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These conditions set out the agreement between: the customer; and TDS Transportation or someone authorized (under an agreement or licence) to provide services for TDS; for collecting, storing, transporting and delivering your goods. TDS desires to provide an excellent service to its customers at rates both parties deem fair and equitable. The items contained herein outlines the responsibilities of the SHIPPER and TDS.

1. Unless otherwise provided, when provisions of this tariff are in conflict with those published in individual contracts and/or tariffs such contracts and/or tariffs, to the extent of their application, will apply.

2. Reissued tariffs, items or parts of items will cancel previously issued tariffs, items or parts of items or publications referenced thereto.

3. Unless otherwise provided, when provisions of this tariff are in conflict with those published in the governing publications this tariff will apply.

4. When this tariff provides for the application of charges TDS will maintain records to verify the charges and so document on any billing or invoicing to the payer.

5. Unless otherwise provided, charges for services shown herein will be borne by the party requesting the service or guaranteed to the satisfaction of TDS before services will be provided.

6. Unless otherwise provided, charges for services shown herein will apply in addition to all other applicable charges.

7. Unless otherwise provided, the use of decking equipment is for TDS’s convenience and has no application to any rules contained herein.

8. Unless otherwise provided, requests for changes to a bill of lading must be in writing from the responsible party(s).

9. Driver’s signature on the bill of lading only acknowledges receipt of the freight, any special requests or valuation in excess of those found within this tariff must be agreed to by TDS management in advance of the shipment being picked-up.

10. TDS reserves the right to reject a shipment when such shipment in their opinion would likely cause damage or delay to personnel, other goods being carried or equipment.

11. Special attention should be given to TDS’s rights to collect monies owed them for overdue undisputed freight invoices.

Item 500

Bills of Lading, Freight Bills and Statements of Charges.

Transportation of shipments handled by TDS is governed by the terms and conditions as found on the TDS Bill of Lading and the rules, regulations and charges as published in this tariff.

No deviation from these standard terms and conditions will apply in connection with shipments handled by TDS except upon written agreement signed by an officer of TDS.

Terms and conditions of pre-printed Bills of Lading tendered to TDS by Shipper at time of shipment and signed by TDS’s driver or dock worker will not apply except upon written agreement of an officer of TDS.

Bills of Lading so tendered by Shipper at time of shipment will be accepted by TDS subject to the terms and conditions shown herein and as modified in this rules tariff.

TDS will provide when required:

A. Copies of freight bills, invoices, statements or proofs of delivery.

B. Other forms or copies as may be required for submission with freight bills for payment.

When a corrected bill of lading or letter of authority to amend any aspect of a bill of lading is received from the responsible party the following provisions will apply:

A. Corrected bills of lading or letters of authority to change the payment status from collect to prepaid or prepaid to collect will be subject to acceptance by TDS. The request must be made by the Shipper in writing and within thirty (30) days of the original bill of lading.

B. Corrected bills of lading or letters of authority to change the freight charge collection status from prepaid to collect will not be accepted if Section 7 of the corrected bill of lading has been signed by the consignor, or once the shipment has been delivered or if shipment has been lost or damaged.

C. Corrected bills of lading or letters of authority to change the actual or released value of a commodity will not be accepted after the shipment has been delivered.

D. Changes in commodity description, weight or pieces shall be accompanied by satisfactory written documentation, such as the original invoice or descriptive advertising copy.

E. A Driver’s signature on the bill of lading only acknowledges receipt of freight. Terms and conditions of TDS 1004 Rules Tariff and bill of lading contract as provided will apply.

F. When the consignor fails to state the freight terms (prepaid or collect) in writing on the bill of lading the freight will ship as prepaid and all applicable charges will be borne by the consignor.

G. A bill of lading shall be completed as provided herein for each shipment.

H. On each article covered by the bill of lading there shall be plainly marked thereon by the consignor the name of the consignee and the destination thereof. This requirement does not apply in cases where the shipment is from one consignor to one consignee and constitutes a truckload shipment.

I. The bill of lading shall be signed in full (not initialed) by the consignor and by TDS as an acceptance of all terms and conditions contained therein.

J. At the option of TDS a waybill may be prepared by TDS and the waybill shall bear the same number or other positive means of identification as the original bill of lading. Under no circumstances shall the waybill replace the original bill of lading.

ITEM 501 Definition of Package

The term package as used in this item means any primary shipping package authorized by the provisions of individual tariffs or classification items. When a number of packages have been unitized, strapped or otherwise fastened together or contained on pallets, platforms or skids or have been over packed in an additional complying package, TDS’s liability will be determined by separately multiplying the weight of each individual package lost or damaged computed on $2.00 per pound (4.41 per kilogram) and not on the basis of the weight of the total number of packages unitized, strapped or otherwise fastened together or contained on pallets, platforms or skids or over packed in an additional complying package.

ITEM 502 Released Valuation When Goods are Received From a Freight Forwarder

On shipments having prior or subsequent transit by air or water and said shipments are tendered to TDS by a freight forwarder TDS’s maximum liability shall be no more than $1.50 per pound. The provisions of this rule shall supercede any valuations, actual or released, provided on the bill of lading or waybill. In the event of a conflict between this provision and any other provision in TDS’s rules tariff the provision which has the lower limitation shall apply.