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Access Date: 23Feb2021 Tariff: 980000-006
Print- Rule Number:
- 360
- Rule Title:
- BILLS OF LADING
- Effective:
- 01Jun2015
- Thru:
- Expires:
- Publish:
- 18May2015
- Amend Type
- I
1. A. All property to be transported shall be held,
carried and delivered subject to the conditions of
the regular current Bills of Lading. While in
possession of Motor Carrier, and the terms and
conditions shown in Rule 360(2) while in
possession of Carrier.
B. Government Cargo will be accepted on and subject
to provisions of the U.S. Government Bill of
Lading standard form 1103, the terms of which are
shown in Rule 360(3).
C. Bills of Lading must show the name and address of
both Shipper and Consignee: and on shipments "To
Order" the name and address of the party to be
notified must also appear.
D. Shipments on straight Bills of Lading may be
delivered by Carrier without requiring surrender
of original straight Bill of Lading.
E. Shippers requiring that original Bill of Lading
properly endorsed be surrendered to Carrier before
delivery, must secure an Order Bill of Lading.
F. Cargo moving under an order Bill of Lading will
be delivered only upon surrender by the holder of
the properly endorsed original order Bill of
Lading, unless a satisfactory explanation has been
given for thee failure to surrender and a
financially responsible person has agreed in
writing to indemnify Carrier against claims of
misdelivery.
G. Shippers should tender Carrier's required cargo
document at or before the time a shipment is
tendered to Carrier. Carrier's required document
is the Carrier's dock receipt, container load
movement form or equivalent document as approved
by the Carrier and containing sufficient
information to enable the Carrier to completely
prepare rate and extend a Bill of Lading.
Commodity description requires a written, English,
description of the cargo. (Cargo moving under
Government Bill of Lading may be described by
government codes.)
H. Carrier reserves the right to decline to accept
for carriage, or having accepted, to return to
Shipper, any Non-Perishable Cargo for which this
required cargo document has not been received by
Carrier. In any event, except for Perishable
Cargoes, no shipment will be delivered to a
Consignee until Carrier has received the required
cargo document.
2. Bills of Lading - Terms and Conditions as described in
Carrier's current Bill of Lading
3. Bills of Lading - U.S. Government Standard Form 1103,
Terms and Condition Reverse of SF
1103 and SF 1131
Terms and Conditions
It is mutually agreed and understood between the
United States and Carriers, including Forwarders who
are parties to this Bill of Lading that: This Bill of
Lading is governed by the regulations relating thereto
as published in Title 4 Part 52 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
Except as provided in 4 CFR 52 or as otherwise stated
herein, this Bill of Lading is also subject to the
same rules and conditions as govern commercial
shipments made on the usual forms provided therefor by
the Carrier.
Prepayment of charges shall in no way be demanded nor
the Carrier make any collection of charges at time of
delivery.
General Instructions and Administrative Directions
1. Continuation sheets of the prescribed form should
be used and attached hereto, other space under
description of Articles on the face of this Bill of
Lading is inadequate.
2. Where Assessorial or special services, such as
exclusive use of car or truck, expedited service,
protective service, reconsignment, etc. are ordered
incidental to the line-haul transportation, the
Bill of Lading shall be endorsed to show the name
of the Carrier upon which the request was made and
the kind and scope of the special services ordered.
The endorsement may be placed on the face hereof
under the "Description of Articles" or in the block
reserved for "Marks" if space is available, or in
the space provided on this page for "Special
Services Ordered" and shall be signed by or for the
person who ordered the services. If such an
endorsement is impractical, the same information
may be set forth in a statement bearing the number
of the covering Bill of Lading, which shall be
signed by or for the person who ordered the
services and, if possible, attached to the Bill of
Lading. If the Bill of Lading is not available,
the original and one copy of the statement shall be
surrendered to the Carrier from which the services
were ordered, the original to be transmitted to the
last line-haul Carrier for presentation in
connection with the bill for line-haul
transportation charges.
Where assessorial or special services are shown as
ordered but were not furnished, the Bill of Lading
shall be so annotated.
3. Shortage or dunnage reports shall be made on agency
designated forms, not on the Bill of Lading.
Consignees shall observe the instructions on the
reverse of the Consignee's Copy of the Bill of
Lading.
