Moving Glossary
Accessorial/additional services – Accessorial/additional services mean at the time of moving day on the request of customer moving service company provide additional services and charges extra fee for this services.
Agent – Agent a person who work out in middle of moving and relocation company and mover customer.
Bill of Lading – Bill of landing in short is called a customer's receipt for goods and contract for transportation.
Binding/Non-Binding Estimate – A binding estimates mean agreement made in advance between the customer and the mover that guarantees the total cost of the. A non-binding estimate mean not binding on the.
Booking Agent – The booking agent means agent between origins or destination agent
Carrier –Carrier men a company provide moving and transportation services for customer.
Claim – Claim mean at the time of transportation and relocation of your moving belonging damaged for that you can claim for that damage.
COD – COD mean cash on delivery
(DOT) – Department of Transportation.
Exclusive Use of Vehicle – upon request and subject to availability, the customer may request and the carrier may provide an exclusive unit for a shipment. Transportation charges are based on actual weight/size subject to specific minimums
Extra Labor – Moving companies are work our labor in hour basis if you want more than that the labor moving company charges more for that this is called extra labor.
Extra Pickup or Delivery – Extra pickup mean if you add more moving belonging in your move this called extra pickup and for that moving company charge extra amount.
Fuel Surcharge – Fuel surcharge mean at the time of moving and relocation period due to the government decision fuel prices are increased this increment apply for your move.
Full-Service Packing & Unpacking –Moving and Transportation Company provide full packing and unpacking services for your move but for that this company applies more charges for this service.
Inventory – Inventory mean list of your moving and transportation belonging which is send to the moving company from moving agent.
Method of Payment – Method of payment mean moving and Relocation Company apply some strategies for his payment such as payment through credit cat or check etc.
Non-Allowables (Prohibited Items) –Non allowable mean those item harmful for your move.
Order for Service – a document authorizing the moving company to transport your household goods.
Order Number –Order of service mean a document authorizing the moving company to transport goods or moving belonging.
Overtime Loading & Unloading Service – used to identify the customer's shipment and appears on the upper right corner of the Order for Service and the Bill of Lading. This number should be used whenever the carrier is contacted.
PBO (packed by owner) – POB mean packed by owner.
Reweigh – A reweigh mean is performed the actual charges will be based upon the reweigh weight, regardless of whether the reweigh weight is higher or lower than the first weight of the shipment.
Shuttle Service – A shuttle service means that this is the use of a secondary, smaller vehicle to complete the pickup or delivery. Charges for this service are based on the weight of the shipment and the location.
Survey – performed by an agent to examine the customer's belongings in order to develop an estimate of move charges.
Tariff – Tariff means a rules and regulation for services.
Third-Party Services – Third party services mean services provide by different company for your move than the your moving company.
Unpacking – Removing boxes and brings out your moving belonging and arrange at new place.
Valuation – Valuation mean that moving and Relocation Company valued your moving and relocation belong gin at the time of relocation.
Waiting Time –Waiting time mean at the time of receiving your moving belonging at the destination due to some reason you are not able to take it or delay to take it that time moving company charges for this time this called waiting time.
