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Our extensive experience with motor carriage regulatory and commercial matters includes guiding shippers, brokers and motor carriers through the regulatory, commercial and practical issues presented by an ever-changing legal climate. We advise and represent these and other industry clients in connection with:

  • Motor carrier, broker and freight forwarder statutes and regulations, including MAP-21 and the FAST Act
  • FMCSA operational safety and security regulatory compliance programs
  • DOT and FMCSA operating authorities, registrations and licenses
  • Comments for DOT rulemaking and preemption proceedings, including those involving driver hours of service, driver coercion, and state laws involving driver meal and rest breaks
  • Agreements between shippers and motor carriers, broker agreements and third-party logistics agreements, including agreements covering full truckload, less-than-truckload, drayage, dedicated and refrigerated services
  • Cargo loss and damage claims
  • DOT due diligence reviews related to corporate acquisitions
  • Equipment leases and owner-operator agreements subject to the FMCSA truth-in-leasing regulations
  • State laws affecting whether drivers qualify as independent contractors or employees, including preparing an amicus curiae brief supporting federal preemption of California’s AB-5 law
  • Bill of lading contents and implications

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What the Team is Known For

Thompson Hine LLP has a strong practice with expertise in regulatory rule-making, federal preemption litigation and freight forwarder contracts. It represents clients before the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The firm houses a dedicated motor carrier emergency response team and subsequent experience in major accident litigation for trucking companies. It is regularly retained by a number of industry associations, advising on government policy development and regulatory regime change. The team is also notable for its representation of major motoring customer groups.

Work Highlights

  • Thompson Hine LLP continued to act as general counsel to the National Industrial Transportation League advising on regulatory proceedings and legislative issues affecting the trucking industry and the League's member companies' supply chains.

Strengths

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Thompson Hine balances subject matter expertise and legal advice with focus on timely customer service and support.

Transportation: Road (Carriage/Logistics) respondent
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Thompson Hine is really just outstanding identifying potential issues and challenges with targets and implementation plans.

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Notable Practitioners

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Karyn A Booth
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Karyn A Booth
Head of Transportation: Road (Carriage/Logistics)
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Karyn Booth is renowned for her impressive roster of carrier clients and provides broad regulatory and compliance advice. She is particularly noted for advising on safety and environmental issues.

Karen is very knowledgeable and an expert in the space. She has a great strategic mindset and is focused on the big picture.

Karyn Booth is often the smartest in the room and you would never know; she is humble and can explain complex and technical matters in a way I can understand.

Karyn is excellent at working through complex matters.

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Jason Tutrone
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Jason Tutrone
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Jason Tutrone offers particular expertise in the trucking sector. He advises on carriage regulations, including the hours of service rules, and works with trade associations as well as carrier companies.

Jason is excellent.

Jason Tutrone has an encyclopedic knowledge of the regulatory provisions and rolls up his sleeves and gets into the details.

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Karyn A Booth
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Karyn A Booth
Head of Transportation: Road (Carriage/Logistics)
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Jason Tutrone
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Jason Tutrone
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Karyn A Booth

Karyn A Booth

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