{"product_id":"transportation-goods-agreement-general-cargo","title":"Transportation of Goods Agreement Template – General Cargo - Comprehensive - South Africa","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransport of Goods Agreement Template - Comprehensive - South Africa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComprehensive \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary \u003c\/strong\u003eA written 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 can help to limit your liability in the event of unforeseen problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy do I need a Transportation of Goods Agreement? \u003c\/strong\u003eWhen you provide road transportation services to your clients it is always preferable to agree on the scope of these services in writing. A written contract 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 agreed pricing of the transportation services.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat type of business should use a Transportation of General Cargo Agreement? \u003c\/strong\u003eIf 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does the agreement say? \u003c\/strong\u003eThe sample conditions of carriage consist of: definitions; terms of carriage (orders, collection, transportation, delivery, general terms); fees; risk and insurance; confidentiality; general.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does the agreement look like? \u003c\/strong\u003eThe template transportation contract can be printed onto four pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat do you need to do to use the template Transportation Agreement? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRead the template terms and conditions to ensure that the terms suit your requirements. Make any changes as may require.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInclude your Transportation Terms and Conditions when signing up a new client, and get the client to sign them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the difference between your Transportation Agreements?\u003c\/strong\u003e You may have noticed that we have a few different versions of Transportation Agreement templates. So what is the difference between them? Here’s a brief description of the sample transportation contracts we have available:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/agreementsonline.co.za\/agreements\/transportation-agreement-basic-terms-conditions\/\"\u003eBasic Transportation Agreement\u003c\/a\u003e: this agreement covers the basic, standard terms \u0026amp; conditions for the transportation of goods and general cargo. Recommended for use in smaller or once-off projects, by smaller transport businesses, or where the parties don’t want a long, complicated agreement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComprehensive Transportation Agreement (this agreement): this agreement covers the terms \u0026amp; 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 a document with more coverage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/agreementsonline.co.za\/agreements\/transportation-hazardous-goods-agreement\/\"\u003eTransportation of Hazardous Goods Agreement\u003c\/a\u003e: as the name indicates, this agreement can be used when a transport company transports hazardous goods. This agreement is a detailed document that includes reference to necessary and statutory health and safety provisions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/agreementsonline.co.za\/agreements\/transportation-goods-agreement-hazardous-goods-annexure\/\"\u003eTransportation Agreement with a Hazardous Goods appendix\u003c\/a\u003e: this is the Comprehensive Transportation Agreement, addressing standard terms and 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 are required to transport hazardous goods.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Online Agreements Shop cc and its members, staff, legal advisers, partners and consultants, agents and any person associated therewith cannot be held liable for any loss or damage that is incurred or may be incurred by any person as a direct or indirect result of the use of this website or any document or information contained on or obtained from this website, nor as a result of anything that is contained in or left out of any document.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Agreements Online","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61657305317516,"sku":"AO-4204","price":780.63,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/0750\/5804\/files\/Transportation-of-Goods-Agreement-_E2_80_93-General-Cargo-1.jpg?v=1790553373","url":"https:\/\/agreementsonline.co.za\/products\/transportation-goods-agreement-general-cargo","provider":"Agreements Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}