§ 46.2-2163. Determination of weights by certified scales.
A. Each household goods carrier shall determine the tare weight of eachvehicle used by having it weighed prior to, if practicable, the loading ofeach shipment under the following conditions:
1. By a certified weighmaster or on a certified scale, and
2. The vehicle shall contain all pads, chains, dollies, handtrucks and otherequipment needed in the transportation of shipments to be loaded thereon.
B. After the vehicle has been loaded it shall be weighed under the followingconditions:
1. At the certified scale nearest to the point of origin of the shipment, ifpracticable, and
2. The vehicle shall contain all pads, chains, dollies, handtrucks and otherequipment needed in the transportation of shipments to be loaded thereon.
C. The net weight of the shipment shall be determined by deducting the tareweight from the gross weight and such weight shall be entered on the bill oflading.
D. Where no certified scale is available at the point of origin, the grossweight shall be obtained at the nearest certified scale either in thedirection of the movement of the shipment or in the direction of the nextpick-up or delivery in the case of partial loads.
In the transportation of partial loads, this section shall apply in allrespects, except that the gross weight of a vehicle containing one or morepartial loads shall be used as the tare weight of such vehicle as to partialloads subsequently loaded thereon.
E. The person paying the freight charges, or his representative upon requestof either, shall be permitted without charge to accompany, in his ownconveyance, the carrier to the weighing station and to observe the weighingof his shipment after loading.
The carrier shall use a certified scale that will permit the shipper toobserve the weighing of his shipment without causing delay.
F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to bound or fixed estimatesprovided in accordance with the provisions of § 46.2-2161.
§ 46.2-2163. Determination of weights by certified scales.
A. Each household goods carrier shall determine the tare weight of eachvehicle used by having it weighed prior to, if practicable, the loading ofeach shipment under the following conditions:
1. By a certified weighmaster or on a certified scale, and
2. The vehicle shall contain all pads, chains, dollies, handtrucks and otherequipment needed in the transportation of shipments to be loaded thereon.
B. After the vehicle has been loaded it shall be weighed under the followingconditions:
1. At the certified scale nearest to the point of origin of the shipment, ifpracticable, and
2. The vehicle shall contain all pads, chains, dollies, handtrucks and otherequipment needed in the transportation of shipments to be loaded thereon.
C. The net weight of the shipment shall be determined by deducting the tareweight from the gross weight and such weight shall be entered on the bill oflading.
D. Where no certified scale is available at the point of origin, the grossweight shall be obtained at the nearest certified scale either in thedirection of the movement of the shipment or in the direction of the nextpick-up or delivery in the case of partial loads.
In the transportation of partial loads, this section shall apply in allrespects, except that the gross weight of a vehicle containing one or morepartial loads shall be used as the tare weight of such vehicle as to partialloads subsequently loaded thereon.
E. The person paying the freight charges, or his representative upon requestof either, shall be permitted without charge to accompany, in his ownconveyance, the carrier to the weighing station and to observe the weighingof his shipment after loading.
The carrier shall use a certified scale that will permit the shipper toobserve the weighing of his shipment without causing delay.
F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to bound or fixed estimatesprovided in accordance with the provisions of § 46.2-2161.
§ 46.2-2163. Determination of weights by certified scales.
A. Each household goods carrier shall determine the tare weight of eachvehicle used by having it weighed prior to, if practicable, the loading ofeach shipment under the following conditions:
1. By a certified weighmaster or on a certified scale, and
2. The vehicle shall contain all pads, chains, dollies, handtrucks and otherequipment needed in the transportation of shipments to be loaded thereon.
B. After the vehicle has been loaded it shall be weighed under the followingconditions:
1. At the certified scale nearest to the point of origin of the shipment, ifpracticable, and
2. The vehicle shall contain all pads, chains, dollies, handtrucks and otherequipment needed in the transportation of shipments to be loaded thereon.
C. The net weight of the shipment shall be determined by deducting the tareweight from the gross weight and such weight shall be entered on the bill oflading.
D. Where no certified scale is available at the point of origin, the grossweight shall be obtained at the nearest certified scale either in thedirection of the movement of the shipment or in the direction of the nextpick-up or delivery in the case of partial loads.
In the transportation of partial loads, this section shall apply in allrespects, except that the gross weight of a vehicle containing one or morepartial loads shall be used as the tare weight of such vehicle as to partialloads subsequently loaded thereon.
E. The person paying the freight charges, or his representative upon requestof either, shall be permitted without charge to accompany, in his ownconveyance, the carrier to the weighing station and to observe the weighingof his shipment after loading.
The carrier shall use a certified scale that will permit the shipper toobserve the weighing of his shipment without causing delay.
F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to bound or fixed estimatesprovided in accordance with the provisions of § 46.2-2161.
