§ 46.2-2166. Minimum weight shipments, notice
No carrier shall accept an order for a shipment for transportation that appears to be subject to the minimum weight provisions of the carrier’s tariff without first having advised the shipper of such minimum weight provisions. 2001, c. 596.
§ 46.2-2160. Bill of lading kept in vehicle; preserved in office
With every motor vehicle transporting household goods there shall be carried with such property on the same vehicle a copy of the bill of lading of all such property, which shall indicate the consignor, consignee, origin, destination and weight of each shipment on the motor vehicle. The original or a copy of the bill of […]
§ 46.2-2161. Payment of tariff charges; payment of specific charges
A. The carrier will not deliver or relinquish possession of any property transported by it until all tariff rates and charges thereon have been paid in cash, postal money order, traveler’s check, cashier’s check, bank treasurer’s check, bank wire transfer, or approved credit card, except where other satisfactory arrangements have been made between the carrier […]
§ 46.2-2162. Carrier liability
A. No delivery acknowledgement on any shipping document to be signed by the consignee at time of delivery shall contain any language that purports to release or discharge the carrier or its agents from liability, other than a statement that the property has been received in apparent good condition except as noted on the shipping […]
§ 46.2-2157. Estimate of charges; penalties; information booklet for shippers
A. Household goods carriers may, upon request of a shipper, cause to be given to such shipper an estimate of the charges for proposed services in the manner and form specified in this section: 1. The estimate may be made only after a visual inspection of the goods by the estimator or be based upon […]
§ 46.2-2158. Bill of lading
A. A bill of lading shall be issued. B. A bill of lading shall contain the following information: 1. Name, address and telephone number of the household goods carrier. 2. Agreed pick-up period of time, the actual pick-up date and agreed delivery date or the agreed period of time within which delivery of the shipment […]
§ 46.2-2159. Freight bill or freight bill/bill of lading
A. There shall be furnished by every household goods carrier at destination to the consignee of every C.O.D. shipment transported by him a freight bill, if a combination freight bill/bill of lading is not used, which bill shall contain the following information: point of origin, point of destination, date of shipment, description of article or […]
§ 46.2-2154. Discontinuance of service
Notwithstanding anything contained in this chapter to the contrary, no household goods carrier shall abandon or discontinue either temporarily or permanently any service established under the provisions of this chapter without permission of the Department and on such terms as the Department may prescribe. 2001, c. 596.
§ 46.2-2155. Power and duty of Department
The Department shall regulate and control all household goods carriers not herein exempted, doing business in the Commonwealth, in all matters relating to the performance of their duties as such carriers and their rates and charges therefor, which rates and charges shall be filed with and subject to approval by the Department by individual household […]
§ 46.2-2156. Solicitation, booking, registration by other persons prohibited; storage-in-transit
A. No person except a certificated household goods carrier, its parent, or its wholly owned subsidiary company, or other entity under complete ownership, or an employee of the above certificated carrier may solicit, book or register a shipment of household goods moving intrastate and only in the name of that certificated carrier. B. No person […]