Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 740 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION DIVISION › Division 55 - RECORDS, REPORTS, AND ACCOUNTING FEES AND TAXES › Section 740-055-0170 - Bills of Lading (Shipping Receipts) and Freight Bills

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The provisions of this section shall
			 apply to carriers for hire in the transportation of household goods in
			 intrastate commerce within the State of Oregon which are submitted to the
			 Department for review and approval.
(2) Carriers shall prepare freight bills for
			 each and every shipment transported. Unless otherwise authorized by the
			 Department, bills of lading, freight bills, and combination bills of lading and
			 freight bills must be issued in sets of not less than triplicate for each
			 shipment transported.
(3) Bills of
			 lading shall show the date, name of the carrier, consignor, consignee, origin,
			 destination, number of packages, or if in bulk, the quantity, description of
			 articles and marks, description of the manner in which the shipment is packed
			 and weight of shipment. The bill of lading shall also show whether the freight
			 charges are to be prepaid or collect. The original of the bill of lading shall
			 be signed and given to the consignor and shall constitute receipt by the
			 carrier of the property for transportation. The number two copy (the shipping
			 order) shall be retained by the carrier. If freight is delivered on the bill of
			 lading, the consignee receives the memorandum copy. The consignee shall sign
			 the carrier's shipping order as a receipt for freight delivery.
(4)
(a) A
			 freight bill shall contain the following information: date, freight bill
			 number, name and address of carrier, consignor, consignee, origin, destination,
			 number of packages, or if in bulk, the quantity, description of articles and
			 marks, weight, rate and freight charge. When the rate assessed is a class rate,
			 the applicable classification rating of the article(s) shall be shown on the
			 freight bill. The freight bill shall also show charges for accessorial or
			 special services provided by the carrier. If detention charges are applicable,
			 the freight bill shall show the time that the equipment was placed on detention
			 and when it was released from detention;
(b) If the applicable rates are published on
			 an hourly or time basis, the freight bill or other documentation retained by
			 the carrier shall show time taken for meals and other nonproductive time, and
			 either:
(A) Time of departure of carrier's
			 equipment from its terminal and time of return of equipment to carrier's
			 terminal or next point of loading; or
(B) Time of arrival of the vehicle at the
			 point of origin and the time service is completed at the point of destination,
			 if rates are based on time consumed between arrival at origin and departure
			 from destination.
(c) The
			 freight bill shall also show advances or other charges, space to note whether
			 the shipment is collect or prepaid, space for carrier to receipt for charges
			 paid, and space for consignee to receipt for shipment. The signed original
			 shall be given to the party paying transportation charges, a signed copy shall
			 be retained by the carrier as a receipt for delivery of freight and a copy
			 shall be given to the consignee on prepaid shipments.