A carrier accepts a consignment, signs the waybill—and at that moment the transport obligation takes effect: a contractual duty to carry the goods safely and on time to the agreed destination and deliver them there in proper condition.
Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frachtvertrag
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