Carrier approves every load
Hermes may research and negotiate within instructions, but cannot bind the carrier without approval.
Hermes Logistics · Review/onboarding agreement
Read the important terms without legal fog.
The first screen explains the proposed commercial relationship in about 60 seconds. The attorney-review PDF is available for detailed review and download.
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60-second version
What the carrier is actually agreeing to.
The master agreement defines the relationship. The carrier-specific Appendix A defines the selected service model and exact percentage.
Non-exclusive; no minimum volume
The carrier may self-dispatch or use other providers. No minimum loads, miles, revenue, trucks, or hours are required.
Percentage only in Appendix A
The v3 master has a blank fee. The exact carrier-specific percentage must be visible in the signed Appendix A.
Freight funds go to carrier or factor
Hermes earns the service fee; it does not automatically receive or take ownership of freight proceeds.
Limited administrative authority
Hermes supports dispatch administration and is not granted authority to broker, re-broker, transport, or control safety.
Clear termination path
The proposed v3 structure allows termination with written notice while previously completed work and earned fees are reconciled.
Authority boundary
What Hermes may do - and what it may not do.
Hermes may support
- Load and market research
- Communication and negotiation within carrier instructions
- Rate-confirmation and ordinary document coordination
- Lane, deadhead, scheduling, and carrier-development research when selected
- Invoice and proof-of-delivery follow-up
Hermes may not take over
- Final load acceptance or rejection
- Drivers, equipment, maintenance, safety, insurance, or compliance
- Brokerage, re-brokering, or holding out as the motor carrier
- Automatic receipt or ownership of freight funds
- Passwords, bank data, W-9s, CDL images, VIN lists, or shipment documents through the public signing URL
Payment without hidden collateral
A firm invoice process, without making the document frightening.
Weekly statement
Hermes may identify the loads and fee calculation in a weekly statement. The proposed default due date is seven calendar days unless Appendix A says otherwise.
Five-business-day objection window
The carrier sends a specific written objection identifying the load and reason. Undisputed amounts remain due; fraud, duplicate billing, and clear math errors remain correctable.
Lawful late charge
An undisputed overdue amount may accrue the lesser of 1.5% per month or the maximum lawful rate, and new support may be paused after reasonable notice.
Reasonable collection costs
The v3 draft uses documented costs and attorney fees only to the extent permitted or awarded. It removes the proposed minimum $5,000 attorney fee and automatic 15% collection add-on.
No personal guaranty or UCC lien
The v3 draft does not include a personal guaranty, blanket receivables lien, UCC filing, automatic card debit, or confession of judgment.
Optional direct-payment instruction
A third-party payment of a specifically identified fee requires separate written carrier authorization and must be allowed by the counterparty, factor, contract, and law.
Attorney-review PDF
Seven pages, repeated branded header, Appendix A, and no fixed percentage.
The review master remains immutable. The exact carrier percentage is added only to the signed review/onboarding Appendix A, and the server verifies the master version and SHA-256 fingerprint.
Electronic signature
The signing page confirms the exact carrier-specific review record.
Before signing, the carrier sees the legal company, MC or USDOT, website, authorized signer, selected service model, and exact Appendix A percentage. Equipment, lanes, load boards, credentials, and detailed operating information are intentionally moved out of the pre-signature flow.
- Affirmative consent to electronic records
- Typed name plus drawn signature
- Document version, master SHA-256, timestamp, and audit fingerprints
- Immediate downloadable review copy and controlled Hermes email delivery
Continue to the carrier-specific review packet
Confirm the exact percentage discussed with Logistics Sales. Standard 6% and 8% selections create signed review/onboarding packets only; custom terms remain review-only.
Complete review packet officeus@hermeslogisticsus.com+1 (262) 302-3626Security boundary
Do not send sensitive onboarding documents through the agreement link.
Do not submit passwords, PINs, W-9s, CDL images, payment credentials, bank information, VIN lists, gate codes, release documents, or private shipment records. Logistics Sales must provide an approved secure channel later when a document or delegated access is actually needed.