4. 5 GAD 3 issued by the Comptroller General of the
United States contains detailed billing
instructions. Copies may be obtained from the
Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing
Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.
carried and delivered subject to the conditions of
the regular current Bills of Lading. While in
possession of Motor Carrier, and the terms and
conditions shown in Rule 360(2) while in
possession of Carrier.
B. Government Cargo will be accepted on and subject
to provisions of the U.S. Government Bill of
Lading standard form 1103, the terms of which are
shown in Rule 360(3).
C. Bills of Lading must show the name and address of
both Shipper and Consignee: and on shipments "To
Order" the name and address of the party to be
notified must also appear.
D. Shipments on straight Bills of Lading may be
delivered by Carrier without requiring surrender
of original straight Bill of Lading.
E. Shippers requiring that original Bill of Lading
properly endorsed be surrendered to Carrier before
delivery, must secure an Order Bill of Lading.
F. Cargo moving under an order Bill of Lading will
be delivered only upon surrender by the holder of
the properly endorsed original order Bill of
Lading, unless a satisfactory explanation has been
given for thee failure to surrender and a
financially responsible person has agreed in
writing to indemnify Carrier against claims of
misdelivery.
G. Shippers should tender Carrier's required cargo
document at or before the time a shipment is
tendered to Carrier. Carrier's required document
is the Carrier's dock receipt, container load
movement form or equivalent document as approved
by the Carrier and containing sufficient
information to enable the Carrier to completely
prepare rate and extend a Bill of Lading.
Commodity description requires a written, English,
description of the cargo. (Cargo moving under
Government Bill of Lading may be described by
government codes.)
H. Carrier reserves the right to decline to accept
for carriage, or having accepted, to return to
Shipper, any Non-Perishable Cargo for which this
required cargo document has not been received by
Carrier. In any event, except for Perishable
Cargoes, no shipment will be delivered to a
Consignee until Carrier has received the required
cargo document.
2. Bills of Lading - Terms and Conditions as described in
Carrier's current Bill of Lading
3. Bills of Lading - U.S. Government Standard Form 1103,
Terms and Condition Reverse of SF
1103 and SF 1131
Terms and Conditions
It is mutually agreed and understood between the
United States and Carriers, including Forwarders who
are parties to this Bill of Lading that: This Bill of
Lading is governed by the regulations relating thereto
as published in Title 4 Part 52 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
Except as provided in 4 CFR 52 or as otherwise stated
herein, this Bill of Lading is also subject to the
same rules and conditions as govern commercial
shipments made on the usual forms provided therefor by
the Carrier.
Prepayment of charges shall in no way be demanded nor
the Carrier make any collection of charges at time of
delivery.
General Instructions and Administrative Directions
1. Continuation sheets of the prescribed form should
be used and attached hereto, other space under
description of Articles on the face of this Bill of
Lading is inadequate.
2. Where Assessorial or special services, such as
exclusive use of car or truck, expedited service,
protective service, reconsignment, etc. are ordered
incidental to the line-haul transportation, the
Bill of Lading shall be endorsed to show the name
of the Carrier upon which the request was made and
the kind and scope of the special services ordered.
The endorsement may be placed on the face hereof
under the "Description of Articles" or in the block
reserved for "Marks" if space is available, or in
the space provided on this page for "Special
Services Ordered" and shall be signed by or for the
person who ordered the services. If such an
endorsement is impractical, the same information
may be set forth in a statement bearing the number
of the covering Bill of Lading, which shall be
signed by or for the person who ordered the
services and, if possible, attached to the Bill of
Lading. If the Bill of Lading is not available,
the original and one copy of the statement shall be
surrendered to the Carrier from which the services
were ordered, the original to be transmitted to the
last line-haul Carrier for presentation in
connection with the bill for line-haul
transportation charges.
Where assessorial or special services are shown as
ordered but were not furnished, the Bill of Lading
shall be so annotated.
3. Shortage or dunnage reports shall be made on agency
designated forms, not on the Bill of Lading.
Consignees shall observe the instructions on the
reverse of the Consignee's Copy of the Bill of
Lading.
4. 5 GAD 3 issued by the Comptroller General of the
United States contains detailed billing
instructions. Copies may be obtained from the
Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing
Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.