Item Number: 822

SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS OR DESCRIPTION OF FREIGHT

Carrier shall not be required to accept or honor any correction or amendment to a consignor's shipping instructions (shipping order, shipper's memorandum, or bill of lading) unless,

  1. the request, correction, or amendment is received by carrier within 30 days from the date the original bill of lading is issued, and
  2. carrier can verify after its independent investigation that the correction, amendment, or circumstances forming the basis of the request are accurate.

When the shipper fails to provide in the bill of lading the required description of the commodities being tendered: 

  1. Carrier is not obligated to rate or transport the shipment until a corrected bill of lading with an accurate and complete description is issued
  2. In the event the shipment is inadvertently rated and transported without an accurate description, shipper shall assume full liability for damage to or destruction of commodities resulting from the loading of the shipment on a trailer containing other freight that is either incompatible with the involved shipment or is prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local laws and regulations from being co-loaded on the same trailer as the involved shipment

The provisions of this Item shall not apply to corrected bills of lading issued by carrier.



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