ITEM 360-20 Bills of Lading - Contract Terms and Conditions

Unless otherwise agreed to in writing in advance of carriage, contract terms shall be those as indicated in the carrier's bill of lading or in the National Motor Freight Classification 100 Item 365 "Uniform bill of lading" In effect on the date shipment was tendered to the carrier. Only carrier officials or personnel authorized to do so by the carrier are empowered to agree to alternate contract terms and conditions and the use of an alternate bill of lading referencing such terms and conditions. Drivers employed or hired by the carrier are among those excluded from the category of authorized carrier personnel. Where a bill of lading, other than the uniform bill of lading or the carrier's bill of lading, issued by the shipper is signed for by the carrier's driver or other unauthorized person (s), that signature only acknowledges receipt of the freight and identifies the intent to deliver. It is not a contract for the carriage of freight. Continued use of an unauthorized bill of lading by the shipper will not constitute an implied acceptance by the carrier. Reference made to tariffs or "Tariffs on file" means tariffs contained in the carrier's files. Such tariffs shall be available to shipper on request to the extent that they apply to the shipper.