BILL OF LADING NOT NEGOTIABLE
For Carrier use
No.
For Consignor use
No.
Shipper  
(Point of Origin)
Date  
Address  

Phone #  
Received at the point of origin on the date specified, from the consignor mentioned herein, the property herein described, in apparent good order, except as noted (contents and conditions of contents of package unknown) marked, consigned and destined as indicated below, which the carrier agrees to carry and to deliver to the consignee at the said destination. If on its own authorized route or otherwise to cause to be carried by another carrier on the route to said destination, subject to the rates and classification in effect on the date of shipment.
it is mutually agreed, as to each carrier of all or any of the goods over all or any portion of the route to destination, and as to each party of any time interested in all or any of the goods, that every service to be performed here under shall be subject to all the conditions not prohibited by law, whether printed or written, which are hereby agreed by the consignor and accepted for himself and his assigns.
Consignee  
(Name and Address)
Destination  
Phone #  
Number & Type of Packages Particulars of the Goods, Marks and Exceptions Weight Rate Amount
Special agreement between consignor and carrier, advise here
 

FREIGHT CHARGES

Collect Prepaid

Freight charges will be collect unless marked prepaid
C.O.D. SHIPMENTS
Amount $
Collection Charge
Collect
Prepaid
Total
$
$
If at consignor�s risk, write or stamp here
DECLARED VALUATION $  
maximum liability of $2.00 per pound unless declared valuation states otherwise. - (Conditions 9 and 10)
NOTICE OF CLAIM
(a) No carrier is liable for loss, damage or delay to any goods under the Bill of Lading unless notice thereof setting out particulars of the origin, destination and date of shipment of the goods and the estimated amount claimed in respect of such loss, damage or delay is given in writing to the originating carrier or the delivering carrier within sixty (60) days after the delivery of the goods, or, in the case of failure to make delivery, within nine (9) months from the date of shipment.
(b) The final statement of claim must be filed within nine (9) months from the date of shipment together with a copy of the paid freight bill.
"The contract for the carriage of the goods listed in this bill of lading is covered by regulation in force in the jurisdiction at the time and place of shipment and is subject to the conditions set out in such regulations."
NOTE CAREFULLY CONDITIONS ON BACK HEREOF WHICH ARE HEREBY ACCEPTED.

Shipper   Carrier  
Per         Per        
Received in apparent good order except as noted
Consignee  
Per        
NOTE CAREFULLY CONDITIONS ON BACK HEREOF WHICH ARE HEREBY ACCEPTED
TERMS AND CONDITIONS

  1. Application
    The following provisions shall apply to all transportation of goods by for-hire highway carriers with the exception of the transportation of:
    (a) used household goods (b) livestock (c) bus parcel express shipments (d) the personal luggage of bus passengers (e) such other specific commodities as may be specified by state or provincial laws.

  2. Bill of Lading
    1. A Bill of Lading shall be completed as provided herein for each shipment.
    2. On each article covered by the Bill of Lading, there shall be plainly marked thereon by the consignor, the name of the consignee and the destination thereof. This requirement does not apply in cases where the shipment is from one consignor to one consignee and constitutes a truckload shipment.
    3. The Bill of Lading shall be signed in full (not initialed), by the consignor and by the carrier as an acceptance of all terms and conditions contained therein.
    4. At the option of the carrier a waybill may be prepared by the carrier and the waybill shall bear the same number or other positive means of identification as the original Bill of Lading. Under no circumstances shall the waybill replace the original Bill of Lading.

