Liability Standards of Private Parcel Delivery Companies

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to (1) investigate the concepts, theories, and principles concerning the liability standards of private parcel delivery companies, (2) analyze the liability standards of the aforementioned companies in Thailand compared to those in foreign countries, and (3) establish a model for the liability standards of private parcel delivery companies. This research collected the data on the conditions of the problems regarding the liability standards of the private parcel delivery companies to bring about an important issue to be considered for improvements in the liability standards of the aforementioned companies.

          The results found that the issues of the concepts, theories, and principles concerning the liability standards of private parcel delivery companies had set the rules to be liable for compensation. The analysis on the problems of the aforementioned companies in Thailand compared to those in foreign countries showed that there were some differences between Thailand and Germany that the private parcel delivery companies had set the rules to be liable for compensation, but they were on the condition of the limitation of liability as well as the problems of the liability duration of the private parcel delivery companies. Therefore, in order to ensure that the liability of private parcel delivery companies would be appropriate, fair and standardized, it would be advisable to propose the improvement of the liability standards of the aforementioned companies by stipulating the rules regarding their liability as a central standard for the companies to adhere to the standardized code of conduct.