This Agreement shall be temporarily suspended during any period(s) where Contractor or Menlo are unable to carry out their obligations under this Agreement or the Appendices by reason of an Act of God or the public enemy, fire, flood, labor disorder, sabotage, war and acts of terrorism, civil commotion, closing of the public highways, government interference, government regulations, or any similar event or occurrence beyond the reasonable control of the affected party, and neither party shall have any liability to the other party for delay in performance or failure to perform while this Agreement is temporarily suspended for such reason. Should Contractor invoke this clause, Menlo shall have the right to use other means to fulfill its transportation requirements, and shipments made by Menlo by such other means during such period of force majeure and until ten (10) days following receipt of Contractor’s notice of resumption, shall be credited against any minimum volume commitments made by Menlo in Appendices hereto. If a Force Majeure event shall continue for more than thirty (30) days, then in such event Menlo shall have the option to terminate this agreement with respect to any affected lane or lanes, upon ten (10) days written notice. The term “Force Majeure” shall, for purposes of this Agreement, include labor problems outside of the Contractor’s reasonable control including lockouts, strikes and slowdowns. Force Majeure does not include lockout, strikes, or slowdowns within the Contractor’s reasonable control.