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ACCEPTANCE
OF TERMS
Welcome to 123Loadboard.com. 123Loadboard.com
provides its service to you, subject
to the following Terms of Service
("TOS"). Your use of
the Website constitutes your agreement
to be bound by all terms, conditions
and notices contained herein.
We reserve the right, in our sole
discretion and with or without
notice, to change, modify, add
or remove any portion of these
TOS, in whole or in part, at any
time. If you do not agree to these
TOS, you may not access or otherwise
use our Website.
123LOADBOARD.COM PRIVACY POLICY
Registration data and certain
other information about you is
subject to our Privacy Policy.
For more information, see our
full privacy policy at http://www.123loadboard.com/corporate/privacy.htm.
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
123Loadboard.com currently provides
USA & CANADA users with an
online freight matching service
which allows users to post and
search for available loads and
trucks and use any other freely
offered services integrated within
our Website (the "Service").
You also understand and agree
that the service may include certain
communications from 123Loadboard.com,
such as service announcements,
and administrative messages, and
that these communications are
considered part of 123Loadboard.com
membership and you will not be
able to opt out of receiving them.
Unless explicitly stated otherwise,
any new features that augment
or enhance the current Service,
including the release of new 123Loadboard.com
properties, shall be subject to
the TOS. You understand and agree
that the Service is provided "AS-IS" and that 123Loadboard.com assumes
no responsibility for the timeliness,
deletion, mis-delivery or failure
to store any user communications
or personalization settings. You
are responsible for obtaining
access to the Service and that
access may involve third party
fees (such as Internet service
provider or airtime charges).
In addition, you must provide
and are responsible for all equipment
necessary to access the Service.
SUBSCRIBER REQUIREMENTS
(1) Subscriber is of the age of
majority (18);
(2) Subscriber is or represents
a bona fide carrier, shipper,
freight broker or trucking industry
consultant;
(3) Subscriber’s access to 123Loadboard.com
is for commercial purposes only
and is limited to finding loads
or trucks through the use of our
freight matching service and/or
taking advantage of the other
services offered on 123Loadboard.com;
(4) Subscriber’s commercial purpose
in accessing and using 123Loadboard.com
is not to directly or indirectly
compete with or gain competitive
advantage in relation to 123Loadboard.com;
(5) Subscriber will not allow
non-registered users to use subscriber’s
password and/or username to access
subscriber’s account without the
express written consent of 123Loadboard.com;
(6) When submitting content to
the 123Loadboard.com's Website,
subscriber warrants and represents
that the information is accurate,
that subscriber is authorized
to submit the information and
that the information content,
format and delivery method are
appropriate.
Should user violate any provisions
for subscriber qualification,
123Loadboard.com may terminate
the subscriber’s account without
notice or warning, in addition
to being subjected to any and
all other legal remedies that
may be available under these TOS,
including but not limited to civil
and/or criminal actions under
state/provincial and/or federal
law. Should 123Loadboard.com be
forced to institute legal action
against subscriber to enforce
these TOS or for any other violations
of state and/or federal law not
specifically enunciated herein,
subscriber expressly agrees to
bear any and all costs associated
with such action, including but
not limited to actual attorney
fees incurred by 123Loadboard.com.
SERVICE FEES
123Loadboard.com is a fee-based
subscription Website. All service
and use fees are payable in advance
and subscription renewal fees
are automatically charged to subscriber’s
credit card without prior notification. All membership trial subscriptions are automatically billed at expiration, recurring monthly. Please note that our billing processing company pre-authorizes ALL transactions to validate the user who is signing up for a free trial. All membership account upgrades are charged immediately. All fees listed on our Website are in United States Dollars (USD).
Available
payable service plan price options
include:
a) Standard Internet Freight Matching
Service Plan: US$20/month, recurring
monthly;
b) Premium Internet Freight Matching
Service Plan: US$30/month, recurring
monthly.
Your 123Loadboard.com membership
commences immediately after your
credit card is charged or bank
account debited. Service purchases
will appear on your credit card
and/or bank statements under the
name 123Loadboard.com. 123Loadboard.com does not issue refunds.
CREDIT CARD INTERNATIONAL/FOREIGN TRANSACTION FEE
All membership service fees/charges are in USD currency or as otherwise stated and therefore might accompany a Credit Card International/Foreign Transaction Fee of approximately 1% (depending on your financial institution). 123Loadboard does not cover or issue refunds for Credit Card International/Foreign Transaction Fees. 123Loadboard.com does not issue refunds for overdraft fees.
CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE & FLUCTUATIONS
All membership service fees/charges are in USD currency or as otherwise stated and therefore if converted into another currency by your financial institution, currency exchange rate fluctuations might occur. 123Loadboard does not cover or issue refunds for currency exchange rate fluctuations.
FREE TRIAL MEMBERSHIP
ABUSE
123Loadboard.com actively monitors
username and password usage and
reserves the right to terminate
a user's free trial membership
immediately and without notice
if trial membership abuse is detected.
Trial membership abuse is defined
as a user successfully registering
for a free trial after having
already received a free trial
period membership. Trial membership
abuse fees to be levied, without
prior notice, are based on the
amount of abuse that has been
detected on a user's account.
Please contact our Member Services
Department by email or phone if
you wish to be issued a consecutive
free trial period.
FREE TRIAL EXTENSION
123Loadboard.com offers all members in their trial period to extend their trial membership for an EXTRA 10 DAYS from date of trial extension request. Members MUST still be in their trial period and the trial extension MUST be their first trial extension request.
Reasons for Trial Extension Declines
1/ Member is no longer in their trial period and have requested an extension; or
2/ Member or someone else using their account has already received a trial extension; or
3/ Member's account has already been cancelled and therefore a trial extension is not possible. If you want to re-activate your membership, please log into your account and follow the easy steps to re-submit your billing information.
ACCEPTED ONLINE PAYMENT
METHODS
We accept: VISA, MasterCard, Check, Pre-Authorized Debit.

AUTOMATIC DEBIT - ELECTRONIC
RECEIPT
Subscribers will receive
an email receipt to their email
address provided upon initial
trial subscription activation.
AUTOMATIC RECURRING CHECK BILLING
123Loadboard.com will appear on your bank statement for all charges made after your trial period expires. If you elect to use your bank account to purchase a subscription to 123Loadboard.com, an ACH or EFT debit will be drawn on your account. Your agreement with these TOS is your approval for 123Loadboard.com to issue an ACH or EFT debit to your account.
AUTOMATIC RECURRING PAYMENT
123Loadboard.com has periodic subscription fees that are defined by the service plan chosen at the time of the initial enrollment for subscription. The member is responsible for such fees according to the terms of the site. After a member’s trial period has expired, charged subscription fees become non-refundable.
ACH TRANSACTIONS RETURNED FOR NON-SUFFICIENT FUNDS
123Loadboard.com will assess a NSF charge of USD $25.00 against your bank account should there be insufficient funds in the account at the time a membership fee payment occurs. No other loadboard services will be provided until the NSF charge has been paid.
AUTOMATIC RECURRING BILLING
Subscription fees will be automatically renewed at the end of the original term selected, for a similar period of time, unless notice is received from the subscriber three (3) days before renewal. All trial account members shall be exempt from the 3-day notification requirement, but subscriber must notify 123Loadboard.com directly 24 hours prior to the end of the trial offer period in order to cancel automatic renewal. All trial offer memberships shall renew at the stated membership rate. Unless and until this agreement is cancelled in accordance with the terms hereof, subscriber hereby authorizes 123Loadboard.com to charge subscriber's chosen payment method to pay for the ongoing cost of membership.
MERCHANT'S BUSINESS NAME
123Loadboard.com
MILEAGE
As an added benefit option for
members, 123Loadboard.com displays
the mileage of posted loads. It
is meant only to give users an
estimate as to the distance between
the starting and destination points
of the load. 123Loadboard.com
does not lay any claims to the
accuracy of the mileage and in
no way is the broker/shipper/carrier/trucker
bound to it. The broker/shipper/carrier/trucker
has the final say as to the mileage
he/she will pay for.
CREDIT RATINGS
As an added benefit option for members, 123Loadboard.com displays credit
ratings on all postings where available. These credit ratings are provided by
FreightCapital.com and range from 0 to 4 (4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 1/4, 0/4). The ratings
give you an assessment of a company's credit risk. Factors such as payment
trends, years in business, average credit lines, account longevity, and
collection activity, are each weighed according to their importance. While every
effort has been made to ensure that the information contained on this site is
correct and up-to-date at the time of posting, 123Loadboard.com,
FreightCapital.com, its partners, affiliates and/or subsidiaries shall not be
liable for any damages of any kind resulting from use of the information
contained herein. 123Loadboard.com does not lay any claims to the accuracy of
the credit ratings, days-to-pay, licensing, authority and/or insurance
information listed and in no way is the broker, shipper, carrier, owner-operator
bound to it. No person should place reliance on information derived from this
website where such reliance may result in loss, damage or injury. You may choose
to make additional credit checks. If you feel that the information posted
contains errors, please contact us.
