- ITEM 130
DISCOUNT RULE
- (1) In Section 2 under the heading
"COMMODITIES FOR SHIPPER ACCOUNT" where reference is made to a
- number(s)
only, such number (s) refer to item number (s) in the NMFC for
commodity description. When no specific NMFC item number is
referred to the work "Commodities" shall mean any and all
products manufactured or shipped by that facility and in the
case of an inbound discount percentage shall include any and all
points received from another shipper.
- (2) Discounts are subject to the
following terms and conditions:
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(a) Discounts will apply only on Minimum Charge, LTL or AQ Class
Rated shipments, except as noted.
- (b)
Discounts will apply on single line or joint line traffic,
except as noted, with participating carriers in this tariff.
- (c)
Discount will not apply on shipments subject to any other
allowance or discount provisions.
- (d)
Discounts will be shown on the freight bill as a deduction from
the otherwise applicable charges, exclusive of
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special or accessorial charges. For example, a discount of 15 per
cent will be shown as follows:
- 500 lbs at $10.00 equals
$50.00
- 15 per cent discount equals
7.50
- New amount due
$42.50
- (e)
Discounts will apply on outbound (prepaid and collect) and on
inbound shipments picked up by N T C
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from a direct service point.
- (f)
The term discount, where used in this tariff is separate and
distinct from Freight All Kinds Classes. Where a
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discount is published as applying on inbound shipments (prepaid
and collect) the term discount does not
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extend to include FAK classes.
- (g) Where
discounts have been published for both shipper and consignee the
terms and conditions of the discount
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item published for the party paying the freight charges shall
apply.
(3)
Loss of Pricing Reductions
(a)
Pricing in the form of
a discount from published rates or exceptions to the NMFC 100
classes, as published in the NEBT 600 discounts tariff, is based
upon payment within not more than 30 days. Under certain conditions
this period may be extended by written agreement between a customer
and Nebraska Transport Co., Inc.
(b)
When charges have been
billed meeting the criteria of the governing tariffs and agreements
and payment has not been received within the prescribed time limit a
past due notice will be sent at 45 days, with repetitions at 60 days
and 90 days from the date the bill or statement was first presented
as due and payable.
(c)
If it is necessary to
turn a freight bill or a series of bills over to a collection
service or if a court action is required to recover payment of
correctly billed freight or accessory service charges Nebraska
Transport Co., Inc. reserves the right to remove any and all
reductions from the legally published class rates published in NEBT
500 series rates tariff, or other governing rates tariff, at actual
classes shown in the National Motor Freight Classification 100
series in order to recover the loss of resources and expenses
incurred in the collection effort.
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