PICKUP OR DELIVERY SERVICE – ITEM 750

 

Except as otherwise provided, rates in tariffs governed by this tariff include one pickup and loading and one delivery and unloading, or one tender for delivery, of a shipment by the carrier during business hours, at one site, subject to the following provisions:

SECTION 1--PLACEMENT OF VEHICLE

1. FOR LOADING--At the request of the Consignor, the carrier will furnish and place a vehicle at the loading site designated by the Consignor to pickup a shipment tendered for transportation.

2. FOR UNLOADING--The delivery of a shipment by the carrier to the place of delivery specified on the Bill of Lading will include the placing of vehicle at the delivery site designated by the Consignee.

3. For the purpose of providing pickup or delivery services, carrier will furnish only one (1) vehicle, except:

a. When carrier exercises its option under ITEM 900 (STOPOFF FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING); or

b. Where other tariff provisions specifically provide for the use of more than one vehicle.

SECTION 2--LOADING BY CARRIER

1. Freight tendered for loading shall be so situated by the Consignor as to be directly accessible to the vehicle, or it shall be immediately adjacent to a parking space suitable for carrier to place its vehicle for loading. See ITEM 566 (HANDLING FREIGHT AT POSITIONS NOT IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO VEHICLE).

2. Carrier will furnish only one man per vehicle for loading, whether the driver, helper or any other carrier employee. Extra labor for loading may be provided subject to the provisions of ITEM 560Item_560 (EXTRA LABOR).

3. Loading, as defined in this item, includes stowing and counting of the freight in or on the carrier's vehicle.

SECTION 3--UNLOADING BY CARRIER

1. Freight will be unloaded at the delivery site immediately adjacent to the delivery vehicle. See ITEM 566 (HANDLING FREIGHT AT POSITIONS NOT IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO VEHICLE).

2. Carrier will furnish only one man per vehicle for unloading, whether the driver, helper or any other carrier employee. Extra labor for unloading may be provided subject to the provisions of ITEM 560Item_560 (EXTRA LABOR).

3. Unloading, as defined in this item, includes the counting and removing of the freight from the position in which it is transported in or on the carrier's vehicle.

SECTION 4--RESTRICTIONS ON LOADING OR UNLOADING BY CARRIER

1. Loading or unloading service does not include assembling, packing, unpacking, dismantling, inspecting, sorting or segregating freight (SEE ITEM 756); nor does it include opening of packages or unitized shipments, including shrink wrapped or bonded freight on pallets or skids.

2. Loading or unloading service does not include furnishing by the carrier of rigging or special loading or unloading equipment, such as platform vehicles (other than two-wheeled hand trucks), winches, cranes, jacks, blocks or falls, chain falls or other special equipment used in hoisting, lowering, handling or placing freight in position.  When such equipment is used in loading or unloading, the Consignor or the Consignee, shall furnish the equipment and the necessary labor to operate such equipment at its expense, and shall also assume responsibility for safe loading or unloading. Carrier's employee may use hand trucks or four-wheeled hand carts and hand or electrically operated pallet jacks (non-riding type).

SECTION 5--LOADING BY CONSIGNOR OR UNLOADING BY CONSIGNEE

The Consignor or Consignee may elect to waive the loading or unloading of freight by the carrier as provided in this item, by performing at his own expense the loading of the shipment on the carrier's vehicle or unloading of the shipment from the carrier's vehicle.

SECTION 6--WAIVER OF DELIVERY RECEIPT

When the Consignor, or owner of the freight, has made written arrangements with the carrier, freight consigned to Construction Sites, or other places where no representative of the Consignee, or Owner of the freight, is present or available to receipt for the shipment, will be delivered and unloaded by the carrier and left unattended at the place designated. The carrier will unload the shipment, providing the otherwise applicable tariff rules or rates do not specifically require the Consignee to so perform such service.

SECTION 7--HEAVY OR BULKY FREIGHT--LOADING OR UNLOADING

When freight, per package or piece, in a single container, or secured to pallets, platforms or lift truck skids, or in any other authorized form of shipments:

1. WEIGHS 110 LBS. OR LESS--The carrier will perform the loading and/or unloading.

2. WEIGHS MORE THAN 110 LBS., BUT LESS THAN 500 LBS.:

a. The carrier will perform the loading and/or unloading where the Consignor or Consignee provides a dock, platform or ramp directly accessible to the carrier's vehicle, and the freight does not:

(1)  Exceed 8 feet in its greatest dimension or 4 feet in each its greatest and intermediate dimension; or

(2)  Exceeds 8 feet but does not exceed 22 feet in its greatest dimension and does not exceed 2 feet in its intermediate dimension; or

(3)  Does not exceed 10 feet in its greatest dimension and does not exceed 5 feet in its intermediate dimension and does not exceed 1 foot in its least dimension.

b. When the freight does not meet the above criteria the Consignor or Consignee will perform the loading or unloading. On request of Consignor or Consignee, the driver will assist the Consignor or the Consignee in loading or unloading.

c. Where the Consignor and/or Consignee does not provide a dock, platform or ramp, the driver, upon request, will assist the  Consignor or Consignee in loading and/or unloading.

3. WEIGHS 500 LBS. OR MORE--The Consignor or Consignee will perform the loading or unloading. On request of Consignor or Consignee, the driver will assist the Consignor or the Consignee in loading or unloading.

SECTION 8--NON-APPLICATION

The provisions of this item are NA to the extent that provisions published in the following items apply:

ITEM 570Item_570 (IMPRACTICAL OPERATIONS); and ITEM 753Item_753 (PICKUP OR DELIVERY SERVICE AT PRIVATE RESIDENCES AND OTHER SUCH LOCATIONS); and ITEM 754Item_754 (PICKUP OR DELIVERY SERVICE--SUNDAYS OR HOLIDAYS); and ITEM 755Item_755 (PICKUP OR DELIVERY SERVICE-SATURDAYS).