AVERAGE DAYS-TO-PAY
This value represents the Average Time it takes the Broker, Shipper or
Manufacturer to pay the Carrier/Owner-Operator. While every effort has been made
to ensure that the information contained on this site is correct and up-to-date
at the time of posting, 123Loadboard.com, FreightCapital.com, its partners,
affiliates and/or subsidiaries shall not be liable for any damages of any kind
resulting from use of the information contained herein. 123Loadboard.com does
not lay any claims to the accuracy of the credit ratings, days-to-pay,
licensing, authority and/or insurance information listed and in no way is the
broker, shipper, carrier, owner-operator bound to it. No person should place
reliance on information derived from this website where such reliance may result
in loss, damage or injury. You may choose to make additional credit checks. If
you feel that the information posted contains errors, please contact us.
NO
RESALE OF SERVICE
You agree not to reproduce,
duplicate, copy, sell, trade,
resell or exploit for any commercial
purposes, any portion of the Service,
use of the Service, or access
to the Service.
MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
123Loadboard.com reserves
the right at any time and from
time to time to modify or discontinue,
temporarily or permanently, the
Service (or any part thereof)
with or without notice. We may
also impose limits or restrictions
on certain services, features
or content or restrict your access
to parts or all of our Site without
notice. You agree that 123Loadboard.com
shall not be liable to you or
to any third party for any modification,
suspension or discontinuance of
the Service.
CANCELLATION
123Loadboard.com offers all
users to cancel and discontinue
the service at any time, with
no hassles. Cancellations
must be made by email. Please
send your cancellation notice
by email using our Contact
Form. The cancellation date
will be the date when the email
is received by 123Loadboard.com.
Any fees paid before cancellation
will not be refunded.
Billing Department Customer
Service Contact Information
US OFFICE
123Loadboard.com
14781 Memorial Drive, Suite #1120
Houston, TX 77079, USA
CANADIAN OFFICE
123Loadboard.com
1100 la Gauchetière O.,
# 243
Montreal, QC, H3B2S2, Canada
Email: Contact
Form
COMPLAINT HANDLING
PROCEDURES
If a problem is attributed to
a service provided by 123Loadboard.com,
our objective is to resolve the
problem promptly, equitably and
amicably. All complaints must
be sent by email using
our Contact
Form. Please include
your name, subscription information,
and complete description of your
complaint. We strive to respond
to all inquiries within 24 hours.
TERMINATION
You agree that 123Loadboard.com
may, under certain circumstances
and without prior notice, immediately
terminate your 123Loadboard.com
account and access to the Service.
Cause for such termination shall
include, but not be limited to,
(a) breaches or violations of
the TOS or other incorporated
agreements or guidelines, (b)
requests by law enforcement or
other government agencies, (c)
a request by you (self-initiated
account deletions), (d) discontinuance
or material modification to the
Service (or any part thereof),
(e) unexpected technical or security
issues or problems, and (f) extended
periods of inactivity. Termination
of your 123Loadboard.com account
includes (a) removal of access
to all offerings within the Service,
(b) deletion of your password
and all related information, files
and content associated with or inside your account (or any part
thereof), and (c) barring further
use of the Service. Further, you
agree that all terminations for
cause shall be made in 123Loadboard.com's
sole discretion and that 123Loadboard.com
shall not be liable to you or
any third-party for any termination
of your account or access to the
Service.
THIRD PARTY INTERACTIONS AND LINKS TO OTHER SITES
This Service may contain links to other independent third-party Web sites ("Linked Sites"). These Linked Sites are provided solely as a convenience to users of the Service. Such Linked Sites are not under 123Loadboard.com's control, and 123Loadboard.com is not responsible for and does not endorse the content of such Linked Sites, including any information or materials contained on such Linked Sites. You will need to make your own independent judgment regarding your interaction with these Linked Sites.
During use of the Service, you may enter into correspondence with, purchase goods and/or services from, or participate in promotions of advertisers, affiliates or sponsors showing their goods and/or services through the Service. Any such activity, and any terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such activity, is solely between you and the applicable third-party. 123Loadboard and its licensors shall have no liability, obligation or responsibility for any such correspondence, purchase or promotion between you and any such third-party. 123Loadboard does not endorse any sites on the Internet that are linked through the Service. 123Loadboard.com provides these links to you only as a matter of convenience, and in no event shall 123Loadboard or its licensors be responsible for any content, products, or other materials on or available from such sites. 123Loadboard.com provides the Service to you pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
CONTENT
SUBMISSION
In order to maintain a leading
Online Freight Matching Service,
we must guard against those that
may attempt to take advantage
of others or who simply do not
follow the rules. If you are submitting
content to our site, you warrant
and represent that the information
is accurate, that you are authorized
to submit the information, and
that the information content,
format and delivery method is
appropriate. In order to protect
each user we reserve the absolute
right to review, reject or modify
the information submitted in our
sole and independent discretion.
