In case a transporter hires trucks from any other transporter or truck owner on day-to-day requirement basis, such an arrangement cannot be said to be a result of written or oral contract.This is so because the liability fastened on the transporter (contractor) under a contract with a party for transporting its goods is never fastened either on the transporter or the truck owner from whom the trucks are hired

CHANDRAKANT THACKAR (2009) 28 CCH 0702 CuttackTrib