ABF's President, Senior Vice President - Yield Management & Strategic Development, and Director - Pricing are the only representatives or employees authorized to sign agreements or contracts covering the price, terms or conditions of ABF's transportation services. No other employee or representative of ABF is authorized to sign such agreements or contracts on behalf of ABF.

Electronic Signatures, as defined below, shall be recognized as valid forms of signature on such agreements or contracts, unless specifically excluded through the Global and National Commerce Act (E-Sign).

Electronic, digital, and digitized signatures shall be defined as:

	1.	Electronic Signatures: any sound, symbol, or process (specifically excluding e-mail) using an electronic medium to identify an individual (i.e., a password, or any of the other forms of electronic signature identified below.)
	2.	Digital Signature:  an electronic signature using asymmetric cryptography to encrypt and decrypt messages.
	3.	Digitized Signature:  a digital image of a physical signature created either by scanning a physical signature or using an electronic device to create a digitally replicated signature.

Where ABF is required to retain records of documents either by statute or other agreement, such records will be retained by an electronic record of the electronic, digital, or digitized signature.

The signature of an ABF employee on the bill of lading only acknowledges receipt of the freight. Continued use of an unauthorized bill of lading by the shipper will not constitute an implied acceptance by ABF.