Uniform Straight Bill Of Lading - Short Form (Page 2 of 7) in pdf

Item 100

BLIND SHIPMENT REQUEST-ITEM 100

Upon request of the shipper, carrier will amend freight bill to reflect a shipper and/or consignee address

other than the actual party subject to the following provisions:

This service will apply on prepaid shipments only.

This service shall not be performed on shipments containing hazardous materials.

Requests for this service must be in writing from the requestor to the Carrier.

When this service is requested, the charge per requested freight bill shall be $26.25 paid by the

original shipper.

Item 200

CLAIMS, LOSS AND DAMAGE-ITEM 200

A: Carrier shall not be held liable for cargo loss and claims which do not exceed $50.00

B: Deduction of loss and/or damage claims from freight charges is unlawful and prohibited.

C: Maximum liability $.50¢ per pound.

Item 300

COLLECT ON DELIVERY (COD) SHIPMENTS-ITEM 300

Collect on delivery shipments will be accepted subject to the following provisions and charges:

SECTION ONE. Shipments must be tendered on “Uniform Straight”, “Straight Bill of Lading-Short

Form”, or “Straight” Bill of Lading forms as approved by the NMFC. The letters “COD” must be stamped,

typed or written on all such Bills of Lading and Shipping Orders immediately before the name of the

consignee; OR, “COD” in red letters at least one (1) inch in height in bold or greater must be stamped or

printed across the face of all Bills of Lading or Shipping Orders. Only one (1) COD amount may be shown

and may not be subject to change dependent upon the time or conditions of payment. The name and street

and post office of consignor and consignee must be shown on Bill of Lading and Shipping Order. On

Straight Bills of Lading-Short Form there must be shown in the space provided for this purpose or in the

lower left hand corner of space provided for description of articles, special marks and exceptions, the

following information:

Collect on Delivery, $______________ and remit to:

__________________________________________Street

__________________________________________City/State/Zip

COD Charge to be paid by:

Shipper [ ]

Consignee [ ]

SECTION TWO. If consignor desires to forward invoice or collection papers, they must be securely

attached to the freight inside a ‘packing list’ or similar envelope OR attached to the original Bill of Lading.

The Bill of Lading must be marked:

“Attached Invoice to accompany shipment to Destination”

SECTION THREE. COD Shipments will not be accepted for transportation, subject to inspection or trial

by consignee, or when bearing instructions to make partial delivery. Carriers are responsible to deliver the

shipment in accordance with the bill of lading contract. If, for any reason, upon presentation for delivery,

COD payment is refused by the consignee, carriers are responsible for the disposition of the shipment only

in accordance with the bill of lading contract and tariff provisions as applicable. Carriers are not

responsible, in such circumstances, to seek or remit the COD amount to the consignor or owner of goods.

SECTION FOUR. The amount of COD bills for COD shipments must be collected at the time such

shipments are delivered to the consignee.

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