Carriers will accept shipments of Hazardous Materials, Wastes, or Substances and Radioactive Waste Material for transportation in accordance with the transportation requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, subject to the following provisions:
1. Nothing in this rule shall obligate Carriers to transport shipments beyond the scope of their operating certificates or in violation of any law, regulation or ordinance.
2. A notice of 48 hours must be given to Carrier before tendering shipment, advising name of Consignor, Origin, Consignee and Destination.
3. Carrier will determine through its delivery terminal if Consignee will accept shipment if tendered.
4. Upon advice from Consignee that shipment will be accepted, Carrier will accept shipment.
5. Upon advice from Consignee that shipment will not be accepted, shipment will be refused by Carrier.
6. Should Consignee advise that shipment cannot be accepted, the Carrier will make an attempt to determine when such shipment will be accepted by Consignee and advise Consignor or Connecting Carrier.
7. Shipments will be PREPAID.
8. Any notation of the Bill of Lading which in any way limits or denies Carrier access to the vehicle in which the shipment is loaded, shall be deemed by the Carrier to require handling in accordance with the provisions of ITEM 470 (EXCLUSIVE USE OF VEHICLE) of the tariff.
9. DELAY-IN-TRANSIT CHARGES--Shipments which are delayed at any time due to:
a. Restrictions imposed by any Consignor, Consignee or Regulatory Agency; and/or
b. Shipments delayed, by refusal or otherwise, at destination by Consignee; will be subject to a Delay-In-Transit Charge of 200 percent of the Charges published in ^ITEM 910^ (STORAGE). In case of restrictions imposed by Consignor, Consignee or any Regulatory Agency, such charges to begin at time shipment is delayed and continue until such time as transportation can be resumed or shipment delivered to Consignee; and in case of delay at destination such charges to begin upon Notice of Arrival to Consignee, per ITEM 345 (ARRIVAL NOTICE).
c. The accrued charges will be collected from the party responsible for the delay or if delayed by a regulatory agency, charges will be collected from the Consignor or party requesting the movement of the shipment. The Carrier shall maintain a record of all such shipments and vehicle delays, including the arrival and departure times at points where delays occur and name of party responsible for such delays.
10. SHIPPING CONTAINERS:
a. Waste to be packaged in new or reconditioned DOT specification containers. Reused non-reusable containers will NOT be accepted.
b. When drums and/or containers are found to be defective or leaking through no fault of the carrier, the necessary equipment and/or supplies and the overpack drums or container will be provided to complete transportation of the shipment. The charges for obtaining the equipment and/or supplies and the application of an overpack drum or container will be assessed against the Consignor and will be in addition to all other applicable charges.
1. ROUTING--If required by Federal, State or Local regulations, Carrier will prepare designated route plans which will set forth the routes to be utilized in transporting shipments of hazardous materials, wastes, or substances, or radioactive was the material, from the initial origins to the final destinations. The designated route will be the shortest practical route over the highways approved by the appropriate State or Local agency for the transportation of hazardous materials, wastes, or substances, or radioactive waste material, and any interstate highway not disapproved by a State or Local agency with enforcement authority. If the total distance from the initial origin to the final destination via the designated route of movement exceeds 115 percent of the shortest mileage from initial or origin to final destination, the distance in excess of 115 percent will be charged for at the rate per mile of: $3.60.
All mileage shall be computed by use of Tariff HGB 100 series.
2. PERMITS--When special permits authorizing the transportation of specific shipments of hazardous materials, waste, or substances, or radioactive waste materials are required by Federal, State or Local regulations, the purchase costs of such permits will be paid by the Carrier and collected as follows:
a. The purchase costs of such permits for each state in which a permit is procured, shall be collected from the shipper or party requesting movement of the shipment, plus a service charge for each permit procured of $45.00.
b. Except for the service charge for each permit required, evidence of payment of all permit charges shall be furnished to the shipper or party requesting movement of the shipment upon request.
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