommended for larger or multiple projects, larger transport companies, or where the parties want an agreement with more coverage.
• Transportation of Hazardous Goods Agreement: as the name indicates, this agreement can be used when a transport company transports hazardous goods. This agreement is a detailed document that also refers to necessary and statutory health and safety provisions.
• Transportation Agreement with a Hazardous Goods appendix (this agreement): this is the Comprehensive Transportation Agreement, covering the terms & conditions for the transportation of general cargo. But it includes an appendix that caters for the transportation of hazardous goods. Ideal for a company that ordinarily transports general cargo, but needs an add-on appendix for the occasions when they may be required to transport hazardous goods.

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