Liability Coverage vs Freight Insurance
- Freight Carriers offer limited liability coverage on every shipment
- Carriers pay out a dollar amount per pound depending on the freight class and commodity of the shipment.
- The delivery receipt must include notice of damage to receive full claim amount.
- Freight Insurance is a third party coverage beyond the standard carrier liability.
- Book insurance for any freight shipment (Land, Air, or Ocean) for as little as $30.00.
- This freight insurance policy will cover the goods for the full value declared and will not be subject to the limitation of a carrier’s bill of lading.
- At Gold Coast Logistics, we only work with Truckload operators that offer a minimum of $100,000.00 in insurance coverage
Customer Responsibility
It is imperative that the company arranging the shipping services explains what to expect when shipping or receiving shipments, especially for customers that are not familiar with freight.
They need to know what services are included in the pick up or delivery and not to sign off on additional services without prior agreement. If the shipper or receiver signs off on additional services, the carrier will charge the paying party (who ever arranged the shipment).
The receiver is responsible for documenting any loss or damages at time of delivery
Consignee Responsibility
If it is damaged, refuse it. If you accept it, it’s yours
Consignee will be responsible for any additional services requested of the carrier.
Lift Gate – Inside Delivery – White Glove Service –Detention – Removal of Debris – Etc.
CHECKLIST
- Conduct your own inspection
- Notate any damage or missing pieces on Proof Delivery(POD)
- If completely damaged, refuse freight
- You will be responsible for any additional service provided by the carrier that was not originally specified when purchasing your itme(s) from the vendor
NOTE: Consignee will be invoiced for any additional fees occurred during delivery that they signed off for on the POD and expected to pay within 30 days
Less Than Truckload Limitations
It is important to have a base knowledge and understanding of freight carriers Less Than Truckload (LTL) limitations. We take a proactive approach in order to limit costly mistakes.
If you are concerned your shipment may be too large to ship LTL, or the shipment exceeds any of the following, please reach out to the professionals at Gold Coast Logistics for confirmation.
- More than 5 standard sized pallets (48×40)
- Any piece with a single dimension over 8ft long
- Total weight over 7,000 lbs
- Shipment is over 650 cubic feet with average density of less than 6 lbs per cubic foot
- Lift Gate Limitations
- Weight capacity can range per truck from 1500 lbs to 3500 lbs
- Lift gate size can range per truck from about 80”- 89” wide and 40”- 70” deep.
Class & NMFC
Freight Class is Based on Four Primary Factors
We can help take the headaches of full truckload shipping (FTL) off your plate. That includes sourcing capacity, scheduling appointments, optimizing routes, troubleshooting issues, tracking orders, and overall management of your shipments.
- 1. Density: The amount of space the freight takes up on a trailer relative to its weight
- 2. Stowability: If an item is extra heavy, hazardous or extremely large, it may be difficult to stow on a trailer efficiency, which can raise costs.
- 3. Ease of Handling: If freight is especially difficult to handle, it may be placed in a higher class.
- 4. Liability: If freight is fragile or perishable and in need of temperature controlled or refrigerated transportation, it may be assigned a higher class.
In an effort to establish fair measures and standardize freight pricing, the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) created a classification system for every type of freight.
This system divides freight into different classes—18 of them, to be exact—and is catalogued with the National Motor Freight Classification tariff (NMFC).
The 18 freight classes are defined with a number between 50 and 500. These numbers become essential when shippers and carriers need to define tariffs associated with a given shipment and set shipping rates to be charged to the customer.
