COLLECTION OF CHARGES AND EXTENSION OF CREDIT

A.  COLLECTION OF CHARGES where credit has not been extended.

Charges accruing under the provisions of this tariff are due and payable and may be collect by the carrier at the time an outbound prepaid shipment is tendered by the shipper to the carrier for transportation and shall be collected by the carrier at the time an inbound collect shipment is tendered by the carrier to the consignee, or, in the case of accessorial service charges such as storage, reweighing, marking, COD collection fees, at the time such service is      requested or possession of the shipment involved, or any part thereof, is relinquished by the carrier, except where credit has been extended by the carrier to the shipper, consignee, or other party entitled to pay the charges, under the provisions of this item.

B.  EXTENSION OF CREDIT.

1. Carrier may extend credit to shipper.  Upon taking precautions deemed by them to be sufficient to assure payment   of the tariff charges within the credit period herein specified, common carriers by motor vehicle may relinquish possession of freight in advance of the payment to the tariff charges thereon and may extend credit in the amount of such charges to those who undertake to pay them, such persons herein being called shippers, for a period of 30 days, including Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays from the date of delivery.

2. Period of credit following delivery of freight.  Freight bills for all transportation charges shall be presented to the shippers within 7 calendar days from the first 12 o'clock midnight following delivery of the freight.

ITEM 470

CONTROL AND EXCLUSIVE USE OF VEHICLE

Section 1

Control of Vehicle

Except as provided in section 2 of this item, no shipment is entitled to the exclusive use of the vehicle in which it is to be transported and the carrier has control of the vehicle with the unrestricted right to:

1. Select the vehicle for the transportation of a shipment.

2. Transfer the shipment to another vehicle.

3. Load other freight on the same vehicle.

4. Remove locks or seals applied to the vehicle.

Section 2

Exclusive Use of Vehicle

When the exclusive use of a vehicle is provided by the carrier at request of consignor or consignee, the following provisions will apply.

1. Charges will apply to each vehicle used to transport the shipment.

2. The request must be given in writing or placed on the bill of lading and shipping order.

3. When the bill of lading and/or shipping instructions prohibit the breaking of locks or seals or the

co-loading of additional freight, such instructions will be considered as a written request for exclusive

use service

4. The vehicle will be devoted exclusively to the transportation of the shipment, without the breaking

of locks or seals, except as provided in Paragraph 5.

5. In the event a lock or seal has been removed from a vehicle, the carrier will immediately re-lock or

re-seal the vehicle and will notate the accompanying papers with the new lock or seal number and

the reason for removal of the original lock or seal. No freight will be added to the vehicle except at

the instruction of the consignor or consignee.

6. Charges will be computed at the rates and weights applicable to the shipment without reference

to this item subject to a minimum charge of 20,000 lbs. at the Class 125 weigh group 20M rate.

7. Charges are to be paid or guaranteed by the party requesting the service and the non-recourse

stipulation of the bill of lading may not be executed (This paragraph not applicable on shipments

moving on Government bills of lading).

8. When the request for exclusive use of vehicle is made by the consignor or consignee after shipment

has been receipted for and is in possession of the carrier, the carrier will, if possible, intercept the

shipment and convert it to exclusive use of vehicle service over as much of the route as possible.

The party making the request must confirm in writing and must guarantee charges. Such written

verification will be preserved by the carrier and be considered as part of the bill of lading contract.

Charges will be assessed as provided in Part 6 between the point of origin and point of destination.

9. Stop-offs for partial loading or partial unloading will not be permitted on shipment transported under

provisions of this section.