What the course covers
The course is ordered by incident, each with its governing article and the step it calls for. Delay in delivery and the damages it generates, capped at the carriage price under article 57.2 of the LCTTM (Ley 15/2009, Land Carriage of Goods Act, BOE-A-2009-18004) and at the carriage charges under article 23.5 of the CMR Convention (BOE-A-1974-753). Cargo theft in transit: police report, proof of what the pallet held, and where it sits in article 47.
Then come refusal by the consignee and impediments to delivery: referring back to the shipper, warehousing the goods, and sale in the cases the statute allows. After that, waiting time at loading and unloading, with the compensation regime of article 22 LCTTM. Overloading and load distribution follow, where the thresholds in article 141.2 LOTT differ from those in article 140.23 and are measured against both gross mass and axle mass.
One block goes to driving and rest time under Regulation (EC) 561/2006 and Regulation (EU) 2020/1054, and to the tachograph as evidence in both the cargo claim and the enforcement file.
Administrative treatment closes the course. Article 143.1 of the LOTT (Ley 16/1987, de Ordenación de los Transportes Terrestres — Land Transport Act, BOE-A-1987-17803), as worded by Real Decreto-ley 9/2026, sets the fines: minor EUR 100 to 400, serious EUR 401 to 1,000, very serious EUR 1,001 to 6,000, EUR 6,001 to 18,000 on repetition, and up to EUR 30,000 for late payment running beyond 120 days. Voluntary payment within 30 days cuts the fine by 30 per cent (article 146). Written representations are due within 15 days (article 210.2 of the ROTT). Every infringement is time-barred after one year (article 145).
Who it is for
Traffic managers and operations leads. Fleet and compliance managers. Claims handlers at operators and insurers. Freight forwarders fielding the end customer's incident. Warehouse managers who sign for deliveries and enter reservations.
Why it matters
Notice under article 60 LCTTM expires 7 calendar days after delivery where the damage is not apparent; once it lapses, the goods are presumed delivered in order. Under the CMR, article 30 gives 7 days excluding Sundays and public holidays, and 21 days for delay. On the administrative side, a very serious infringement starts at EUR 1,001 and runs to EUR 6,000, with 15 days to respond.
Programme
- Delay in delivery: damages capped at the carriage price
- Cargo theft in transit: reporting, proof of contents and fit with article 47
- Impediments to delivery and consignee refusal: referral, warehousing and sale
- Waiting time at loading and unloading under article 22 LCTTM
- Overloading and load distribution: thresholds in articles 141.2 and 140.23 LOTT
- The enforcement file: article 143.1 bands, 15 days to respond, 30% early-payment cut
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