Description.
The final cost of a move based on the actual weight, distance, accessorial charges (if any), and valuation charges (if any). These charges will be communicated to the customer by Arpin RI before delivery so the customer can arrange payment. Note: For customers with a non-binding estimate, on delivery day, Arpin RI will collect either […]
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Access to a residence is defined as the ability to place the truck within a reasonable distance of the residence; home, apartment, or condo. In moving, the unit of distance that is used as a base or standard distance for locating the truck near the residence is 75 feet. The first 75 are included in
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Operating authority is a certification issued by a state or federal governmental regulating agency which authorizes a carrier to move household goods. Motor carriers obtain operating authority, national authority or state authority, by satisfying the regulating body’s insurance and management requirements. For national moves, Arpin of RI is obligated to use Arpin Van Lines’ interstate
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Advance charges are charges for services performed by a 3rd party provider contracted by the moving company at the customer’s request. 3rd party experts, such as plumbers, electricians, or professional handy-men are hired when their services are considered essential for the completion of the move or to comply with local ordinances. Arpin RI will pay
Movers call them pads and customers call them blankets, but they are both referring to the same thing. A furniture pad is a six-foot-long by 5-foot-wide quilted blanket designed to protect appliances and furniture during the moving process. Arpin of RI has tens of thousands of moving pads standing by to protect your furniture from
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Hours of service regulations are Federal regulations that limit the number of hours an interstate driver can drive per day, work per day, or work per 7-day period. The regulations also mandate rest and sleeping periods during these work intervals. Arpin of RI divers must comply with all hours-of-service regulations as a condition of their
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Household goods are a type of trucking commodity like freight, produce, automobiles, or gasoline. The rates associated with the transportation of household goods are filed in a tariff with the Federal government by the carrier. All the personal effects in a residence that are used or new and yet to be used are considered household
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Impracticable operation is a legal term describing when conditions make it physically impossible for the carrier to perform pickup or delivery with its normally assigned road-haul truck through no fault of their own and another loading or unloading solution must be found. Typical examples of Impracticable operations are: road construction, weight limits on bridges, height
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Local rates are the hourly charges that a moving company has filed as part of their tariff with the local DOT or PUC. These rates list the charges for any and all services that can be performed on a local move which include packing, moving, crating, valuation, or other auxiliary services. Arpin of RI has
Origin services are various moving services that usually occur at the origin residence. These origin service may include: a survey or estimate, full or partial packing service, crating, disassembly services, auxiliary pick-up, shuttle, or direct loading.