uship question

tentoes · Feb 8, 2012

Hello,
We are new to the cargo van business and we were looking on the uship website for available cargo. We signed up with them and we read their user agreement, which has 40 items on the agreement form. We were wondering if we should have a contract of our own for shippers/brokers/uship to sign for us before hauling a load with someone who has posted on uships website. We want to make sure that we are covered as well. If anyone has any information they could share, we would appreciate it.

thanks
Jason

Brisco · Feb 8, 2012

Uh Oh.......Here we go again.

No, UShip is not as you see it on that stupid show, OK.

ChanceMaster · Feb 8, 2012

I'm not a user ( or fan ) of uship but I am wondering if the " customer" has to check mark an agreement that would cover you ?

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chefdennis · Feb 8, 2012

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tknight · Feb 8, 2012

If I may quote from the awesome Mel Brooks movie blazing saddles " Your on your own son"
Tk

chefdennis · Feb 8, 2012

AFTER, i married my wife...well...I figured it was time to get some things out in the open , you know sort of like a "agreement / cpntract" for her to sign...yea..that went over well...i learned to hate the sofa in less then the 10-12 days i slept on it!!...

blizzard2014 · Feb 8, 2012

chefdennis said:
AFTER, i married my wife...well...I figured it was time to get some things out in the open , you know sort of like a "agreement / cpntract" for her to sign...yea..that went over well...i learned to hate the sofa in less then the 10-12 days i slept on it!!...

It was a pre-"numb"tual agreement. You asked her to sign it and she turned numb and pointed to the couch! I hope she at least gave you a blanket. lol

cableguymn · Feb 8, 2012

tentoes said:
Hello,
We are new to the cargo van business and we were looking on the uship website for available cargo. We signed up with them and we read their user agreement, which has 40 items on the agreement form. We were wondering if we should have a contract of our own for shippers/brokers/uship to sign for us before hauling a load with someone who has posted on uships website. We want to make sure that we are covered as well. If anyone has any information they could share, we would appreciate it.

thanks
Jason

Ok.. Here we go.. There is NOTHING that binds the customer to pay you when you deliver. (unless you require payment up front) I have not heard of anyone being stiffed, but I am sure the price is adjusted down for anything/everything if they think they can get away with it. Collect payment before the freight leaves your van (trailer what ever)..

No pay, leave with the freight.

Second. Do you have the proper operating authority? It's different for <10,000K than it is for >10,000K.. Do you have the proper insurance? Do you have a health card?

Are you going to be towing a trailer. Is the combined GVW of your van and trailer above 10,000? If so, do you know how to log? Do you have the needed operating authority and markings on your van?

and most importantly, throw everything you learned form the TV show out the window. It is NOTHING like that.

chefdennis · Feb 9, 2012

blizzard said:
It was a pre-"numb"tual agreement. You asked her to sign it and she turned numb and pointed to the couch! I hope she at least gave you a blanket. lol

LOL, yea it was SHOULD have been a "PRE"..but it was "ATFER"...i watch one of those "Day Time Soaps" and seen all the "Stuff" that happened and figured I should "protect" myself...

...

Yea a blanket AND a pillow....

blizzard2014 · Feb 9, 2012

chefdennis said:
LOL, yea it was SHOULD have been a "PRE"..but it was "ATFER"...i watch one of those "Day Time Soaps" and seen all the "Stuff" that happened and figured I should "protect" myself......

Yea a blanket AND a pillow....

I'm gonna get my future wife so hungry from dieting that i'll just dangle a cheeseburger in front of her and ask her to sign on the dotted line to get it. I think that will be a much easier way to get my future significant other to sign onto some sort of agreement! lol.

armin88 · Feb 9, 2012

don't waste your time with uship!they are a rip off and once you book 12 loads you are block from cash on delivery!you would have to collect your payment threw uship and the customer has to give you a code to collect your payment!only was out of this is if your one of those matt butt kissers then it wouldn't be a issue.uship is a big fat joke!