A. Each household goods carrier shall determine the tare weight of each vehicle used by having it weighed prior to, if practicable, the loading of each 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 other equipment needed in the transportation of shipments to be loaded thereon.
B. After the vehicle has been loaded it shall be weighed under the following conditions:
1. At the certified scale nearest to the point of origin of the shipment, if practicable, and
2. The vehicle shall contain all pads, chains, dollies, handtrucks and other equipment needed in the transportation of shipments to be loaded thereon.
C. The net weight of the shipment shall be determined by deducting the tare weight from the gross weight and such weight shall be entered on the bill of lading.
D. Where no certified scale is available at the point of origin, the gross weight shall be obtained at the nearest certified scale either in the direction of the movement of the shipment or in the direction of the next pick-up or delivery in the case of partial loads.
In the transportation of partial loads, this section shall apply in all respects, except that the gross weight of a vehicle containing one or more partial loads shall be used as the tare weight of such vehicle as to partial loads subsequently loaded thereon.
E. The person paying the freight charges, or his representative upon request of either, shall be permitted without charge to accompany, in his own conveyance, the carrier to the weighing station and to observe the weighing of his shipment after loading.
The carrier shall use a certified scale that will permit the shipper to observe the weighing of his shipment without causing delay.
F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to bound or fixed estimates provided in accordance with the provisions of § 46.2-2161.
2001, c. 596; 2006, c. 609.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 21 - Regulation of Property Carriers
§ 46.2-2101. Exemptions from chapter
§ 46.2-2102. Compliance with chapter required
§ 46.2-2108.1. Disposition of funds collected
§ 46.2-2108.2. Necessity of a permit or certificate
§ 46.2-2108.4. Application; notice requirements
§ 46.2-2108.5. Registered for fuels tax; business, professional, and occupational license taxes
§ 46.2-2108.6. Considerations for determination of issuance of permit, or certificate
§ 46.2-2109. Action on applications; hearings on denials and protests
§ 46.2-2115. Determination for issuance of permit or certificate
§ 46.2-2117. Temporary emergency operation
§ 46.2-2118. Issuance, expiration, and renewal of permit and certificate
§ 46.2-2120. Filing and application fees
§ 46.2-2121.1. Declaration of for-hire operation; presumption of nonbusiness use
§ 46.2-2122. Bond and letter of credit requirements of applicants for certificate
§ 46.2-2124. Notice of discontinuance of service
§ 46.2-2125. Reports, records, etc.
§ 46.2-2126. Certificate or permit holder not relieved of liability for negligence
§ 46.2-2127. Freight bill violation
§ 46.2-2128. Vehicle seizure; penalty
§ 46.2-2129. Unlawful use of registration and identification markers
§ 46.2-2130. Registration violations; penalties
§ 46.2-2131. Violation; criminal penalties
§ 46.2-2132. Violations; civil penalties
§ 46.2-2133. Grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking certificates
§ 46.2-2134. Grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking permits
§ 46.2-2135. Altering or amending permits or certificates
§ 46.2-2136. Suspension, revocation, and refusal to renew permit or certificate; notice and hearing
§ 46.2-2137. Basis for reinstatement of suspended permits or certificates; reinstatement fees
§ 46.2-2138. Basis for reissuance after revocation of permits or certificates; fees
§ 46.2-2141. Application of article
§ 46.2-2142. Bonds or insurance to be kept in force; amounts
§ 46.2-2143.1. Insurance requirement for motor carriers
§ 46.2-2143.2. Special insurance provisions for certain carriers
§ 46.2-2145. Condition or obligation of security
§ 46.2-2146. Effect of unfair claims settlement practices on self-insured motor carriers
§ 46.2-2147. Certain household goods carriers exempted from article
§ 46.2-2149. Certain household goods carriers exempt from certain provisions of article
§ 46.2-2150. Required certificates of fitness
§ 46.2-2151. Considerations for determination of issuance of certificate
§ 46.2-2152. Control by Department
§ 46.2-2153. Provisions of chapter controlling
§ 46.2-2154. Discontinuance of service
§ 46.2-2155. Power and duty of Department
§ 46.2-2156. Solicitation, booking, registration by other persons prohibited; storage-in-transit
§ 46.2-2157. Estimate of charges; penalties; information booklet for shippers
§ 46.2-2159. Freight bill or freight bill/bill of lading
§ 46.2-2160. Bill of lading kept in vehicle; preserved in office
§ 46.2-2161. Payment of tariff charges; payment of specific charges
§ 46.2-2162. Carrier liability
§ 46.2-2163. Determination of weights by certified scales
§ 46.2-2164. Constructive weight
§ 46.2-2165. Obtaining weight tickets
§ 46.2-2166. Minimum weight shipments, notice
§ 46.2-2167. Reweighing of shipment
§ 46.2-2169. Tariffs showing rates and charges, etc.
§ 46.2-2170. Unlawful to charge other than published tariff
§ 46.2-2171. Changes in tariffs