New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 3 - MOTOR CARRIER GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 11 - HOUSEHOLD GOODS CARRIERS
Section 18.3.11.7 - DEFINITIONS

A. accessorial services means services such as packing, marking, unpacking, and appliance servicing, assembling, and disassembling that the shipper requests to be performed or are necessary because of special circumstances;

B. bill of lading means the receipt for the shipper's household goods and the contract for their transportation;

C. binding estimate means an agreement made in advance between the shipper and the HGC that guarantees the total cost of the move based on the quantities and services shown on the estimate;

D. exclusive use of a vehicle means an agreement that the shipper's shipment will be moved by itself on the HGC's transporting motor vehicle;

E. expedited service means an agreement between the shipper and the HGC to perform transportation by a set date in exchange for a higher charge;

F. guaranteed pickup and delivery service means an agreement between the shipper and the HGC to pick up and deliver the shipment on specified dates that provides for the HGC to reimburse the shipper for delays;

G. inventory means the detailed descriptive list of the shipper's household goods showing the number and condition of each item;

H. non-binding estimate means the carrier's approximation of the cost of the move based on the estimated weight of the shipment and the accessorial services requested; a non-binding estimate is not enforceable against the carrier as the final charges are based on the actual weight and tariff provisions in effect;

I. shipper means the consumer of the HGC services.

J. storage in transit means temporary storage of the shipper's shipment pending further transportation.