RULE: 28 - DEFINITIONS Eff: 26MAY1995
| Effective | 26MAY1995 |
|---|---|
| Filed | 26MAY1995 |
| Filing Codes | SC |
| Case No | 009171 |
The Terms listed below will be defined and used as follows in this Tariff: "CONSIGNOR, CONSIGNEE or SHIPPER" - The terms Consignor, Consignee or Shipper INCLUDES all authorized representatives or agents of such Consignor, Consignee or Shipper. "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] - 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). "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. "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. "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.