1997 Minnesota Statutes

     221.172 Shipping documents. 

    Subdivision 1.    Hazardous material bill of lading.  A 
 person who transports a hazardous material by motor vehicle 
 shall conform to the requirements of Code of Federal 
 Regulations, title 49, with respect to shipping documents.  

    Subd. 2.    Hazardous waste manifest.  A person who 
 transports a hazardous waste by motor vehicle shall carry in the 
 vehicle a hazardous waste manifest which conforms to the 
 requirements of Minnesota Rules, chapter 7045. 

    Subd. 3.    Class I, class II, and temperature-controlled 
 commodities carriers; household goods movers.  A class I 
 carrier, class II carrier, household goods mover, and a holder 
 of a temperature-controlled commodities permit shall keep a 
 record of each shipment transported under a certificate or 
 permit.  A record may consist of one or more documents, 
 including a bill of lading, freight bill, manifest, delivery 
 receipt, or other document.  If it consists of more than one 
 document, the documents constituting a shipment record must be 
 available for inspection together.  A record must show the: 

    (1) names of the consignor and consignee; 

    (2) date of shipment; 

    (3) origin and destination points; 

    (4) number of packages, if applicable to the rating of the 
 freight or if the carrier's operating authority includes a 
 package or article restriction, unless the shipment is 
 transported by a household goods mover; 

    (5) description of the freight; 

    (6) weight, volume, or measurement of the freight, if 
 applicable to the rating of the freight or if the carrier's 
 operating authority includes a weight restriction; 

    (7) exact rate or rates assessed; 

    (8) total charges due, including the nature and amount of 
 any charges for special service; 

    (9) the name of each carrier participating in the 
 transportation; and 

    (10) after January 1, 1994, any terminals through which the 
 shipment moved. 

    Subd. 4.    Truckload record.  In addition to the items 
 listed in subdivision 3, if the transportation is provided under 
 a class II-T permit or is a shipment of truckload freight, a 
 record must include the word "truckload" or must prominently 
 display the letters "II-T" and must show the name of the driver 
 or drivers who transported the shipment, the pickup and delivery 
 times, and the license plate number or unit number of the power 
 unit and trailer used to transport the shipment. 

    Subd. 5.    Temperature-controlled commodities carrier.  
 In addition to the items listed in subdivision 3, if the 
 transportation is provided under a temperature-controlled 
 commodities permit, a record must include the words 
 "temperature-controlled commodities" or must prominently display 
 the letters "TCC" and must indicate the reasons for protecting 
 the commodity from heat or cold.  

    Subd. 6.    Courier services carrier.  (a) A courier 
 services carrier shall keep a record of each shipment 
 transported.  A record may consist of one or more documents, 
 including a bill of lading, freight bill, manifest, delivery 
 receipt, or other document.  If it consists of more than one 
 document, the documents constituting a shipment record must be 
 available for inspection together.  A record must show the:  

    (1) names of the consignor and consignee; 

    (2) date of shipment; 

    (3) origin and destination points; 

    (4) number of packages; 

    (5) weight, volume, or measurement of the freight, if 
 applicable to the rating of the freight; 

    (6) exact rate or rates assessed; and 

    (7) total charges due, including the nature and amount of 
 any charges for special service.  

    (b) In addition to the items listed in paragraph (a), if 
 the transportation is expedited delivery, a record also must 
 show the: 

    (1) license plate number or unit number of the vehicle used 
 to transport the shipment; 

    (2) time of the shipper's initial request for service; and 

    (3) pickup and delivery times. 

    (c) In addition to the items listed in paragraph (a), if 
 the transportation is overnight small package delivery, a record 
 also must show the:  

    (1) license plate number or unit number of the vehicle used 
 to transport the shipment at the point of delivery; and 

    (2) weight of each package or article of a shipment. 

    Subd. 7.    Contract carrier.  A contract carrier shall 
 keep a record of each shipment transported.  A record may 
 consist of one or more documents, including a bill of lading, 
 freight bill, manifest, delivery receipt, or other document.  If 
 it consists of more than one document, the documents 
 constituting a shipment record must be available for inspection 
 together.  A record must show the: 

    (1) names of the consignor and consignee; 

    (2) date of shipment; 

    (3) origin and destination points; 

    (4) description of freight; 

    (5) weight, volume, or measurement of the freight, if 
 applicable to the rating of the freight or if the contract 
 carrier's operating authority includes a weight restriction; 

    (6) exact rate or rates assessed; and 

    (7) total charges due, including the nature and amount of 
 any charges for special service. 

    Subd. 8.    Local cartage carrier.  A local cartage 
 carrier shall keep a record of each shipment transported.  A 
 record may consist of one or more documents, including a bill of 
 lading, freight bill, manifest, delivery receipt, or other 
 document.  If it consists of more than one document, the 
 documents constituting a shipment record must be available for 
 inspection together.  A record must show the: 

    (1) date of shipment; 

    (2) origin and destination points; and 

    (3) terminal through which the shipment moved, if any. 

    Subd. 9.    Charter transportation.  A charter carrier 
 and a regular route common carrier with incidental charter 
 operating authority shall keep a record of each charter it 
 provides under a charter carrier permit or a certificate.  A 
 charter record may consist of one or more documents.  If it 
 consists of more than one document, the documents constituting a 
 charter record must be available for inspection together.  A 
 charter record must show the: 

    (1) name of the carrier; 

    (2) names of the payor and organization, if any, for which 
 the transportation is performed; 

    (3) date or dates the transportation was performed; 

    (4) origin, destination, and general routing of the trip; 

    (5) identification and seating capacity of each vehicle 
 requested or used; 

    (6) number of persons transported; 

    (7) mileage upon which charges are based, including any 
 deadhead mileage, separately noted; 

    (8) applicable rates per mile, hour, day, or other unit; 

    (9) itemized charges for the transportation, including 
 special services and fees; and 

    (10) total charges assessed and collected.  

    A charter carrier must use the same method of computing its 
 rates in billing for charter services as that shown in its 
 tariff on file with the commissioner. 

    Subd. 10.    Retained three years.  A shipping document 
 or record described in subdivisions 2 to 9, or a copy of it, 
 must be retained by the carrier for at least three years from 
 the date on the shipping document or record.  A carrier may keep 
 a shipping record described in subdivisions 3 to 9 by any 
 technology that prevents the alteration, modification, or 
 erasure of the underlying data and will enable production of an 
 accurate and unaltered paper copy.  A carrier shall keep a 
 shipping record in a manner that will make it readily accessible 
 and shall have a means of identifying and producing a legible 
 paper copy for inspection by the commissioner upon request.  

    HIST: 1983 c 371 s 33; 1988 c 544 s 17; 1993 c 117 s 27