Transport and Logistics
Somebody else's goods, on somebody else's schedule, under somebody else's contract of carriage. When a lorry goes over, three of those come due at once.
What we see
- Cargo damaged, short-landed or lost in transit
- Accidents involving the fleet, and third-party liability
- Goods lost from a warehouse or a transhipment hub
- Claims from consignors under the contract of carriage
Where these claims go wrong
two, specificallyTwo claims, one incident
Damage to the vehicle is a motor claim and damage to the load is a marine or transit claim. Two files, two intimations, two clocks, and businesses routinely run only one of them.
The driver's paperwork
A licence not valid for that class, an expired fitness certificate or a route outside the permit will defeat a claim that the accident itself would not.
Open these first
Marine Cargo Claim
Goods damaged, short-landed or lost in transit by road, rail, sea or air.
Commercial Vehicle Claim
An accident involving a truck, tempo, bus, taxi or company vehicle.
Before the renewalUnderinsurance is the commonest reduction in every one of these sectors. Three numbers will tell you where you stand.
Had one of these, and the file already going sideways?
Whoever placed your policy, and whatever stage the claim has reached.