Transportation & Logistics Industry Group

The experience that DeWitt Ross & Stevens has in the transportation industry is unmatched. Whether you are a carrier, shipper, third or fourth party intermediary, you can avoid legal roadblocks by partnering with DeWitt Ross & Stevens. We work with companies in the transportation industry including freight by rail, highway, marine, and aircraft.

Our attorneys in Madison and Milwaukee can help map the shortest route to success in freight transportation and logistics, contracts, compliance, and dispute resolution. Our full service approach includes an analysis of all the legal issues and options available to companies in transportation and logistics. In addition to our group, our team includes other attorneys from a number of legal areas including bankruptcy, environmental, labor and employment, government relations, litigation and intellectual property. 

We utilize our lobbyists to represent our transportation clients when they have interests that are impacted by pending legislation or administrative rules, or when we identify ways that state and federal government could help improve the business environment within the industry.  Our firm has the largest lobbying team in the state.  When litigation disputes arise, whether in contract, employment or patent infringement matters, we have attorneys in our industry group that have the knowledge and expertise to successfully assist our clients. 

Keeping up to date on the events occurring in the transportation and logistics industry is very important to us. Our attorneys are actively involved with related associations and trade groups including: the Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association, the Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association, the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, the Wisconsin Paper Council, and the Michigan Forest Products Council.

Areas we have successfully represented our transportation clients include:

  • Accidents and CMVs
  • Arbitration and Mediation
  • Bills of Lading
  • Brokerage Contracts and Disputes
  • Contracts, Leases and SCMs
  • Demurrage and Detention
  • Driver Regulation and CDLs
  • Employment and Labor
  • Employee Benefits
  • Energy and FSC
  • Equipment Leasing
  • FMCSRs and Safety Regulations
  • Hazardous Materials Transport
  • Independent Contractor
  • Industry Spurs
  • Insurance Coverage and Disputes
  • Labor and Employment
  • Litigation and Legislation
  • Loss and Damage
  • Rates, Rules and Practices
  • Rail Regulation and Policy
  • Real Estate and Facilities
  • Rights-of-Way and Trackage
  • Size and Weight
  • Surface Transportation Board
  • Tax Matters
  • Trade Secrets and Non-Compete
  • Workers/Unemployment Compensation
  • Warehousing

If you would like more information on our industry group or would like to speak to one of our transportation industry group members, please contact John Duncan Varda at jdv@dewittross.com or 608.252.9311.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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