Rate Tariff & Accessorial Charges Flashcards
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A customer's goods arrive but they are temporarily unavailable to accept delivery. The carrier must hold the shipment. What charge applies after the free time expires?
Answer: Detention or waiting time charge
Detention or waiting time charges apply when the carrier's crew and vehicle are held beyond the free time allowance because the shipper or consignee is unavailable.
What is a 'not-to-exceed' (NTE) estimate, and how does it protect the customer?
Answer: A guaranteed maximum price — the customer pays the NTE amount or actual cost, whichever is less
A not-to-exceed estimate caps the customer's maximum cost, so they pay the NTE price or the lower actual cost, giving them the benefit of any weight savings.
When a carrier performs a 'second-floor' delivery without elevator access, which accessorial charge is most commonly applied?
Answer: Stair carry or stair-carry fee
A stair carry fee is assessed when movers must carry items up or down stairs without elevator access, typically per flight beyond the first.
Under tariff rules, what is the minimum weight a carrier typically uses to compute the transportation charge even if the actual weight is lower?
Answer: 1,000 pounds
Most interstate carrier tariffs establish a minimum shipment weight of 1,000 pounds to ensure the move is economically viable for the carrier.
A shipper requests packing services for their kitchen but will pack all other rooms themselves. How is this service reflected in the bill of lading?
Answer: Only the kitchen packing is listed as an accessorial packing charge
Carriers can provide partial packing services, which are recorded as an accessorial charge covering only the rooms or items the carrier actually packed.
What is a 'split pick-up' or 'split delivery' charge in a moving tariff?
Answer: A charge for picking up or delivering a shipment at more than one location
A split pick-up or split delivery accessorial applies when a single shipment must be collected from or delivered to multiple addresses.
How does a carrier's tariff typically handle the situation where a weigh scale is unavailable and the actual weight cannot be obtained?
Answer: The carrier uses a constructive weight based on cubic footage or a table of article weights
When scale weighing is impractical, carriers may use constructive weight — a calculated weight based on cubic footage at a standard density or itemized article weight tables.