By transferring information you
agree that 123Loadboard.com, its
affiliates, and assigns are licensed
to use, reproduce, display, perform,
adapt, modify, distribute, and
promote the information in a manner
we deem reasonable in our sole
and independent judgment.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS &
TECHNOLOGY
The content and software used
on this Website and the Website
layout and design are the exclusive
property of 123Loadboard.com and
are protected by copyrights, trademarks,
service marks, patents, trade
secrets, and other proprietary
rights and laws. Users may not
copy or retrieve data or other
content from this Website, either
manually or through the use of
automatic devices, for the purpose
of creating, directly or indirectly,
a collection, database, or directory
without the express written permission
of 123Loadboard.com. Subscribers
may not use meta tags or other
hidden text utilizing the 123Loadboard.com
name or trademarks, nor may subscriber
use framing techniques to enclose
any portion of the Website, without
express written permission. Unless
expressly authorized in writing
by 123Loadboard.com, subscriber
may not reproduce, modify, distribute,
transmit, republish, display,
rent, sell, license, edit, or
create derivative works from any
of the content or other material
on this Website.
You acknowledge that 123Loadboard.com
is an Internet-based business
and that our Service is available
through the Internet. To maintain
an account with us, you will need
to be able to access our Website
on the internet, which requires
appropriate computer equipment,
internet access, a Website browser,
as well as an e-mail account.
You acknowledge and understand
that you may incur certain operational
costs in connection with your
use of the Internet, such as monthly
fees for a service provider, airtime
charges, etc, for which you are
solely responsible.
INTERRUPTION AND MODIFICATION TO SERVICE
123Loadboard always strives for continuous service uptime, however reserves the right to modify or discontinue the loadboard service with or without notice. 123Loadboard shall not be held liable to any member or any third party should 123Loadboard exercise its right to modify or discontinue the loadboard service.
All members acknowledge and accept that 123Loadboard does not guarantee continued, uninterrupted, or secured access to the loadboard service.
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
You acknowledge and agree
that the Service and any necessary
software used in connection with
the Service ("Software")
contain proprietary and confidential
information that is protected
by applicable intellectual property
and other laws. You further acknowledge
and agree that content contained
in sponsor advertisements or information
presented to you through the Service
or advertisers is protected by
copyrights, trademarks, service
marks, patents or other proprietary
rights and laws. Except as expressly
authorized by 123Loadboard.com
or advertisers, you agree not
to modify, rent, lease, loan,
sell, distribute or create derivative
works based on the Service or
the Software, in whole or in part.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
123Loadboard.com maintains an
online freight matching service
for use by carriers and shippers
in order to communicate and do
business with each other. 123Loadboard.com
does not handle the cash, control
the users in any way, or arrange
for the movement of freight. All
such arrangements are made by
the users of the Website, and
any terms and conditions of such
freight movement are solely between
the carrier and the shipper. No
agency, partnership, joint venture,
or employee-employer relationship
is intended or created by your
use of this Website or by these
TOS. If there is a dispute by
a user or between users, we want
to know about it to make sure
everyone is doing what they should
be doing on our Website. Please
keep in mind that we are simply
a middleman for the trucking business,
and in order to protect ourselves,
you agree that you will not bring
us into any dispute that may arise
between users. In order to do
so, you agree to release 123Loadboard.com,
its officers, employees, and agents
from all claims, demands and damages,
actual and consequential, of every
kind and nature, known or unknown,
in any way connected with such
disputes.
USE OF THE INFORMATION AND DATA CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. 123Loadboard.com
does not give any applicable warranty
or guarantee. While 123Loadboard.com
makes reasonable efforts to post
accurate and timely information,
we make no representations or
warranties of the accuracy of
content on the Site and assumes
no liability or responsibility
for inaccuracies, errors, or omissions
in such content. The information
and data on this site is provided
on an "as is" and "as
available" basis without
warranty or condition of any kind
or nature, either express or implied.
123Loadboard.com specifically
disclaims the implied warranties
of title, fitness for a particular
purpose, merchantability and non-infringement.
In no event shall 123Loadboard.com
be liable for lost profits or
any special, incidental or consequential
damages however arising, including
negligence, arising out of or
in connection with this agreement
and/or subscriber’s use of the
Website. 123Loadboard.com accepts
no responsibility or liability
for any use of the data and/or
information or reliance placed
upon said data and/or information.
