Our terms and guarantees
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
The carrier agrees to transport the property described herein subject to the terms and conditions prescribed by the Public Commercial Vehicles Act and Regulations of the province of origin, and in Quebec by the Civil Code, except as hereinafter provided and in accordance with the rules and regulations published in the carrier’s Tariff of Tolls in effect on the date hereof to which the shipper assents and as evidence thereof accepts this receipt.
DELAY:
Unless the parties agree otherwise in writing, the carrier shall not be liable for any special consequential of other damages caused by more delay in the delivery of the shipment regardless of the cause of such delay.
LIMITS OF LIABILITY:
Carriers shall not be liable for any loss, damage, destruction or unreasonable delays arising from the following causes:
1 - Acts of God, the Queen’s or public enemies
2- Riots
3- Strikes
4- Authority of law
5- Defect or inherent vice in the goods shipped
6- Act of default of the shipper or owner of the goods
7- Nuclear reaction, radiation or radioactive contamination
8- Weather conditions or traffic conditions due to city or provincial road repairs or any construction that may hinder travel on city or provincial roads.
DECLARED VALUE OF SHIPMENTS:
Carrier’s liability for any loss, damage or injury to a shipment shall not exceed lesser of $1.50 per pound or $50 unless:
1- The shipper and carrier specifically agree otherwise in writing and the shipper or class of shippers is named in carrier’s cargo insurance policy or;
2- A higher value is declared on the face of the bill of lading by the consignor, and an additional transportation charge of $0.50 per $100 (of fraction thereof) of such higher declared value, is paid to the carrier. The carrier shall not be required to accept any shipment with a declared value in excess of $500 unless agreed to prior in writing by the carrier.
NOTICE OF LOSS OR DAMAGE:
Notice of loss or damage must be given to the carrier at its regional office, or its head office within twenty-four (24) hours after such loss or damage becomes known, and in writing thirty (30) days after the shipment is accepted by the carrier.
NOTE: NO LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE CARRIER UNLESS WRITTEN NOTICE OR SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE IS RECEIVED WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE SHIPMENT IS ACCEPTED BY THE CARRIER.
For shipment to, from or within the Province of Quebec are applicable conditions of Form RT-200 as decreed by the Quebec Transportation board.