South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 103 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Article 2 - MOTOR CARRIERS
Subarticle 5 - OPERATIONS OF CERTIFICATED MOTOR CARRIERS
Section 103-159 - Contents of Bills of Lading
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
Each bill of lading shall show at a minimum the following information:
1. The name of issuing carrier;
2. The date the shipment was received by the carrier;
3. The name and address of the consignor/shipper;
4. The points of origin and destination;
5. The name and address of the consignee/receiver;
6. Declaration of valuation (motor carriers of household goods);
7. The weight by certified public scale, volume, or measurement of the property tendered and received for transportation according to the lawfully applicable rates and charges shown separately by classification;
8. If it relates to a C.O.D. shipment, the amount of the C.O.D. and the name of the individual, corporation, or association who is actually to pay the C.O.D.;
9. Public Service Commission identification number;
10. Financial responsibility information as to insurance coverages;
11. The number of the bill of lading, as numbered consecutively in each motor carrier's own series at the time of printing;
12. Any accessorial or additional service charges in detail, giving size, and kind of equipment, the number of men and total hours of extra labor, and equipment services provided;
13. Rate per hundred weight or rate per hour, whichever is applicable (motor carriers of household goods); and
14. Base liability amount of the carrier for its cargo.