Effective	15FEB1998
Filed	16JAN1998
Filing Codes	I

The Terms listed below will be defined and used as follows
in this Tariff:
  "CARGO, N.O.S." - means articles not otherwise specified
   in individual commodity items of this tariff
    
  "CAUTION" - means articles which may be subject to Rule
   No. 16
  "CONSIGNOR, CONSIGNEE or SHIPPER" - The terms Consignor,
   Consignee or Shipper INCLUDES all authorized
   representatives or agents of such Consignor, Consignee
   or Shipper.
     
  "CONTAINER" - The term Container as used in this Tariff
   means, regardless of ownership, any single, rigid,
   non-disposable dry cargo, ventilated, insulated,
   mechanically refrigerated or heated, portable liquid or
   dry tank, flat rack, vehicle rack or open top container
   without wheels or chassis attached, having a closure
   (except racks) or permanently hinged door, that allows
   ready access to interior for loading or unloading of
   cargo. All types of containers will have construction,
   fittings and fastenings able to withstand, without
   permanent distortion, all the stresses that may be
   applied in the normal service use of continuous
   transportation.  The term "Trailer" when used in this
   Tariff shall be synonymous with and interchangeable with
   the term "Container."
     
  "CONTAINER FREIGHT STATION" [See "S" Service Rule 2.1] -
   The term Container Freight Station means a facility or
   terminal at origin where breakbulk or packaged cargo is
   tendered to the Carrier by Shippers for containerization
   and transportation, and/or the facilities or terminal at
   destination where the Carrier unloads and strips
   containers and makes breakbulk of packaged cargo
   available to Consignee for Consignee pickup.
     
  "CONTAINER YARD" [See "Y" Service Rule 2.1] - The term
   Container Yard means the facilities or terminal provided
   or utilized by the Carrier, where empty and loaded
   containers are tendered to, received from and/or
   interchanged with the Carrier, and includes any
   underlying VOCC container yard facilities authorized by
   the Carrier.
     
  "DELIVERY SERVICE" - The term Delivery Service means the
   service performed or provided by the Carrier in
   transporting and delivering cargo to a platform,
   sidewalk, doorway, or shipping room directly accessible
   to an over-the-road vehicle at Consignee's premises.
   Delivery Service does NOT include the delivery of cargo
   to basements, floors or interior areas not directly
   accessible to over-the-road vehicles, NOR does it
   include unpacking, erecting, inspection of property or
   any other such similar services.
     
  "DIVERSION" - The term Diversion means a change in the
   original B/L instructions, made after cargo has been
   tendered to the Carrier, requiring delivery of cargo to
   a different Consignee, at a different address or to a
   different destination, a change in the required routing
   of a shipment and/or any other change in the shipping
   orders and instructions which requires Carrier to
   perform or provide additional transportation service to
   effect delivery of cargo at ultimate destination.
     
  "DOOR" [See "D" Service Rule 2.1] - The term Door means a
   Shipper's, Consignor's or Consignee's receiving and
   shipping premises (i.e. a platform, doorway or shipping
   dock directly accessible to a highway vehicle and
   Carrier's container).
     
  "DRY CARGO" - means cargo other than that requiring
   temperature control.
    
  "EXPLOSIVE CARGO" - means cargo falling within Class A, B
   and C explosives as defined in Rule 16.
     
  "FULL VISIBLE CAPACITY" - The term Full Visible Capacity,
   when used in connection with container provisions, rules
   or rates, means that no more of the same type of cargo
   can be loaded into or on the transporting container or
   other carrying equipment consistent with safety
   precautions and regulations necessary to prevent damage
   to, or loss of, cargo.
     
  "LABEL CARGO" - means cargo requiring White, Yellow, Red,
   Red Gas, Green Gas, Poison Gas and Tear Gas labels as
   shown.  See Rule No. 16
    
  "MIXED SHIPMENT" - means a shipment consisting of
   articles described in and rated under two or more rate
   items of this Tariff.
     
  "NON-HAZARDOUS" - means non-label cargo which is
   permitted stowage between decks or under deck (other
   than Magazine) under C.F.R. Title 46 - shipping, as
   amended from time to time, and such cargo will be
   rated in accordance with the rates applicable therefor
   as provided in the tariff item (See Rule 16).
    
  "PICKUP SERVICE" - The term Pickup Service means the
   service performed or provided by the Carrier in calling
   for cargo at a platform, sidewalk, doorway, or shipping
   room directly accessible to an over-the-road vehicle at
   Shipper's premises.  Pickup Service does NOT include the
   removal of cargo from basements, floors or interior
   areas not directly accessible to over-the-road vehicles,
   NOR does it include packing, dismantling, inspection of
   property or any other such similar services.
     
  "PROJECT RATE" - See Rule 33.
     
  "RAIL RAMP" [See "R" Service Rule 2.1] - The term Rail
   Ramp means the Trailer-On-Flat-Car (TOFC) or
   Container-On-Flat-Car (COFC) facility or terminal of a
   rail carrier where loaded or empty containers are
   tendered to, received from or interchanged with rail
   carriers.
     
  "RECONSIGNMENT" - The term Reconsignment means any change
   in the original B/L instructions, made after cargo has
   been tendered to the Carrier, requiring delivery of
   cargo to a different Consignee, at a different address
   or to a different destination, which requires Carrier to
   perform or provide additional transportation service to
   effect delivery of cargo at ultimate destination, or
   that requires an amendment to, or the reissue of, the
   B/L or other shipping documents prior to delivery at
   ultimate destination.
     
  "REVENUE TON" - means 1,000 kilos or 1 cubic metre as
   freight charges are assessed.
     
  "SHIPMENT" - Except as otherwise specifically provided in
   this Tariff, a shipment means a quantity of freight
   tendered to the Carrier by 1 (one) Shipper, at 1 (one)
   port or point of origin, at 1 (one) time, transported on
   1 (one) B/L, for delivery to 1 (one) Consignee, at 1
   (one) destination port or point.
     
  "SPECIAL RATE" - A special rate is a rate established to
   meet special or particular traffic, market or other
   conditions and will be published as a rate subject to a
   "Thru Date" expiration notice in the individual TLIs of
   this Tariff.  A Special Rate removes the application of
   the TLI rate on the same quantity, of the same
   commodity, in the same packing or shipping form, from
   and to the same ports and/or points, for the period
   during which the Special Rate is in effect.
    
  "STUFFING, UNSTUFFING" - means the physical placing of
   cargo into or the physical removal of cargo from
   containers.
    
  "WORKING DAY" - means each calendar day, excepting
   Saturday, Sundays and Holidays, between 8:00 A.M.
   and 5:00 P.M.

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