TERMS OF SERVICE

Wheeler Freight Terms of Use

Last Updated: 09/13/2024

Wheeler Freight is a Company contact site website available at Wheelerfreight.com (the “Website.”) Wheeler Freight and its affiliates (referred to through these terms as “we”, “us” or “our”) provide access to the Website to you subject to these terms and conditions (the “Terms of Use”). By using the Website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not wish to agree to these terms, please refrain from using the Website. These Terms of Use also incorporates our Privacy Policy as if set forth at length herein. The Privacy Policy is located at wheelerfreight.com/privacy-policy

  1. Changes to Terms of Use. We reserve the right at all times to discontinue or modify any of these terms and/or our Privacy Policy as we deem necessary or desirable. Such changes may include, among other things, the adding of certain fees or charges. We may, but are not necessarily obligated to notify you by posting notice of the change on the Website. Any changes to these Terms of Use will be effective upon our posting of notice of the changes on our Website. We suggest you, therefore, reread this section of our Website from time to time to stay informed of any such changes. Use of the Website by you after such notice shall be deemed to constitute acceptance by you of such modifications.

  2. Conditions to Use the Website. Your permission to use the Website is conditioned upon your agreement that you:

    • will comply with these Terms of Use;

    • are at least 18 years old, or the age of majority in the jurisdiction where you reside;

    • will not copy or distribute any part of the Website in any manner without our prior written consent;

    • will not use the Website for any commercial purposes other than the specific commercial activities contained on the Website and will not use it to obtain data or personal information about any other users or to solicit other users or advertisers;

  1. Promotions, Sweepstakes and other Contests. We reserve the right to, on occasion, offer special promotions, contests and/or sweepstakes intended to provide you an incentive to use or promote the Website or engage with advertisers or others associated with the Website. The applicable rules will be posted on the Website in or near the description of each such promotion. We reserve the right to interpret the rules related to any such promotion, contest or sweepstakes in our sole discretion, and you hereby agree to our interpretation.

  2. General Maintenance. We may make the website unavailable for periods of time for general maintenance. The length of such unavailability will be kept to a minimum, but we offer no guaranty as to a length of time the website may be unavailable. We are not liable for any issue that may arise from such unavailability.

  3. Termination. We reserve the right to alter or discontinue the Website or any of the services provided herein at any time without prior notice. We also reserve the right to terminate these Terms of Use at our election and for any reason, without prior notice. The agreement between us and you will automatically terminate if, in our sole discretion, you violate any of These Terms of Use set forth below. A termination will result in the immediate cessation of access to the Website. The Disclaimers of Warranty and Limitation of Liability, and Indemnity sections shall survive the termination of the agreement between you and us.

  4. Disclaimers of Warranty.  We provide the Website and the related goods and services "as is", “where is”, and "as available." We make no express and/or implied warranties or guarantees about the Website, the goods and services described thereon or the Advertisers. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE AND OUR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, VENDORS, AND THE MERCHANTS WHO ADVERTISE WITH US DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES THAT THE WEBSITE AND SERIVCES ARE MERCHANTABLE, OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, ACCURATE, TIMELY OR FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NEED. WE IN NO WAY GUARANTEE THAT WE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, IS ERROR-FREE, ACCURATE, RELIABLE, WITHOUT INTERRUPTION OR AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES. WE MAKE NO GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE AT TIMES OR LOCATIONS OF YOUR CHOOSING. WE DISCLAIM, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, (A) ANY ENDORSEMENT OF OR LIABILITY FOR CONTENT AND HYPERLINKS; (B) INACCURACY, INCOMPLETENESS OR TIMELINESS OF THE SERVICES; (C) THE TRANSMISSION OF VIRUSES OR THE OCCURRENCE OF DATA CORRUPTION; AND (D) DAMAGES AS A RESULT OF THE TRANSMISSION, USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, INCLUDING THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE SERVICES, OR CIRCUMSTANCES OVER WHICH THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO CONTROL.

