Ronald H. Usem is a transportation attorney and partner at Minneapolis-based law firm of Huffman, Usem, Saboe, Crawford & Greenberg. Mr. Usem also serves on the Director’s Circle of the Board of Directors of the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA), the professional organization of the third-party logistics industry.   Mr. ...

DO: Exercise due diligence in hiring carriers. Check the insurance, operating authority and safety rating. Get a copy of the carrier's insurance certificate, and check to be sure that the name on the policy matches the company name on the operating authority. Sign a broker-carrier agreement that specifies that the carrier will comply with ...