|
|
|
NEBT 125
RULES TARIFF
ITEM 430
- COLLECT ON DELIVERY (COD)
SHIPMENTS
- (Exception to NMFC Item 430)
- Unless otherwise provided in
carriers' tariffs, collect on delivery (COD) shipments will be
accepted subject to the
- Following provisions and charges:
-
- Sec. 1 -
- Shipments must be tendered on
"Uniform Straight", "Straight Bill of Lading-Short Form",
"Straight" bill of lading forms as shown in the classification or
consignor's preprinted bill of lading form.
- The letters
"COD" must be stamped, typed or written on all such bills of
lading and shipping orders immediately before name of consignee;
or, must be clearly stamped, typed or written in a preprinted
C.O.D. section of the bill of lading. Only one COD amount may be
shown and may not be subject to change dependent upon time or
conditions of payment. The name and street and post office address
of consignor and consignee must be shown on bill of lading and
shipping order. The telephone number of the consignee must also be
shown on the bill of lading and shipping order. On Straight Bills
of Lading-Short Form there must be shown in the space provided for
this purpose or in the lower left hand corner of space provided
for "description of articles, special marks and exceptions", in
the following information:
- Collect on Delivery,
$__________________and remit to:
-
________________________________________Street
-
__________________________________________City
- ___________________State___________________Zip
- COD Charge to be paid by:
- Shipper ( ) Consignee ( )
- Sec. 2 -
- Each package must be plainly
marked, labeled, or tagged by consignor showing letters COD, and
the name and address of consignor and consignee in accordance with
Item 580 of the NMFC.
- Sec. 3 -
- COD packages will not be accepted
on the same bill of lading with packages other than COD and only
packages
- covered by one COD bill may be
tendered on one bill of lading.
- Sec. 4 -
- COD shipments will not be accepted
or receipted for when billed to one firm or person, with
instructions to collect
- charges from another firm or
person.
- Sec. 5 -
- COD shipments will not be accepted
for transportation subject to inspection or trial by consignee, or
when bearing
- instructions to make partial
delivery. Carriers are responsible to deliver the shipment in
accordance with the bill of lading contract. If, for any reason,
upon presentation for delivery, COD payment is refused by the
consignee, carriers are responsible for disposition of the
shipment only in accordance with the bill of lading contract and
tariff provisions as applicable. Carriers are not responsible, in
such circumstances, to seek or remit the COD amount to the
consignor or owner of goods.
- Sec. 6 -
- Intoxicating beverages will not be
handled COD under any circumstances.
- Sec. 7 -
- The amount of the COD bills for
COD shipments must be collected at the time such shipments are
delivered to the
- consignee.
- Sec. 8 -
- Only the following forms of
payment will be accepted in payment of COD amounts:
- 1. Cash.
- 2. Bank cashier's check.
- 3. Bank certified check.
- 4. Money order.
- 5. Personal check of the
consignee when so authorized in writing or by endorsement on the
bill of lading and shipping order by the consignor.
- All checks and money orders shall
be made payable to the consignor. The carrier will accept checks
and money orders only as the agent of the consignor and the
carrier's responsibility is limited to the exercise of due care
and diligence in forwarding such checks and money orders to
consignor.
- Sec. 9 -
- The charge for collecting and
remitting the amount of bills for COD shipments will be collected
from the consignee,
- except that such charge may be
prepaid by the shipper, providing notation to that affect is made
by the shipper on the
- bill of lading and shipping order.
Collect or remitting charges for freight or other lawful charges
due the carrier shall be
- paid to the carrier and must be
included in the checks or money orders made payable to the
consignor.
- Sec. 10 -
- 1. Upon collection of a COD bill,
carrier collecting same shall remit each COD collection directly
to the consignor or
- other person designated by the
consignor as payee, promptly and within fifteen (15) days after
delivery of the COD
- shipment to the consignee. If the
COD shipment moved in interline service the delivery carrier
shall, at the time of
- remittance of the COD collection
to the consignor or payee, notify the originating carrier of such
remittance.
- 2. The delivery carrier shall
maintain a record of all COD shipments received for delivery in
such manner and form as
- will plainly and readily show the
following information with respect to each shipment:
- 1. Number and date of freight
bill.
- 2. Name and address of shipper
or other person designated as payee.
- 3. Name and address of
consignee.
- 4. Date shipment delivered.
- 5. Amount of COD.
- 6. Date collected by delivering
carrier.
- 7. Date remitted to payee.
- 8. Check number or other
identification of remittance to payee.
- Sec. 11 -
- The charges of the destination
carrier for collecting and remitting the amount of each COD bill
to be collected on
- shipments consigned COD will be 3
per cent of the COD amount, subject to a minimum charge of $35.00.
- Sec. 12 -
- COD shipments of explosives
designated as "Class 1 and dangerous explosives" or "Class 2 less
dangerous
- explosives" referred to in the
Hazardous Materials Tariff (HMT) will not be accepted.
- Sec. 13 -
- 1. Carrier will accept only
written instructions from the shipper to return the shipment or
to change the bill of lading provisions on Collect on Delivery
(COD) shipments subject to the provisions of this item by
increasing, reducing or canceling the COD amount.
- 2. Carrier does not obligate
itself to accept the changes provided herein but upon request a
reasonable effort will be made to do so, subject to the
provisions herein.
- 3. Carrier will upon written
authorization from consignor, change the form of payment of COD
amounts to accept consignee's personal check when such form of
payment was not originally authorized. If request is received
after the shipment has been tendered for delivery and refused by
consignee, the shipment will be assessed the applicable
re-delivery charge in addition to the charge for changing the
form of acceptable payment. Consignor must guarantee payment of
the charge for changing the form of payment and the redelivery
charge, if any.
|
Effective: April 2, 2007
- ISSUED BY:
- Brent Holliday, President
- 1225 Country Club Road
- P. O. BOX 1646
- Scottsbluff, NE 69363-1646
|
|
