Privacy Policy

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Please read all of the following Conditions of Carriage carefully. By engaging VJ Trucking to transport, handle, store, load, unload, or otherwise provide services in relation to your Goods, you agree to be bound by these Conditions.

Please Note:

1. You are responsible for arranging and maintaining your own insurance cover for the Goods.
2. Where both you and VJ Trucking are operating a business:
3. The Goods are carried entirely at your risk.
4. The charges for our services are calculated on this basis.
5. To the maximum extent permitted by law, VJ Trucking is not liable for any loss of, damage to, delay of, or failure to deliver the Goods, regardless of the cause of such loss, damage, delay, or non-delivery.

In these Conditions:

Means fuel surcharges, administration fees, account keeping fees, proof of delivery fees, redelivery charges, waiting time charges, manual handling charges, remote area surcharges, residential delivery charges, tailgate charges, dangerous goods surcharges, oversized freight charges, after-hours collection or delivery charges, and any other charges published by VJ Trucking from time to time or otherwise notified to the Consignor.

Has the meaning given under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and includes any related body corporate, subsidiary, holding company, or associated entity of VJ Trucking.

Means any government, regulatory, administrative, customs, quarantine, port, transport, or statutory authority exercising jurisdiction within Australia.

Includes all services performed by or on behalf of VJ Trucking relating to the Goods, whether gratuitous or otherwise, including:

1. Collection
2. Loading
3. Unloading
4. Handling
5. Storage
6. Packing
7. Unpacking
8. Transportation
9. Documentation
10. Administrative services
11. Advice or consultancy services relating to transport

Means VJ Trucking Pty Ltd and its successors, assigns, employees, agents, contractors, and subcontractors.

Means the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) and any associated legislation, regulations, codes, or guidelines applicable within Australia.

Means any indirect, special, incidental, exemplary, punitive, or consequential loss including:

1. Loss of profit
2. Loss of revenue
3. Loss of production
4. Loss of opportunity
5. Loss of contract
6. Loss of bargain
7. Business interruption
8. Loss of goodwill
9. Loss of use
10. Delay costs
11. Customer claims

whether foreseeable or not.

Means the person, business, corporation, partnership, trust, or entity requesting or arranging the Carriage of Goods by VJ Trucking.

Includes any:

1. Shipping container
2. Trailer
3. Wagon
4. Flat rack
5. Transportable tank
6. Pallet
7. Crate
8. Packaging unit
9. Freight consolidation device

used in connection with the Goods.

Means any lifting equipment used to move Goods including:

1. Cranes
2. Hiabs
3. Sideloaders
4. Forklifts
5. Telehandlers
6. Similar lifting machinery

Includes physical damage, contamination, deterioration, spoilage, evaporation, leakage, infestation, corrosion, breakage, and any reduction in value.

Means goods classified as dangerous under any applicable law including goods that are:

1. Flammable
2. Explosive
3. Toxic
4. Corrosive
5. Radioactive
6. Hazardous
7. Infectious
8. Environmentally harmful

or otherwise capable of causing injury, death, damage, pollution, or loss.

Means all costs incurred by VJ Trucking in enforcing these Conditions including:

1. Legal costs on a full indemnity basis
2. Debt collection fees
3. Court costs
4. Investigation costs
5. Administrative expenses

Means any event beyond the reasonable control of VJ Trucking including:

1. Natural disasters
2. Floods
3. Fires
4. Storms
5. Earthquakes
6. Pandemics
7. Epidemics
8. Government restrictions
9. Quarantine requirements
10. Road closures
11. Border closures
12. Industrial disputes
13. Strikes
14. Civil unrest
15. Acts of terrorism
16. Vehicle breakdowns
17. Fuel shortages
18. Power outages

Means all property accepted by VJ Trucking for Carriage and includes any packaging, pallet, container, equipment, or ancillary item supplied with or attached to the Goods.

Means interest charged at the rate of 1.5% per calendar month, calculated daily and compounded annually on any Outstanding Amount.

Includes:

(a) all applicable legislation;

(b) regulations, codes, standards and guidelines;

(c) common law;

(d) equity; and

(e) legally binding government directives.

Means any amount payable to VJ Trucking that remains unpaid after the due date.

Means the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth).

Means any person or entity engaged by VJ Trucking to perform all or part of the Carriage.

Unless the context requires otherwise:

(a) words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa;

(b) references to a person include individuals, companies, partnerships, trusts, and government bodies;

(c) headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation;

(d) references to legislation include amendments and replacements;

(e) the words "include", "including", and similar expressions are not words of limitation;

(f) terms used in the PPSA have the same meaning as under that Act;

(g) all indemnities survive termination of any agreement incorporating these Conditions.