  5. Limitations of Liability. WE, OUR AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, VENDORS, AND MERCHANTS WHO ADVERTISE HERE, SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF, INABILITY TO USE, OR RELIANCE UPON THE WEBSITE IN ANY WAY. THESE EXCLUSIONS APPLY TO ANY CLAIMS FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT, OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, EVEN IF WE KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF ANY JURISDICTION DOES NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH JURISDICTION, OUR LIABILITY, AND THE LIABILITY OF OUR AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, VENDORS, AND MERCHANTS WHO ADVERTISE HERE, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE DISPUTES OR CLAIMS WITH US IS TO CEASE USE OF THE WEBSITE. NOTHING IN THESE TERMS OF USE SHALL BE DEEMED TO EXCLUDE OR LIMIT YOUR LIABILITY IN RESPECT OF ANY INDEMNITY GIVEN BY YOU UNDER THESE TERMS OF USE. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

    • In connection with the foregoing release, you hereby waive California Civil Code Section 1542 (and any similar provision in any other jurisdiction) which states: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which, if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.”

  1. Indemnity. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless us, our officers, directors, representatives, employees and agents and all of our parent companies, affiliates, related companies and their officers, directors, representatives, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to reasonable attorney's fees) arising from: (i) your violation of any term of these Terms of Use; or (ii) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, privacy right, or any and all intangible or intellectual property rights;

  2. Intellectual Property.

    • We, or people from whom we obtained a license, retain ownership of all intellectual property rights of any kind associated with the Website, including all applicable trademarks, copyrights and other proprietary rights such as trade secrets. Through the use of this Website pursuant to these Terms of Use, you have a limited right to use the Website, but in no way are we granting any license to you under any of those intellectual property rights. We reserve all rights that are not expressly granted to you in these Terms of Use. You may print limited numbers of one or more pages from the Website for your personal use.

    • We retain, to the maximum extent possible, all ownership, without limitation, of all the text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, interactive features and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein ("Marks") unless they are marks used by Merchants who have provided them to us for use on this Website. The Marks are owned or licensed to us, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under the law of the United States of America, the law of the jurisdiction where you reside, and international conventions. All content on the Website provided by us is provided to you “AS IS” for your information and personal use only and may not be used, copied, reproduced, modified, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of the respective owners. We reserve all rights not expressly granted in and to the Website.

  1. Entire Agreement. These Terms of Use, including the Privacy Policy, constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder is a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.

  2. Choice of Law. To the maximum extent authorized by law, the laws of the State of Indiana govern the interpretation of these Terms of Use and any disputes arising in connection with it, regardless of conflict of laws principles.

  3. Dispute Resolution. Any claim or dispute between you and us, our officers, directors, agents, parent companies and vendors that arises out of or relates to this Agreement or use of the Website shall be decided exclusively by binding arbitration. Arbitration shall be initiated in Indiana or shall be done entirely remote. Arbitration shall be subject to the Federal Arbitration Act and not any state arbitration law. Unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties in writing, the arbitration will be conducted before one arbitrator and will be governed by the American Arbitration Association’s (“AAA”) Commercial Arbitration Rules and, if the arbitrator deems them applicable, the Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes (collectively, the “Rules and Procedures”). To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you and we must abide by the following rules: (1) ANY CLAIMS BROUGHT BY YOU OR US MUST BE BROUGHT IN THE PARTY’S INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING; (2) THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN ONE PERSON’S CLAIMS, MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF A REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS PROCEEDING, AND MAY NOT AWARD CLASS-WIDE RELIEF; (3) the arbitration shall be confidential, and neither you nor we may disclose the existence, content or results of any arbitration, except as may be required by law or for purposes of enforcement of the arbitration award; and (4) the arbitrator may award any individual relief or individual remedies that are permitted by applicable law..

  4. Headings. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall be of no legal force or effect.

  5. Severability. If any provision of these Terms of Use is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the enforceability of any other provisions contained in these Terms of Use, and the remaining portions of these Terms of Use shall continue in full force and effect.

  6. Third Party Beneficiaries. There are no third-party beneficiaries of these Terms of Use. You may not assign these Terms of Use or your rights and obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, to any third party without our prior written consent, and any attempt by you to do so will be invalid. No one shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary to these Terms of Use.

  7. Contact. Wheeler Freight is located at 8810 Timbers Way, Indianapolis, Indiana.46237. If you have questions about these Terms of Use, you may contact Wheeler Freight by:

    • Email at contact@wheelerfreight.com;