EXTRA LABOR--LOADING OR UNLOADING – ITEM 560

 

SECTION 1--GENERAL CONDITIONS

1. Extra labor for loading or unloading will be furnished by the carrier upon request of the Consignor or the Consignee. However, extra labor will not be furnished unless such is requested.

2. The provisions of this item do not obligate the carrier to furnish extra labor, if such labor is not available at the point of loading or unloading.

3. The provisions of this item are not applicable on Sundays or Holidays. Apply the provisions of ITEM 754Item_754 (PICKUP OR DELIVERY SERVICE--SUNDAYS OR HOLIDAYS).

4.  Charges for extra labor for LOADING shall be assessed against the Consignor. However, if requested by the Consignee, and so noted on the Bill of Lading, charges for extra labor for LOADING may be assessed against the Consignee.

5.  Charges for extra labor for UNLOADING shall be assessed against the Consignee. However, if requested by the Consignor, and so noted on the Bill of Lading, charges for extra labor for UNLOADING may be assessed against the Consignor.

SECTION 2--DEFINITIONS

1. CONSIGNOR--The party from whom the carrier received the shipment, or any part thereof, for transportation at point of origin or any stop-off point, whether such party be the original Consignor, or Warehouseman, or a connecting Air, Motor, Rail or Water Carrier with which the carrier does not maintain joint through rates, or other person to whom the Bill of Lading is issued.

2. CONSIGNEE--The party to whom the carrier is required by the Bill of Lading or other instructions, to deliver the shipment, or any part thereof, at destination or any stop-off points, whether the party be the ultimate Consignee, or Warehouseman, or a connecting Air, Motor, Rail or Water Carrier with whom the carrier does not maintain joint through rates, or other person designated on the Bill of Lading.

SECTION 3--COMPUTATION OF TIME AND MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS

1. TIME--Time shall be computed from the time the extra labor arrives at the place of pickup or delivery until loading or unloading is completed.

2. RECORDS--Carrier's records must be maintained and kept available at all times. Such records must show as to each vehicle containing shipments on which extra labor is used:

a. Name and address of Consignor and Consignee at whose place of business freight is loaded or unloaded;

b. Identification of vehicle tendered for loading or unloading; and

c. Number of extra men used and the number of hours or days each such man was used.

SECTION 4--CHARGES

The charges assessed for extra labor will apply in addition to all other applicable charges. At each location where extra labor is used, the charge therefore will be: $28.64 CWT; $174.80 Max.