Effective Date: __________________

STATEMENT OF SERVICES PROVIDED
(OPERATIONS CIRCULAR #1)

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1. __________________________ is a licensed for-hire carrier holding authority pursuant to MC-______.

2. Governing Publications
    (a) __________________________=s Motor Freight Rate Catalogue.
    (b) __________________________=s Rules Tariff _______.
    (c) Uniform Straight Bill of Lading. Other shipping documents executed by          driver as receipt for goods only.
    (d) Mileage rates based on ______________________
    (e) National Motor Freight Classification Rules apply.

3. Insurance Information and Liability Limits
    (a) PI and PD (personal injury and physical damage)
         (i) $___________ per occurrence limit, BMC-91X on file
         (ii) Insurer _________________________, certificate of insurance available              upon request.
    (b) Cargo Liability
         (i) Carmack, subject to $5.00 per pound per article ($200,000 truckload              limit) BMC-32 on file.
         (ii) Insurer _________________________, certificate of insurance available              upon request.
         (iii) Carrier liability for cargo over $_______ by special request.

4. Claims Processing and Statute of Limitation - General principles of Federal commerce law apply. See Elmore v. Stahl, 377 U.S. 134; UBOL and 49 C.F.R. '370. Claims must be filed within 9 months.

5. Spotting and Detention - Spotting for shipper's convenience by special arrangement. Free time for pick-up and/or delivery two (2) hours; detention thereafter $_____ per hour.

6. Pick-Ups, Deliveries, Appointments - Pick-ups and deliveries made between 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., local time or by special arrangement. Appointments made at no charge.

7. Payment of Freight Charges - Due _____ days from date of invoice without offset; PODs provided upon request; finance charge is ____% per month on delinquent accounts with collection charge of $_____ per shipment.

8. Pallets - Provided by special arrangement.

9. Stop-Off Service - $_____ per stop, excluding original pick-up and final delivery.

10. Third Party Billing - Provided for shipper's/beneficial owner's convenience with recourse.

11. Non-Back Solicitation of Intermediaries - As otherwise agreed.

12. Weight Limitations - 45,000 lbs. per truckload, or as otherwise agreed.

13. Simplified Pricing - Unless otherwise indicated, all common carrier shipments are rated as Freight All Kinds for named customers and are subject to a maximum cargo liability of $_____ per pound or $_______ per truckload shipment whichever is less.

14. Alternative Rates Available - Shipper may obtain rates for shipments with higher release values from Carrier=s Director of Pricing by calling _____________. Any such alternative rate shall be reflected by the insertion of the higher release rate value and appropriate tariff item on the bill of lading at time of pick-up.

15. Inadvertence Clause - If a shipper declares a value exceeding $_____ per pound or $_______ per truckload without insertion of the corresponding tariff item, the shipment will not be accepted, but if the shipment is inadvertently accepted, it will be considered as being released to a value of $_____ per pound or $_______ per truckload, whichever is less and the shipment will move subject to such limitation of liability.

16. Remedies - Possessory lien rights apply to violation of credit terms.

17. Fuel Surcharge - Rates will be increased by $0.01 per mile for every $0.05 per gallon by which the weekly DOE prices exceeds a fuel peg of $1.16 per gallon (see below).

DOE Fuel Index Range	Fuel Surcharge Cents per Mile
116 - 120	0
121 - 125	1
126 - 130	2
131 - 135	3
136 - 140	4
141 - 145	5
146 - 150	6
151 - 155	7
156 - 160	8
161 - 165	9
166 - 170	10
171 - 175	11

    (a) The U.S. average diesel fuel price issued by the DOE=s Energy Information          Administration, National Energy Information Center (202) 586-6966 #1 each          Monday will be the weekly fuel cost used. If the fuel index is not issued on          Monday, the next index issued will be used.
    (b) The fuel surcharge will be calculated weekly.
    (c) The fuel surcharge will be effective two days after the diesel fuel price          referred to in (a) is issued by DOE. Example: For a fuel index issued on          Monday, the fuel surcharge will be effective the following Wednesday.