PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Motor carriers under subchapter I of chapter 135 must show the real rates, charges, and any discounts or reductions when they send a bill or an electronic payment request to the person who pays them or that person’s agent. They must also show who gets any discount. No one may make a carrier put false or misleading price information on a bill. If a price cut depends on something the shipper does, like moving a certain volume of freight over time, the carrier must note on the bill that a reduction or adjustment may apply.

Title 49, §13708

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(a)Disclosure.—

A motor carrier subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 shall disclose, when a document is presented or electronically transmitted for payment to the person responsible directly to the motor carrier for payment or agent of such responsible person, the actual rates, charges, or allowances for any transportation service and shall also disclose, at such time, whether and to whom any allowance or reduction in charges is made.

(b)False or Misleading Information.—

No person may cause a motor carrier to present false or misleading information on a document about the actual rate, charge, or allowance to any party to the transaction.

(c)Allowances for Services.—

When the actual rate, charge, or allowance is dependent upon the performance of a service by a party to the transportation arrangement, such as tendering a volume of freight over a stated period of time, the motor carrier shall indicate in any document presented for payment to the person responsible directly to the motor carrier that a reduction, allowance, or other adjustment may apply.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 10767 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104–88, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.

§13708 Billing and Collecting Practices