49 CFR § 377.209 - Additional charges.

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title: "49 CFR § 377.209 - Additional charges."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "377.209"
section_name: "Additional charges."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "377"
part_name: "PAYMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CHARGES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 13101, 13301, 13701, 13702, 13706, 13707, and 14101; and 49 CFR 1.87."
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# 377.209 Additional charges.

When a carrier—

(a) Has collected the amount of tariff charges represented in a freight bill presented by it as the total amount of such charges, and

(b) Thereafter presents to the shipper another freight bill for additional charges—

the carrier may extend credit in the amount of such additional charges for a period of 30 calendar days from the date of the presentation of the freight bill for the additional charges.