Rules And Special Service Charges (ABF 111-AD
)
Effective: 07/25/2011
| Inquiry:
5/16/2012
Item 765-3 : Refund and Incentive Refund Discounts--Application of
Refund, Incentive Refund or other Off-Bill Discounts:
1. must comply with the provisions of the ICC Termination Act of 1995, Section 13708, Billing and Collecting Practices.
2. shall only apply when the Specific Account Pricing containing the refund, incentive refund or other off-bill discount is applicable for a shipment as defined within the Specific Account Pricing provisions and in Item 765 (Priority of Pricing -- Order of Precedence).
3. shall not be applicable on special service charges or fuel surcharge.
4. shall apply only when ABF receives all applicable freight charges within 30 days of:
A. billing date for shipments moving freight charges prepaid.
B. delivery date for shipments moving freight charges collect.
5. shall apply only to the ABF portion of revenue on joint-line traffic.
6. shall not apply on shipments moving on government bills of lading, shipments moving on commercial bills of lading that are to be converted to government bills of lading nor on shipments where freight charges are paid by the U.S. Government.