
What Is a Shipper in Logistics? Roles, Liability and CMR Explained
The shipper defined against consignee, carrier, forwarder and broker, what CMR actually makes the shipper liable for, and what changes across modes.
CEO & Founder, TrucksOnTheMap · MBA
Tamas Domonkos is an economist and logistics entrepreneur with 17+ years of experience in European freight and transport operations. As CEO and founder of TrucksOnTheMap, he helps shippers and forwarders secure truckload capacity and track their shipments in real time. Earlier in his career he held commercial and operational roles at Transporeon, Eurogate Logistics and Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile (TPCA) — giving him a 360° view of how shippers, carriers and technology meet on the road. He holds an MBA from Donau-Universität Krems and writes about freight visibility, truckload capacity, supply-chain efficiency and the technology reshaping European road transport.

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