Item Number: 572

LIFTGATE SERVICE - MAXIMUM SHIPMENT SIZE

  1. When carrier is requested or required to provide liftgate service for any shipment or portion of a shipment, the consignor shall not tender more than 10 pallets on a single shipping order (memorandum) or bill of lading.
  2. Where consignor tenders as a single shipment,
    1. any quantity of freight loaded on 11 pallets or more of a standard size, or
    2. a quantity of freight requiring greater floor space than is available on the truck (or trailer) dispatched to pick up freight,
    and liftgate service is requested or required, carrier shall divide the shipment, and issue a separate bill of lading (or corrected bill of lading) for each 10 pallet lot or portion thereof tendered. Freight charges shall be computed with respect to each separate 10 pallet lot or portion thereof for that quantity of freight comprising each lot (or portion thereof).
  3. Where liftgate service is requested or required for a quantity of freight in excess of that which may be loaded practically on the pick up vehicle, carrier shall be under no obligation to accept, handle, transport, deliver, or rate the entire quantity of freight as a single shipment.


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