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December 2005
BILL
OF LADING ERRORS THAT RESULT IN:
o Re‑delivery charge because of erroneous
address.
o Accessorial charge because of address changed
to non-commercial address& the loss of discount.
o Errors in showing shipment count as specific
number of pallets rather than “24 Pallets containing
40 cartons each.” Settlement for loss or damage is
based on a specific amount “per unit”
o Incorrect weight for products.
o Transposition of numbers that result in higher
rates, weights and charges.
o Miss‑description in violation of tariff,
classification, or contract required descriptions.
o Loss of product because of failure to properly
specify on the bill of lading the degree of
protection required for safe delivery of product
being shipped.
o Specifying unnecessary temperature control
environment of product while in transit or at rest
awaiting deliver.
o Failure to sign Section 7 of Bill of Lading –
(See also Action # 20 for more information for more
details on this
issue.)
The above covers a great number of areas, all
relating to the single aspect of excessive costs
because of these potential errors on the bill of
lading. Unfortunately, all of them occur regardless
of how careful anyone may be or wants to be. Some of
the excess costs can be very serious, and should be
avoided. Chocolates being shipped in the middle of
winter without temperature controls can result in a
very costly damage claim. On the other hand, the
same shipment made on a 90+-degree day and traveling
in an unprotected trailer would be an equal
disaster. The same lack of temperature control for
shrimp or fish from the west coast or Louisiana in
the summer would result in the same sort of
catastrophe! If the shipper failed to specify the
requirements for temperature protection, the carrier
is not responsible for any losses of this nature.
If protection is specified or are
included in part of specific provision in a
contract, and the losses occur, then the carrier and
his insurance provider must cover such losses except
for acts of God or some five other extraordinary
exceptions. It is important to specify protective
services every time they’re required to protect the
quality of the products being transported. Personnel
in List “Group C” would have the primary executing
responsibility. |
