Environmental Strategist between the lines: The majority of transportation pollution losses occur during the loading and unloading process, see the link below.
It’s also important to understand how your clients are buying their raw materials, FOB (freight on Board) point of shipment or FOB point of delivery? The majority of businesses buy their raw materials FOB point of shipment. Why? Because it’s cheaper. FOB point of shipment means the purchaser is responsible for the cargo once it leaves the loading dock.
This leads to asking the purchaser what their financial assurance plan is should there be an accident in route and their cargo released to the environment?
Transportation pollution liability insurance protects the insured for pollution losses of their transported cargo during the loading, unloading and transportation of their cargo being shipped over road, rail, air or water.
https://dailygazette.com/article/2018/05/03/lawsuit-filed-in-asphalt-explosion-death