If you are wondering about freight insurance then chances are you need it
Most carriers (whether road, rail, air or sea) DO NOT offer automatic freight insurance. Certain things will be covered but in most cases it is your responsibility to ensure adequate insurance for your goods.
As in all other areas of commerce and industry, insurance is now part and parcel of transportation and freight insurance must be factored into your planning, paperwork and budget.
Please contact us to ensure you are covered
There is no paperwork so time consuming as insurance. If you are like most business owners you are too busy to waste time wrangling documentation.
Freight insurance is something that we know a lot about at National Freight Management and it is our commitment to pass this knowledge and expertise onto you.
Some types of freight that can be covered by freight insurance are:
- Open Deck Freight
- Palletized Goods
- Livestock & Grain
- Resources & Minerals
- Containerised Items
- Perishable Foods
- Personal Effects
The types of freight that cannot be covered by freight insurance are:
- Dangerous goods
- Fragile goods – ie glass
- Second hand goods
- Hazardous goods
The following provides additional advice on where you stand in relation to Freight Insurance. |
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Freight Risks
- SERVICES are supplied at your RISK
- You bear the RISK of LOSS or DAMAGE, unless the GOODS are COVERED byTRANSIT INSURANCE with a particular TRANSPORT COMPANY, in which case the TRANSPORT COMPANY chosen – is LIABLE to pay you – only up to the LIMIT of the EXTENDED WARRANTY.
- EXTENDED WARRANTY EXCLUSIONS
- EXTENDED WARRANTY is only for PHYSICAL LOSS or DAMAGE. TRANSPORT COMPANIES are not LIABLE for any form of CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS.
- EXTENDED WARRANTY does not include FAILURE to DELIVER the goods or DAMAGE to the goods caused by MECHANICAL DERANGEMENT or LATENT DEFECT.
- The PACKAGING of goods is the SENDERS responsibility.
- CARE must be taken as INCORRECT packaging may VOID any CLAIM in the event that the GOODS are DAMAGED.
HOW DO I CLAIM
The first step is to tell us about the matter within 24 hours
Call us on 03 9800 1444 if your consignment is MISSING.
For DAMAGED GOODS, make a note on your DELIVERY document at the time of delivery and CONTACT us IMMEDIETELY on 03 9800 1444.
Once we have VERIFIED that the ITEM was covered by TRANSIT INSURANCE, we will send you a CLAIM FORM to send to us along with any relevant SUPPORTING documents.
Supporting documents may include photographs, independent quotes,invoices to support your valuationof the goods, e.g repair’s invoices.
Depending on the value of the consignment and the circumstances, transport companies may require an assessment by its own investigators prior to the ACCEPTANCE of the CLAIM, so please ensure that DAMAGED freight or PACKAGING is not DISPOSED of or REPAIRED until advised.
The CLAIM FORM must be returned to NATIONAL FREIGHT MGT within 7 days from date of receipt by faxing it to 03 98001199 or by mailing it to P.O BOX 6034 WANTIRNA VIC 3152.
In most cases CLAIMS will be paid within 28 days of the CLAIM FORM being lodged. |
