Item Number: 181

DEFINITIONS

  1. A shipment is a quantity of freight received from one shipper, at one place at one time for one consignee at one destination and covered by one bill of lading.
  2. The term "carrier’s terminal" or "PITT OHIO’s terminal" means PITT OHIO’s facility at which freight shipments are ordinarily loaded to or unloaded from linehaul vehicles.
  3. The term "customer" means a party that may be recognized as either the shipper (also referred to as consignor) or the consignee.
  4. Direct Service: Service for shipments where pick up or delivery service by PITT OHIO occurs between points shown as PITT OHIO direct service points.
  5. Interline Service: a) Shipments originated by PITT OHIO at a point shown as a PITT OHIO direct service point and interchanged by PITT OHIO to a connecting carrier for delivery to the consignee, and/or b) Shipments received by PITT OHIO and interchanged from a connecting carrier and delivered by PITT OHIO to the consignee at a point shown as a PITT OHIO direct service point. (References made to "joint-line service" also mean Interline Service). As needed, shipments originated by PITT OHIO at a point shown as a PITT OHIO direct service point, and interchanged by PITT OHIO to a connecting carrier for delivery, may, on occasion, be interchanged by the connecting carrier to another connecting line for delivery to the consignee.
  6. LTL – Less than Truckload. All shipments subject to classes in the NMFC and are subject to rates with specified minimum weights less than 20,000 pounds (application will apply up to and including the M10M line of rates). Exceptions will be so noted on individual tariff pricing pages or contract pricing schedules.
  7. TL – Truckload. All shipments subject to LTL classes in the NMFC and are subject to rates with specified minimum weights of 20,000 pounds or greater. Exceptions will be so noted on individual tariff pages or contract pricing schedules.


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