Cargo Transportation – Carrier Tariffs, Rates & Contracts

Course Overview

Explore the purpose, structure, and content of cargo transportation tariffs, including common charges and carrier-sharing arrangements. Understand the factors influencing transportation rates and shipping costs. Learn the role of transport documents as contracts, their primary functions, and the types of carriage contracts across various transportation modes.

• Identify and describe a cargo transportation tariff in terms of its generic purpose and functions.
• Identify and describe the sections and content of a typical cargo transportation tariff.
• List the typical types of transportation charges which may be found in cargo transportation tariffs.
• Identify and describe three means by which a common carrier may share a tariff published by another carrier or other tariff publisher.
• Learn the factors that determine cargo transportation rates and overall shipping costs.
• Transport Documents as Contracts
• Primary functions of transport documents
• Awareness of the types of contracts of carriage by mode of transportation