How to Stay Legal in Missouri The Missouri Department of Transportation

How to Stay Legal
in Missouri
The Missouri Department
of Transportation
What is Important to Remember
• Must publish a tariff
• Tariff must be retained at each business
location
• You can decide your rates and charges for
your services
• Rules and regulations pertaining to rates and
charges still exists as established by previous
commission orders or state regulations for
consumer and carrier protection
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What is Important to Remember
• Fuel surcharge method is still intact
• Requirements are in place on how you
prepare you tariff
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Rates & Charges – What’s New
Territorial Rates
Statewide Hourly Rates
Distance Rates within Commercial
Zones
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Rates and Charges – Territorial
Rates
What does this mean?
Having different rates in different
geographic areas
Rate differences are based on costs, labor
rates and other costs or justifications that
determine your rates and charges and that
they are reasonable and non-discriminatory
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Territorial Rates - Example 1.
Shipments within
Northwest Zone–
Hourly Rate for 1
man and 1 truck is
$125.00
Shipments within
St. Louis Zone–
Hourly Rate for 1
man and 1 truck is
$150.00
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Territorial Rates - Example 2.
Hourly rate for 1 man and 1 truck are as follows:
Shipments within 25 miles of Jefferson City, MO
is $125.00.
Within 75 miles of Jefferson City, Mo but not
wholly within 25 miles of Jefferson City, Mo is
Jefferson City and
$140.00.
25 miles
75 miles
Note: Jefferson
City is the
carrier’s place of
business
100 miles
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Territorial Rates - Example 3.
Hourly Rate Only
Within 25 miles of shipment’s originating
municipality where the population of that
municipality is 25,000 or more, the hourly rate
is $125.00 for 1 man and 1 truck.
Within 25 miles of shipment’s originating
municipality where the population of that
municipality is less than 25,000, the hourly
rate is $150.00 for 1 man and 1 truck.
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Territorial Rates - Example 4.
Distance Rate Only
Northwest Zone
Distance
ADD WT
600 LBS
Excess
(Miles)
St. Louis Zone
2000
LBS
ADD WT
Excess
4000
LBS
ADD WT
Excess
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Distance
ADD WT
600 LBS
Excess
(Miles)
2000
LBS
ADD WT
Excess
4000
LBS
ADD WT
Excess
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15.39
804
13.85
194
22.51
509
15.83
825
14.21
199
23.22
524
16.19
848
15.57
204
23.84
538
16.54
869
14.97
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21.99
498
15.39
806
13.85
196
22.51
511
15.83
827
14.21
201
23.22
526
16.19
850
15.57
206
23.84
540
16.54
871
14.97
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Statewide Hourly Rates
Regulation changes that required
operation within municipalities to obtain
authority
Prior to passage of SB470 and HB 1402
hourly rates statewide were exceptions
to distance rates
Issuance of commission order that
opens the use of hourly rates statewide
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Distance Rates within
Commercial Zones
Carriers who continue to operate
wholly within municipalities may use
weight/distance rates as well as hourly
rates
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Rates & Charges – Generally
Changes in rates must be effective in a
future time frame with a minimum of one
day from issued date
Must post rate changes
Seasonal or other time period rates may
be published
Tariff rule 4 CSR 265-10.120 on how the
tariff is to be prepared
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Rates & Charges – Generally
Changing rates may impact quoted non binding
estimates
Changing rates may impact binding estimates
Rates must be fixed, just and nondiscriminatory
Reduced rates may be offered to all similarly
situated if stated in the tariff – no coupons in
advertisements
Records must be maintained for two years
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Rates & Charges – Conflicting
Charges
If rates and charges are listed within
your tariff for the same service, both
methods will have to be computed and
the consumer will get the lower rate.
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Rates & Charges – How to
Eliminate Conflicting Charges
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Rates & Charges - Estimates
Binding Estimate
Carrier may, but not required to, offer
“The total charges of the shipment at time of
delivery shall be based on the binding
estimate or on the actual charges for the
services performed, whichever is lower.”
Includes surcharge if applicable
If movement is performed using distance
commodity rates, the shipment must be
weighed
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Rates & Charges - Estimates
Non Binding Estimate
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Provide a written estimate upon request
On-site visit not required
Not a guaranteed price
Does not bind or limit the carrier
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Additional Service Rates and
Charges
• All services performed in conjunction with
the transportation movement must be
reflected in the tariff
• May add or modify additional services
dependent upon your needs
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Types of cartons
Additional types of packing or unpacking
services
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Inventory
Required When --
• Shipment is loaded on vehicle with
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another shipment
When shipment is released at a value not
to exceed 60 cent per pound
Items of extraordinary value
Shipment is being placed into storage
Shipment is leaving storage
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Valuation
Distance Rates
• Four types of valuations
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60 cents per pound per article (No cost)
Not to exceed $1.25 multiplied by the weight
of the shipment
Declared value
Full value
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Valuation
Hourly Rates
• Standard Valuation (fair market value of
article) OR
• Released Value (60 cents per pound per
article where estimated weight is
determined using the Military/Industry
Table of Weights and Depreciation Guide)
• Declared Value
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Payments and Collection of
Charges
Payment due when shipment is delivered
Carrier may limit credit card acceptance
If any amount is charged for use of credit
card, the amount must be stated in the
tariff
Carrier may extend credit on movements
where a non-binding estimate was given
and actual charges are over 10% of the
estimate
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Preparing or Modifying Your
Tariff
Opportunities for Assistance--
• Tariff Bureaus can prepare the tariff
• MCS drafted three different sample tariffs
that can be found on MCS Website at
http://www.modot.mo.gov/mcs/HHG/index.htm
• Call MCS to discuss specific items or
questions
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For More Information:
[email protected]
573-751-7128
www.modot.org/mcs
1-866-831-6277
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