The matter of shipper load and count (SLC) is addressed under the Bill of Lading Act, within Statue 49 U.S.C. §80113, which states: “A common carrier issuing a bill of lading is not liable for ...

Specialized hog and sheep haulers have a lower height. Open-deck flatbed trailers are perfect for moving machinery, and can be loaded with bulk freight from virtually any angle.

Trailer pools, he explained, are groups of pre-loaded trailers asset-based carriers can pick up and drop off at shipper facilities.

Millions of empty miles are now run by lift-gate-equipped trailers because they can’t load backhauls, but his Liftgate-Lok will allow many of them to take on loads normally, Soule said.