Rates in publications making reference to this tariff include one pickup and loading and one delivery and unloading or one tender for delivery of a shipment at one site by ABF during business hours (see Item 754 for Pickup or Delivery Service - Non-Business Hours) subject to the provisions indicated below:

At the request of the consignor, ABF will furnish and place a vehicle at the loading site designated by the consignor to pick up a shipment there tendered for transportation.

The delivery of a shipment by ABF to the place of delivery specified on the bill of lading will include the placing of a vehicle at the delivery site designated by the consignee.

Freight tendered for loading shall be placed by the consignor as to be directly accessible to the vehicle or it shall be immediately adjacent to a parking space suitable for ABF to place its vehicle for loading (see Note 1). Loading includes stowing and counting of the freight in or on the carrier's vehicle (See Item 566 for Handling Freight at Positions Not Immediately Adjacent to Vehicle.)

ABF will furnish only one person per vehicle for loading, be they the driver, helper, or any other ABF employee or its designated agent except as provided in Item 560 (Extra Labor - Loading).

Freight will be unloaded at the delivery site immediately adjacent to the delivery vehicle (see Note 1). Unloading includes the counting and removal of the freight from the position in which it is transported in or on ABF's vehicle. (See Item 566 for handling freight at positions not immediately adjacent to vehicle).

ABF will furnish only one person per vehicle for unloading, be they the driver, helper or any other ABF employee or its designated agent except as provided in Item 560 (Extra Labor - Unloading).

5. RESTRICTIONS ON LOADING OR UNLOADING BY ABF (Subject to Note 2):

Loading or unloading service does not include assembling, packing, unpacking, dismantling, inspecting, sorting or segregating freight or other special handling EXCEPT as provided in Paragraphs A and B below:

A. A charge of $0.90 per package or a minimum of $61.40 per shipment per trailer, whichever is greater, will be assessed for special handling or sorting or segregating by marks, brands, sizes, flavors or other distinguishing characteristics EXCEPT as provided in Paragraph B.  Such charges will be assessed against the payor of the freight charges and are in addition to applicable detention charges. If the payor of the freight charges is unable or unwilling to pay for this service, the charges will be assessed against the party requesting the service

B. No sorting or segregating charge will be made when:

1. The only service performed is a count necessary to determine the extent and identity of shortages or overages as may have been ascertained by ABF's employee.

2. The shipment is tendered to ABF on pallets and delivery is required in the same palletized manner in which the freight was tendered to ABF.

Loading or unloading service does not include furnishing by ABF of rigging or special loading or unloading equipment such as platform vehicles (other than two-wheeled hand trucks), winches, cranes, jacks, blocks or falls, chain falls or other special equipment used in hoisting, lowering, handling or placing freight in position. When such equipment is used in loading or unloading, the consignor or the consignee, as the case may be, shall furnish same and the necessary labor to operate such equipment at its expense, and shall also assume responsibility for safe loading or unloading, except ABF's employee may use hand trucks or four-wheeled hand carts and hand or electrically operated pallet jacks (non-riding type) when furnished by the consignor or consignee.

The consignor or consignee may elect to waive the loading or unloading of freight by ABF as provided in this item by performing at his own expense the loading or unloading of the shipment on or from ABF's vehicle.

When consignor or owner has made written arrangements with ABF, freight consigned to construction sites (or other places where no representative of the consignee is present or available to receipt for the shipment) will be delivered and unloaded by ABF and left unattended at the place designated.

Upon request of the consignor or consignee, pickup or delivery service as defined in this item may be performed at more than one loading or unloading site within the continuous plant property or premises of the consignor or consignee requesting this service, provided the loading or unloading sites are not intersected by more than one public thoroughfare. A vehicle transfer charge of $53.07 per shipment per trailer will be assessed for each transfer of the vehicle from one loading or unloading site to another.

9. HEAVY OR BULKY FREIGHT-LOADING OR UNLOADING (Exception to NMF 100 Series, Item 568): (See Note 3)

When freight (per package or piece) in a single container, or secured to pallets, platforms, or lift truck skids, or in any other authorized form of shipment:

A. Weighs 500 pounds or less, ABF will perform the loading and/or unloading where a dock, platform, or ramp is directly accessible to ABF's vehicle, except as provided in Paragraph C. Regardless of weight, if there is no dock, platform or ramp provided, the Customer will be responsible for the loading or unloading. On request, the ABF driver will assist.

B. Weighs 500 pounds or more, the Customer will perform the loading or unloading. On request, the ABF driver will assist.

C. Regardless of weight, the Customer will be responsible for the loading or unloading when:

(1) Freight exceeds 22 feet in any dimension.

(2) Freight exceeds 10 feet in its greatest dimension and exceeds 1 foot in any other dimension.

(3) Freight exceeds 8 feet in its greatest dimension, with any other dimension exceeding 2 feet.

(4) Freight exceeds 4 feet in any two dimensions.

Note 1 - Freight shall be deemed to be immediately adjacent to a space suitable for ABF to place its vehicle for loading or unloading if separated therefrom only by an intervening public sidewalk. If a parking space suitable for ABF to place its vehicle for loading or unloading is occupied or city ordinance prevents its use, the nearest available parking space may be used.

When two or more shipments are placed by the shipper as close as practicable to a parking space suitable for ABF to place its vehicle for loading, all such shipments will be considered as immediately adjacent thereto, even though the shipment or shipments that were closest to such parking space were picked up first by the same or different motor carrier.

When shipper assigns to two or more carriers designated spaces in its shipping room or loading platform where outgoing freight will be placed by the shipper for pickup by the designated carriers and all of such assigned spaces are as close as practicable to a parking space suitable for carrier to place its vehicle for loading, all such assigned and designated spaces will be considered immediately adjacent to such parking space.

Note 2 - The provisions of this paragraph will not allow for the opening of packages or unitized shipments, including shrink-wrapped or banded freight on pallets or skids.

Note 3 - Loading by definition in Paragraph 9 of this item includes stowing and counting of the freight in or on ABF's vehicle(s). Unloading by definition in Paragraph 9 of this item includes the counting and removing of the freight from the position in which it is transported in or on ABF's vehicle.