Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 30 - Motor Carriers, Private Carriers and Transportation Network Companies › Subchapter 13 - Intrastate Household Goods Certificates › Part 5 - CONDUCTING OPERATIONS › Section 165:30-13-26 - Bill of Lading

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) No
				  household goods shipments may be loaded until a valid bill of lading has been
				  prepared. A bill of lading must contain:
(1)
				  Date.
(2) The identification number
				  for the shipment (may be a bill of lading number).
(3) The household goods carrier's information
				  as follows:
(A) Legal name and dba (if
				  any).
(B) Mailing address and
				  physical address (if different from mailing address).
(C) Telephone number.
(D) USDOT number as linked to the intrastate
				  household goods certificate.
(E)
				  Other motor carrier information, as required in this subsection, that will
				  participate in the transportation of the shipment.
(4) The shipper's information as follows:
(A) Name.
(B) Mailing address and physical address (if
				  different from mailing address).
(C) Telephone number.
(5) Shipment information as follows:
(A) Agreed upon pick up date and delivery
				  date or agreed period of the entire move.
(B) Origin and destination of
				  shipment.
(C) The inventory list
				  signed by both parties or an inventory list waiver signed by the
				  shipper.
(D) Identification
				  information of the vehicle on which the shipment is loaded.
(6) Payment and charges as
				  follows:
(A) Denote if the estimate was
				  binding or non-binding.
(i) If non-binding, a
				  reasonably accurate estimate of the amount of the total charges, the maximum
				  amount (subject to the 110% rule) that must be paid at the time of the delivery
				  to relinquish possession of the shipment.
(ii) If binding, the amount of charges that
				  must be paid to relinquish possession of the shipment along with the terms of
				  payment.
(B) The form of
				  payment that will be honored upon delivery (which must be the same as shown on
				  the estimate).
(C) The terms and
				  conditions for payment of the total charges, including notice of any minimum
				  charges.
(D) The maximum amount of
				  payment that will be required at the time of delivery to obtain possession of
				  the shipment.
(E) The declared
				  value of the shipment or, if the shipper does not select the full value
				  protection, the released value of the shipment.
(F) The cost to the shipper for full value
				  shipment valuation, if selected by the shipper.
(G) Evidence of any insurance coverage sold
				  to or procured for the shipper from an independent insurer, including the cost
				  incurred for the insurance.
(H) A
				  complete description of any accessorial services ordered and the charges
				  associated with the services.
(I)
				  Whether the shipper will be notified in advance of the charges before delivery.
				  If yes, the shipper must provide fax number or address where the notifications
				  are to occur and via method (fax, email, overnight courier, certified mail,
				  etc.) as well as any additional charges associated with the
				  notification.
(7)
				  Acknowledgments and Signatures as follows:
(A)
				  In the event the motor carrier of household goods reasonably believes an
				  accessorial service is needed to safely transport a shipment, and the shipper
				  refuses to pay for such a service, the carrier must refuse to accept the
				  shipment and note this on the bill of lading.
(B) Acknowledgment by the shipper that the
				  consumer protection information "Moving in Oklahoma" was received at the time
				  or prior to receipt of the written estimate.
(C) Specification of the selection of the
				  released rate of sixty cents (.60) per pound per article which is considerably
				  less than the value of most articles transported or the full value protection
				  with declared value of shipment specified.
(D) Signature of carrier.
(E) Signature of shipper.