F D L Foods, Inc. v. Kokesch Trucking, Inc.

The defendant, Kokesch Trucking, Inc. (Kokesch), appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Ogle County finding it liable as a carrier to the shipper, plaintiff FDL Foods, Inc. (FDL), under the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act (Carmack Amendment) (49 U.S.C. §11707 (1988)) for economic loss sustained by FDL to a load of fresh pork trimmings carried from FDL in Rochelle, Illinois, to the buyer, Oscar Mayer & Company in Los Angeles, California. Mechanical difficulties with the truck were experienced en route, and the required 20-degree temperature in the refrigerated truck…