123Loadboard.com makes no warranties
that said data and/or information
is free of infection by computer
viruses or other contamination.
123Loadboard.com does not endorse
or in any respect warrant any
third party products or services
by virtue of any information,
material or content referred to
or included on, or linked from
or to this Website. Some
states do not allow the limitation
of liability, so the foregoing
limitation may not apply to you.
All Website users agree to indemnify
and hold 123Loadboard.com, and
its subsidiaries, affiliates,
officers, agents, co-branders
or other partners, and employees,
harmless from any claim or demand,
including reasonable attorneys'
fees, made by any third party
due to or arising out of Content
you submit, post, transmit or
make available through the Service,
your use of the Service, your
connection to the Service, your
violation of the TOS, or your
violation of any rights of another.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Users agree that any and all controversies
or claims arising out of or relating
to these TOS and/or subscriber’s
use of the Website, except matters
exclusively between authorized
users and not involving 123Loadboard.com,
shall be settled by binding arbitration
in accordance with the Canadian
Arbitration Association. Any such
controversy or claim shall be
arbitrated on an individual basis,
and shall not be consolidated
in any arbitration with any claim
or controversy of any other party.
The arbitration shall be conducted
in Quebec, Canada, and judgment
on the arbitration award may be
entered in any court of competent
jurisdiction. Either user or 123Loadboard.com
may seek any interim or preliminary
relief from a court of competent
jurisdiction in Quebec, Canada,
necessary to protect the rights
or property of user or 123Loadboard.com
pending the completion of arbitration.
NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES
You agree that, except as
otherwise expressly provided in
this TOS, there shall be no third
party beneficiaries to this Agreement.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The TOS constitute the entire
agreement between you and 123Loadboard.com
and govern your use of the Service,
superceding any prior agreements
(oral, written, or electronic)
between you and 123Loadboard.com.
You also may be subject to additional
terms and conditions that may
apply when you use or purchase
certain other 123Loadboard.com
services, affiliate services,
third-party content or third-party
software. The failure of 123Loadboard.com
to exercise or enforce any right
or provision of the TOS shall
not constitute a waiver of such
right or provision. If any provision
of the TOS is found by a court
of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, the parties nevertheless
agree that the court should endeavor
to give effect to the parties'
intentions as reflected in the
provision, and the other provisions
of the TOS remain in full force
and effect. You acknowledge that
by registering with us, submitting
information to us for posting
or any other purposes or using
the Website and our Service, no
fiduciary, confidential, contractually
implied or other relationship
is created between you and us
other than the express contractual
relationship set forth in these
TOS. You agree that regardless
of any statute or law to the contrary,
any claim or cause of action arising
out of or related to use of the
Service or the TOS must be filed
within one (1) year after such
claim or cause of action arose
or be forever barred. The section
titles in the TOS are for convenience
only and have no legal or contractual
effect.
ASSIGNMENT
We reserve the right to assign
our rights and obligations under
these TOS to one or more of our
affiliates or to any successor
entity by way of merger, consolidation,
or otherwise. You are not entitled
to assign your account registration
or any of your rights or responsibilities
under these TOS without our express
written consent. These TOS will
inure to the benefit of, be binding
upon, and be enforceable by our
successors and assigns.
GOVERNING LAW
123Loadboard.com is officially
registered and located in the
Province of Quebec, Canada. Therefore,
these TOS shall be governed by
and construed under the laws of
the Province of Quebec (Canada)
without regard to its conflict
of law provisions. By registering
with and using the 123Loadboard.com
Website, you expressly agree that
the exclusive jurisdiction for
any claim or action arising out
of or relating to these TOS or
your use of the 123Loadboard.com
Website is under Provincial or
federal courts located in the
Province of Quebec (Canada) and
that all claims or actions will
be brought in those courts, and
you further agree and submit to
the exercise of personal jurisdiction
of such courts for the purpose
of litigating any such claim or
action.
NOTICES
123Loadboard.com may provide
you with notices, including those
regarding changes to the TOS,
by either email, regular mail,
or postings on the Service.
TRADEMARK INFORMATION
The 123Loadboard.com logo
and trademarks and service marks
and other 123Loadboard.com logos
and product and service names
are trademarks of 123Loadboard.com
(the "123Loadboard.com Marks").
Without 123Loadboard.com's prior
permission, you agree not to display
or use in any manner, the 123Loadboard.com
Marks.
VIOLATIONS
Please report any violations
of the TOS to us by email using
our Contact
Form.
QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
123Loadboard.com welcomes your
questions, comments, and suggestions about this TOS Agreement.
We value your feedback and realize
that your thoughts and ideas are
often some of the best we receive.
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