Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-16 - TRANSPORTATION › Subject 515-16-6 - HOUSEHOLD GOODS CARRIERS › Rule 515-16-6-.13 - Certified Scales, Weighing Procedures, and Weight Tickets

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Carriers
				transporting household goods shipments shall determine the weight of each
				shipment transported under the Weight and Distance Section of their tariffs
				prior to the assessment of any charges depending on the shipment weight. Except
				as otherwise provided in this item the weight shall be obtained on a certified
				scale designed for weighing motor vehicles, including trailers or semi-trailers
				not attached to the tractor, and certified by an authorized scale inspection
				and licensing authority. A certified scale may also be a platform or warehouse
				type scale properly inspected and certified.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this
				rule, the weight of each shipment shall be obtained by determining the
				difference between the tare weight of the vehicle on which the shipment is to
				be loaded prior to the loading and the gross weight of this same vehicle after
				the shipment is loaded; or, the gross weight of the vehicle with the shipment
				loaded and the tare weight of the same vehicle after the shipment is
				unloaded.
(3) At the time of both
				weigh-ins the vehicle shall have installed or loaded all pads, dollies, hand
				trucks, ramps and other equipment required in the transportation of such
				shipments. Neither the driver nor any other persons shall be on the vehicle at
				the time of either weighing.
(4)
				The fuel tanks on the vehicle shall be full at the time of each weighing or, in
				the alternative, no fuel may be added between the two weigh-ins when the tare
				weighing is the first weighing performed.
(5) The trailer of a tractor-trailer vehicle
				combination may be detached from the tractor and the trailer weighed separately
				at each weighing provided the length of the scale platform is adequate to
				accommodate and support the entire trailer at one time.
(6) Shipments weighing 1,000 pounds or less
				may be weighed on a certified platform or warehouse scale prior to loading for
				transportation or subsequent to unloading.
(7) The net weight of shipments transported
				in containers shall be the difference between the tare weight of the container,
				including all pads, blocking and bracing used or to be used in the
				transportation of the shipment and the gross weight of the container with the
				shipments loaded therein.
(8) The
				shipper or any other person responsible for payment of the freight charges
				shall have the right to observe all weighing of the shipment. The carrier must
				advise the shipper or any other person entitled to observe the weighing of the
				time and specific location where each weighing will be performed and must give
				that person a reasonable opportunity to be present to observe the weighing.
				Waiver by a shipper of the right to observe any weighing or reweighing is
				permitted and does not affect any rights of the shipper under these regulations
				or otherwise.
(9) The carrier shall
				obtain a separate weight ticket for each weighing required under this item
				except when both weighs are performed on the same scale, one weight ticket may
				be used to record both weighs. Every weight ticket must be signed by the person
				performing the weighing and must contain the following minimum information:
(a) The complete name and location of the
				scale,
(b) The date of each
				weighing,
(c) Identification of the
				weight entries thereon as being the tare, gross and/or net weight,
(d) The company or carrier identification of
				the vehicle,
(e) The last name of
				the shipper as it appears on the bill of lading, and
(f) The carrier's shipment registration or
				bill of lading number.