The scale weight of a shipment.

A pickup or delivery that cannot be accomplished due to events beyond the control of the driver, such as:  shipper/consignee/shipment not available at time of attempt, inaccessibility of pickup or delivery address, etc.  Additional fees may be charged under these circumstances.  To prevent such occurrences, contact is attempted prior to any freight pickup or delivery.

The person or company paying freight and related shipping costs.  Bill To parties must be pre-authorized by Integres.  Contact the Integres Customer Care Center to add additional Bill To parties to your address book.

Advance arrangements made for a specific shipment and shipping service, similar to a reservation.

Cartage Pickup/ Delivery before 8:00 AM or after 5:00 PM

Cartage services required during these hours are subject to an additional surcharge.

Shipping costs are based on either the scale weight or the dimensional weight, whichever is greater.

Service consisting of:

1. Carriage of goods to the consignee
2. Collection of cashier's, certified, traveler's or company check or money order made payable to the shipper
3. Delivery of a check or money order to the shipper of the goods 

The shipper of the goods via COD service is responsible for specifying on the delivery receipt the amount of the check or money order to be collected. The full amount of the COD and all other charges are payable in money order or cashiers, certified, traveler's, or company check.

Consignee is responsible for paying the shipping and other charges.  If the consignee has a credit account with Integres it can be settled on account.  If the consignee does not have credit, then a cashier, certified, traveler's or company check or a money order is collected when the freight shipment is delivered. (FCCOD is Freight Charges Collect On Delivery.)

The person or company to whom the goods are to be delivered.

The value of the goods declared by the shipper for the purposes of determining charges of or establishing the limit of the carrier’s liability for loss, damage, or delay.  Valuation charges are assessed to shippers who declare a value of goods higher than the value of the carrier’s limits of liability.

The date and time when a shipment must be delivered to the consignee at the final destination.

The ultimate city and/or airport where a shipment is going.

The space or volume of a shipment. This weight is determined by multiplying the length by the width by the height and dividing the sum by 194 for domestic shipments and by 166 for international shipments.

Refers to shipping within the 50 United States and, when applicable, includes shipping to Puerto Rico (US Territory) and the US Virgin Islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix.

Freight pickup or delivery from conventions, trade shows, exhibit halls, and hotels with events requiring materials for exhibit or display materials.  This includes all shipments with booth indications, contact information for display material locations in a specific hall or building with convention services, or a location indicating meeting or convention services.  This is considered special handling and may entail additional fees.

Hazardous materials (also referred to as dangerous goods or restricted articles), are described as articles or substances that are capable of posing a significant risk to health, safety or property when transported by air.

The following are examples of dangerous goods that must be declared at time of booking:

Oil-based paint and thinners (flammable liquids)

Industrial solvents

Insecticides, garden chemicals (fertilizers, poisons)

Lithium Batteries (not in cameras)

Magnetized materials

Machinery (chain saws, outboard engines containing fuel)

Fuel for camp stoves, lanterns, torches or heating elements

Automobile batteries

Infectious substances

Any compound, liquid or gas that has toxic characteristics

Bleach

Flammable adhesives

Perfume

Alcohol

Based on National Holidays and recognized local holidays, all shipping services required on these scheduled days are charged an additional fee.

Pickup or delivery at locations other than a loading dock/platform or outside entrance of a building.  Additional shipping costs are assessed when the customer requests this specific service, the pickup or delivery point is other than the main floor, or a specific room number is requested and the freight or a piece within the shipment weighs more than 70 pounds.

All locations outside of the domestic definition.

Full shipment details including pieces, weight, dimensions, and descriptive questions about the characteristics and nature of the freight.

A special service for shipments containing overweight or oversized freight requiring cartage services to/from a cartage location with limited load/unload capabilities, no proper truck high dock facility, or when a requested liftgate cartage requirement is specified by the customer.  The service may require a two man service and charges for both are applicable.  Each service is dependent on location and charges can be for both origin (pickup) and destination (delivery).

A shipment that is tendered as individual boxes. Also referred to as a Bulk Shipment.

At the time of booking, the shipper can specify parties to be notified of milestone events from the time of freight pick up until delivery.  Methods of communication are e-mail and fax.

The city and/or airport where the shipment begins its journey.

The material or method of packing a shipment that provides suitable protection during transit.

See prepaid, collect, and third party for definition of terms and methods of payment

The latest possible time when a shipment is available to be picked up.

The earliest possible time when a shipment is available to be picked up.

Shipper is responsible for paying the shipping and other charges.   

A special service for shipments that contain pieces weighing over 100 pound per piece being delivered to a location with no dock or receiving area for truck traffic.  Also when pickup or delivery location requires a specific floor location other than the main or ground floor, a suite or specific office location within a building not located on the main or ground floor.

The person or company sending the shipment.

When the person or company paying shipping and related charges is neither the shipper nor the consignee.

The act of receiving periodic updates on the progress of a shipment by checking information on the Integres.com Web site or receiving proactive notification via e-mail or fax.

A special service for shipments that contain pieces weighing over 100 pounds per piece that are picked up or delivered to a location with no dock or receiving area for truck traffic.  Also when the pickup or delivery location requires a specific floor location other then the main or first floor with any piece weighing in excess of 100 pounds per piece.

A special service for pickup or delivery on the calendar days of Saturday and/or Sunday.  An additional charge is assessed for this shipping service.