| ITEM 345
ARRIVAL NOTICE AND
UNDELIVERED FREIGHT
PART 1
ARRIVAL NOTICE:
1. Actual tender of delivery at consignee’s place
constitutes the notice of the arrival of a shipment.
2. If the shipment is not actually tendered for
delivery, notice of arrival will be given to the consignee not later
than the next business day (See Note 1) following the arrival of the
shipment.
(a) The notice will be given by telephone, if
convenient and practical; otherwise by mail or telegraph.
The notice however transmitted, will specify the point
of origin, the consignor and the commodity and weight of shipment.
(b) If the consignee’s address is unknown to the
carrier, the notice will be mailed to him at the post office
serving the point of destination shown on the bill of lading.
(c) In the case of notification by mail, the
notice will be deemed to have been given at 8 AM on the first business day after it was mailed.
PART 2
1. If freight cannot be delivered
because of the consignee’s refusal, or inability to accept it, or
because the carrier cannot locate the consignee,
or if freight cannot be transported because of an error or omission
on the part of the consignor, the
carrier will make a diligent effort to notify the consignor promptly
that the freight is in storage and the
reason.
2. Undelivered shipments will be subject
to storage as provided in Item 910.
NOTE 1 – for the purpose of this item,
business day means Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
PART 3
1. If the shipper and/or the consignee
require notification by phone prior to delivery of a shipment the
carrier will make a diligent effort to
contact the consignee prior to the arrival of a shipment at the
consignee’s place of business. There will be no
additional charge billed to either party for this service.
ITEM 360
BILLS OF LADING –
ORDER NOTIFY SHIPMENTS
Except as
otherwise provided, shipments moving on Order-Notify bills of
lading will be subject to an additional charge of $20.00 per
shipment.
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