Originally Posted by
webuyselltradestuff
Uship cant be held responsible....they just set the deal up. Same with
ebay or really any other middle man. For instance, you cant sue me it I help you buy a house (I am a real estate broker ad well) if the other party backs out or something...as long as I adbised you correctly. Why would you think uship should have some responsibility? They are just bringing to independent parties together and facilitating the deal for a fee.
It is up to you to put a contract in place for protection AND if enough value, insure the load. Alsi chevk to make sure the shipper has insurance or are bonded. If you dont have a clue about that stuff...then you have to educate youself or use a company like ups that owns their trucks and the drivers are employees.
I have never understiod people that bad mouth a company that doesnt own or have control over another party...they just facilitate things but beyond that have no responsibility.
That woukd ve like me saying amaxon sucjs because my new flat screen tv is broken or better yet arrived broken from the shipper...I would go after the shipped for the damage, not
amazon.
I was a freight broker for several years. I was the "middle man" between the shipper, trucker and receiver (basically the same as what U-Ship does). I was absolutely responsible to the shipper for selecting the truck and to the truck for the load to be picked up. I was "bonded" and could be held liable to either party for certain things. What U-Ship has done is cherry pick the brokering aspect without being held responsible. There is PLENTY that can go wrong. The show Shipping Wars is "made-for-tv" but the problems (and "near-misses") portrayed are actually things that can go wrong.This is just one example - What would you do if somebody loaded your car, drove to another state, then called you demanding another $500 before he'd deliver it?
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