  3. Conditions of Carriage
    1. Liability of Carrier
      The carrier of the goods herein described is liable for any loss of or damage to goods accepted by the carrier or the carrier's agent except as hereinafter provided.
    2. Liability of Originating and Delivering Carriers
      Where a shipment is accepted for carriage by more than one carrier, the carrier who issues the bill of lading (hereinafter called the originating carrier) and the carrier who assumes responsibility for delivery to the consignee (hereinafter called the delivering carrier), in addition to any other liability hereunder, are liable for any loss of or damage to the goods while they are in the custody of any other carrier to whom the goods are delivered and from which liability the other carrier is not relieved.
    3. Recovery from Connecting Carriers
      1. The originating carrier or the delivering carrier, as the case may be, is entitled to recover from any other carrier to whom the goods are delivered the amount that the originating carrier or delivering carrier, as the case may be, is required to pay for the loss of or damage to the goods while they were in the custody of such other carrier.
      2. If there is concealed damage and the goods were interlined between carriers so that it is not clear as to who had custody of the goods when they were damaged, the originating carrier or the delivering carrier, as the case may be, is entitled to recover from each of the interlined carries an amount prorated on the basis of each carrier's revenue for carriage of the damaged goods.
    4. Remedy by Consignor or Consignee
      Nothing in Article 2 or 3 deprives a consignor or consignee of any rights the consignor or consignee may have against any carrier.
    5. Exceptions from Liabilities
      The carrier shall not be liable for loss, damage or delay to any of the goods described in the bill of lading caused by an act of God, the Queen's or public enemies, riots, strikes, a defect in the goods, an act or default of the consignor, owner or consignee, authority of law, quarantine or difference in weights of grain, seed or other commodities caused by natural shrinkage.
    6. Delay
      No carrier is bound to carry goods by any particular public truck or in time for any particular market or otherwise than with due dispatch, unless by agreement that is specifically endorsed on the bill of lading and signed by the parties.
    7. Routing by Carrier
      If the carrier forwards the goods by a conveyance that is not a public truck, the liability of the carrier is the same as though the entire carriage were by public truck.
    8. Stoppage in Transit
      If goods are stopped and held in transit at the request of the party entitled to so request, the goods are held at the risk of that party.
    9. Valuation
      Subject to Article 10, the amount of any loss or damage for which the carrier is liable, whether or not the loss or damage results from negligence, shall be the lesser of,
      1. the value of the goods at the place and time of shipment, including the freight and other charges if paid, and
      2. an amount equal to $2.00 per pound as calculated by the value of the goods actually lost or damaged.
    10. Declared Value
      If the consignor has declared a value of the goods on the face of the bill of lading, the amount of any loss or damage for which the carrier is liable shall be or shall not exceed the declared value.
    11. Consignor's Risk
      1. If it is agreed that the goods are carried at the risk of the consignor, such agreement covers only such risks as are necessarily incidental to the carriage and the agreement does not relieve the carrier from liability for any loss or damage or delay that results from the negligence of the carrier or the carrier's agents or employees.
      2. The burden of proving absence of negligence shall be on the carrier.
    12. Notice of Claim
      1. No carrier is liable for loss, damage or delay to any goods carried under the bill of lading unless notice thereof setting out particulars of the origin, destination and date of shipment of the goods and the estimated amount claimed in respect of such loss, damage or delay is given in writing to the originating carrier or the delivering carrier within sixty days after delivery of the goods or, in the case of failure to make delivery, within nine months from the date of shipment.
      2. The final statement of the claim must be filed within nine months from the date of shipment, together with a copy of the paid freight bill.
    13. Articles of Extraordinary Value
      1. No carrier is bound to carry any documents, specie or articles of extraordinary value unless by a special agreement to do so.
      2. If such goods are carried without a special agreement and the nature of the goods is not disclosed on the bill of lading, the carrier shall not be liable for any loss or damage in excess of the maximum liability stipulated in Article 9.
    14. Freight Charges
      1. If required by the carrier, the freight and all other lawful charges accruing on the goods shall be paid before delivery.
      2. If upon inspection it is ascertained that the goods shipped are not those described in the bill of lading, the freight charges must be paid upon the goods actually shipped with any additional charges lawfully payable thereon.
      3. If a consignor does not indicate that a shipment is to move prepaid, or does not indicate how the shipment is to move, it will automatically move on a collect basis.
    15. Dangerous Goods
      Every person, whether as principal or agent, shipping dangerous goods without previous full disclosure to the carrier as required by law, shall indemnify the carrier against all loss, damage or delay caused by the failure to disclose and such goods may be warehoused at the consignor's risk and expense.
    16. Undelivered Goods
      1. If, through no fault of the carrier, the goods cannot be delivered, the carrier shall immediately give notice to the consignor and consignee that delivery cannot be made and shall request disposal instructions.
      2. Pending receipt of disposal instructions,
      1. the goods may be stored in the warehouse of the carrier, subject to a reasonable charge for storage, or
      2. if the carrier has notified the consignor of this intention, the goods may be removed to and stored in a public or licensed warehouse at the expense of the consignor, without liability on the part of the carrier, and subject to a lien for all freight and other lawful charges, including a reasonable charge for storage.
    17. Return of Goods
      If a notice has been given by the carrier pursuant to paragraph (i) of Article 16, and no disposal instructions have been received within ten days from the date of such notice, the carrier may return to the consignor, at the consignor's expense, all undelivered shipments for which such notice has been given.
    18. Alterations
      Subject to Article 19, any limitation on the carrier's liability on the bill of lading and any alteration to the bill of lading shall be signed or initialled by the consignor and the originating carrier or their agents and unless signed and initialed shall be without effect.
    19. Weights
      1. It shall be the responsibility of the consignor to show correct shipping weights of the shipment on the bill of lading.
      2. If the actual weight of the shipment does not agree with the weight shown on the bill of lading, the weight shown on the bill of lading may be corrected by the carrier.
    20. C.O.D. Shipments
      1. A carrier shall not deliver a C.O.D. shipment unless payment is received in full.
      2. The charge for collecting and remitting the amount of C.O.D. bills for C.O.D. shipments must be collected from the consignee unless the consignor has instructed otherwise on the bill of lading.
      3. A carrier shall remit all C.O.D. moneys to the consignor, or person designated by the consignor, within fifteen days after collection.
      4. A carrier shall keep all C.O.D. moneys in a trust fund or account separate from the other revenues and funds of the carrier's business.
      5. A carrier shall include the charges for collecting and remitting money paid by consignees as a separate item in the schedule of rates.
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