2006 Code of Virginia § 46.2-2173 - Tariff contents

46.2-2173. Tariff contents.

Tariff contents shall contain certain information:

1. Table of contents, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the number ofthe page and/or item number on which each subject may be found. If a tariffcontains so small a volume of matter that its title page or interiorarrangement plainly discloses its contents, the table of contents may beomitted.

2. A complete list of all carriers participating in the tariff, or referenceto the governing publication which participation is shown.

3. A complete index of all commodities on which specific rates are namedtherein, together with reference to the page and/or items in which they areshown. No index need be shown in tariffs of less than five pages, or if allthe rates to each destination are alphabetically arranged by commodities.

4. Explanations of all notes, abbreviations, symbols and reference marks usedin tariff.

5. Rules that govern in clear and explicit terms, setting forth allprivileges and services covered.

6. Any exceptions to the application of rates named, and non-application ofrates named therein.

7. All line haul transportation rates shall be explicitly stated in dollarsand cents.

8. Household goods carriers shall establish the charge to be made for eachaccessorial or terminal service rendered in connection with the shipment. Thetariff shall separately state each service to be rendered and the chargetherefor.

a. The charges for packing and unpacking shall be stated in amounts percontainer or per hundred weight.

b. An hourly labor charge may be established to cover miscellaneous laborservices performed at the request of the shipper when a rate is notseparately stated for the service requested.

9. Tariffs based on distances from point of origin to destination shall showthe mileages or indicate a definite method by which such mileages shall bedetermined.

(2001, c. 596; 2006, c. 609.)