Tariff 100 Item 367 (U.S. Domestic and Cross Border)

RULES, CHARGES AND ACCESSORIAL SERVICES

BILL OF LADING DESCRIPTION REQUIREMENTS

  
  APPLICATION: 
   
  Adequate Descriptions: 
  When the commodity description on a bill of lading fails to conform to the
  item 360, section 2 of the NMF 100 such that the commodity(s) shipped
  cannot be identified, the shipment may be subject to inspection per Tariff
  100, Item 364.  If the commodity is not identifiable upon immediate,
  visual inspection, the carrier reserves the right to use total shipment
  density to assign the shipment an NMFC class based on the table below in
  order to protect the packaging integrity of the shipment in question.  If
  the bill of lading lacks a valid commodity description as well as a valid
  NMFC class, the shipment may be subject to a minimum class of 175.
   
   
          Classification Committee Standards Board Density Guidelines 
   
                      Average Density              Assigned NMFC Class 
   
                  Less than 1 PCF                         400 
                  1 PCF but less than 2 PCF               300 
                  2 PCF but less than 4 PCF               250 
                  4 PCF but less than 6 PCF               175 
                  6 PCF but less than 8 PCF               125 
                  8 PCF but less than 10 PCF              100 
                 10 PCF but less than 12 PCF              92.5 
                 12 PCF but less than 15 PCF              85 
                 15 PCF but less than 22.5 PCF            70 
                 22.5 PCF but less than 30 PCF            65 
                 30 PCF or greater                        60 
   
   
  Foodstuff or Poison Description Identification: 
  If the shipper fails to identify the specific commodity or product, the
  carrier will not be liable for any damages to or destruction of the
  product or commodity resulting from it being on the same trailer with
  other freight that is either incompatible or is prohibited by federal,
  state, or local laws and regulations from being co-loaded on the same
  trailer with the product or commodity improperly described. 
   
      i.   As shipper, the customer agrees to identify all "Foodstuff(s)",
           edible materials, drugs that are ingested, injected
           intravenously, or otherwise taken internally when tendered to the
           carrier by insertion on the Bill of Lading the word
           "Foodstuff(s)". 
     ii.   The customer further agrees as shipper to clearly identify
           "Poison(s)" on the bill of lading all shipments containing
           materials classified by U.S. Department of Transportation
           regulations as "Poison(s)".  
    iii.   As consignee or third party to the shipment, customer agrees to
           indemnify carrier if "Foodstuff(s)" or "Poison(s)" are not
           identified by the shipper as stated above and carrier will not be
           liable for improper loading violations on any shipments where
           Foodstuffs or Poisons have not been identified as indicated.
           Initials and acronyms are not acceptable.

ISSUED BY
Vice President, Finance
10990 Roe Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66211