[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR375.503]

[Page 106]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 375_TRANSPORTATION OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE; 
CONSUMER PROTECTION REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart E_Pick Up of Shipments of Household Goods
 
Sec.  375.503  Must I write up an inventory?

    (a) You must prepare a written, itemized inventory for each shipment 
of household goods you transport for an individual shipper. The 
inventory must identify every carton and every uncartoned item that is 
included in the shipment. When you prepare the inventory, an 
identification number that corresponds to the inventory must be placed 
on each article that is included in the shipment.
    (b) You must prepare the inventory before or at the time of loading 
in the vehicle for transportation in a manner that provides the 
individual shipper with the opportunity to observe and verify the 
accuracy of the inventory if he or she so requests.
    (c) You must furnish a complete copy of the inventory to the 
individual shipper before or at the time of loading the shipment. A copy 
of the inventory, signed by both you and the individual shipper, must be 
provided to the shipper, together with a copy of the bill of lading, 
before or at the time you load the shipment.
    (d) Upon delivery, you must provide the individual shipper with the 
opportunity to observe and verify that the same articles are being 
delivered and the condition of those articles. You must also provide the 
individual shipper the opportunity to note in writing any missing 
articles and the condition of any damaged or destroyed articles. In 
addition, you must also provide the shipper with a copy of all such 
notations.
    (e) You must retain inventories for each move you perform for at 
least one year from the date you made the inventory and keep it as an 
attachment to be made an integral part of the bill of lading contract.

[68 FR 35091, June 11, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 10576, Mar. 5, 2004]