BLIND SHIPMENT and SHIPMENT COORDINATION

A blind shipment is when a third party controls the movement of the freight but does not want the shipper or Consignee to know the name of the other. The following conditions will apply to blind shipments:

• Only requests prior to pick up will be considered for this service. If the request is not made prior to pick up, the request will be handled as a reconsignment subject to the provisions of Item 820 herein.
• Carrier must receive shipping instructions from the third party and be satisfied that the third party has the legal authority to control the shipment.
• Charges for this service and applicable line-haul charges must be billed prepaid and paid by the party requesting the service.
• Charges as found in Item 581 (Marking of Freight) will not apply on shipments subject to this item.
• Carrier will make a diligent effort to execute a request for Blind Shipment service, but will not be responsible if such service is not executed.
• Section 7 of the Bill of Lading cannot be signed.
• The party requesting the service must have established credit.
• A charge of $90.00 will apply in conjunction with all other applicable charges.
• Two bills of lading are required and both must be prepaid.
• The original bill of lading from the shipper must show the actual shipper name, address, city, state and zip code and be consigned to the third party in care of carrier’s terminal serving the Consignee.
• The corrected bill of lading will identify the third party as the shipper with the shipper’s city, state and zip code and the actual Consignee name and address.
• The invoice will be generated from the corrected bill of lading.