48.11.21. In the performance of a contract between a freight mover and a client, any clause the effect of which is to cause a freight mover who effects part of the freight movement to assume all of the risks and be liable for all freight charges and transportation costs is null.
In addition, any clause in such a contract that materially compels a freight mover to contravene a legislative or regulatory provision respecting the safety of road users on roads open to public vehicular traffic or the preservation of the integrity of the road network is null.