Rates subject to provisions that require the Customer to load or unload the shipment are subject to the following additional provisions:

1. At time of shipment, a notation must be made on the bill of lading and the shipping order by the consignor, that consignor is to load and/or consignee is to unload the shipment. This requirement will not apply when entire shipment consists of freight in a single container, or freight tendered on pallets or platforms weighing at least 500 pounds or more (loading required by consignor and unloading required by consignee per NMF 100, Item 568).

2. The complete loading and/or unloading of the freight, including the count thereof, must be performed by the Customer at their expense, without requiring any assistance from ABF. ABF's employee and power unit are to be released while loading and/or unloading is performed.

3. The complete loading service includes the loading of the freight on ABF's vehicle and the stowing and arranging thereof. Any temporary stowing components required to protect and make shipments secure for transportation must be furnished by the consignor. The complete unloading service means that the consignee must remove the freight from the position in which it is has been transported.

4. On mixed shipments, when any portion of the freight is required to be loaded (or unloaded) by the Customer as a condition precedent to the application of the rate, the entire shipment must be loaded (or unloaded) by the Customer.

5. In the event the shipment is stopped off for partial loading (or partial unloading), the party or parties tendering or receiving any portion of the shipment will be subject to the same loading (or unloading) requirements.

6. If the Customer refuses to perform the loading (or unloading), the rate will not apply and rates otherwise published will be assessed.

Notwithstanding the above, if requested, ABF will perform loading and/or unloading services subject to the charges below. The payor of the linehaul freight charges shall be liable for the charges for these services. When, under these conditions, ABF performs loading and/or unloading service(s), applicable rates shall be determined as though the Customer had performed such service(s).

 

Equipment Rate (Note 1)		Linear Foot Rate (Note 2)		Charge for Loading	Charge for Unloading
Not to Exceed:		Greater Than:	Not More Than:
.50 Pup		0 Feet	14 Feet	$ 92.61	$ 92.61
.75 Pup		14 Feet	21 Feet	131.19	131.19
1.00 Pup		21 Feet	28 Feet	169.77	169.77
1.25 Pups				216.08	216.08
1 Van				324.11	324.11

Charges for loading/unloading equipment rates greater than 1.25 pups will be the combined charges of the equipment types, as defined in Item 597-1 herein, needed to achieve the equipment rate.  (The charge for two pups shall be two times the charge for loading/unloading a pup, the charge for 1.50 pups will be the charge for loading/unloading a pup plus the charge for loading/unloading 0.50 pups, etc.)

Note 1 – Applies only in connection with shipments moving on equipment rates.

Note 2 – Applies only in connection with shipments moving on linear foot rates.

7. Any expense incurred by ABF for loading or unloading service, other than spotting equipment, will be assessed against the payor of the freight charges.