A carrier may require his freightage to be paid upon his receiving the freight; but if he does not demand it then, he cannot until he is ready to deliver the freight to the consignee.
Article 4Freightage
Section § 2136
This law means that a shipping company can ask for payment for transporting goods when they first receive the goods. If they don’t ask for payment at that time, they have to wait until they're ready to deliver the goods to the recipient to request payment.
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Section § 2137
When you send goods, you're usually responsible for paying the shipping costs. However, if the deal says the receiver should pay, and the shipping company gives them the goods, you can't be asked to pay later.
The consignor of freight is presumed to be liable for the freightage, but if the contract between him and the carrier provides that the consignee shall pay it, and the carrier allows the consignee to take the freight, he cannot afterwards recover the freightage from the consignor.
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Section § 2138
If someone receives goods and knows the sender expects them to pay for the shipping costs, they are responsible for these costs.
The consignee of freight is liable for the freightage, if he accepts the freight with notice of the intention of the consignor that he should pay it.
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Section § 2139
This law means you can't charge shipping fees for the natural increase, like newborn animals, that came about during the transport of freight.
No freightage can be charged upon the natural increase of freight.
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Section § 2140
If the cost of shipping goods is divided up in a document like a bill of lading, the carrier can only charge for the portion of the shipment they successfully deliver.
If freightage is apportioned by a bill of lading or other contract made between a consignor and carrier, the carrier is entitled to payment, according to the apportionment, for so much as he delivers.
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Section § 2141
If you accept part of a delivery without complaining that the rest hasn’t arrived, you’ll need to pay for just that part, even if the original agreement didn't split the costs like this.
If a part of the freight is accepted by a consignee, without a specific objection that the rest is not delivered, the freightage must be apportioned and paid as to that part, though not apportioned in the original contract.
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Section § 2142
If a receiver (consignee) takes delivery of goods at a point earlier than planned, the shipping company (carrier) should get paid proportional to the distance traveled unless the carrier is ready and willing to finish the trip, in which case they should get full payment. If the carrier is not willing to complete the trip and goods are received out of necessity, the carrier should not get paid at all.
If a consignee voluntarily receives freight at a place short of the one appointed for delivery, the carrier is entitled to a just proportion of the freightage, according to distance. If the carrier, being ready and willing, offers to complete the transit, he is entitled to the full freightage. If he does not thus offer completion, and the consignee receives the freight only from necessity, the carrier is not entitled to any freightage.
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Section § 2143
If a carrier transports freight further or faster than previously agreed without any prior arrangement, they can't charge more money for it and must deliver the goods when the recipient asks for them at the correct destination and time.
If freight is carried further, or more expeditiously, than was agreed upon by the parties, the carrier is not entitled to additional compensation, and cannot refuse to deliver it, on the demand of the consignee, at the place and time of its arrival.
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Section § 2144
This law explains that carriers, like shipping companies, have the right to hold onto goods until they are paid for their services. This includes payment for transporting and caring for the goods, as well as any money they advanced to pay off an earlier lien. They can also claim fines or costs if false information about cargo weight was given, but only under certain limits.
A carrier has a lien for (a) freightage and for services rendered at request of shipper or consignee in and about the transportation of the property, (b) care and preservation of the property, (c) money advanced at request of shipper or consignee to discharge a prior lien, and (d), subject to the limitations specified in Section 3051.6, any fines, penalties, costs, expenses, and interest arising from the provision of false or erroneous certifications of gross cargo weight as required by Section 508 of Title 49 of the United States Code. The carrier’s rights
to this lien are regulated by the title on liens.
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