ITEM 754 Pickup or Delivery Service - Non Business Hours, Saturdays, Sundays or Holidays

  1. AFTER BUSINESS HOURS, WEEKDAYS
    1. When pick up or deliver of a shipment or a spot or drop of an empty trailer, is performed between the hours of 8 p.m. and 7 a.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, a charge of $150.00 will be assessed per shipment or empty trailer.

  2. WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS
    1. Carrier is not obligated to pick up or deliver shipments on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays. However, if Carrier is requested and agrees to pick up or deliver freight, or spot or drop an empty trailer, on Saturday, Sunday or any other day generally observed as a holiday by Carrier at the point where the service is performed (See #6 ), the following charges will be assessed against the payor of the freight charges and will be in addition to all other applicable charges:

      $100.00 per person, per hour or fraction thereof, subject to
      $400.00 Minimum Charge, per person, per pup or trailer, per day.

    2. When there is more than one shipment, charges will be prorated on the basis of the weight of each individual shipment.
    3. The provisions of this item are applicable if Carrier is required to spot or drop an empty trailer on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, even though the actual pickup and/or delivery of freight may occur on a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday.

  3. Carrier is not obligated to furnish pickup or delivery service Saturdays, Sundays,holidays, or after hours, even though they may be requested on the bill of lading.

  4. Such charges shall be in addition to all other applicable charges.

  5. The charges provided in this Item will be assessed against the payor of the freight charges unless payment has been guaranteed to the satisfaction of Carrier by the consignor, consignee, or a third party.

  6. When the holiday occurs on a Saturday, the previous Friday will be considered a holiday and when the holiday occurs on a Sunday, the following Monday will be considered a holiday.