I am in need of information concerning who is responsible for payment
the shipper or the reciever when freight is hauled

Clifford:

There are many terms of service for freight payment.  An excellent
reference for these terms is:
    http://www.public.iastate.edu/~purchasing/bi_terms.htm

You may wish to review the following as well:
    http://www.ultraform.com/Freight.asp

Another:
    http://dafis.ucdavis.edu/help/whatisit/fob.cfm

The interesting thing about freight invoices is that they are due 10
days after completion of the service (generally the billing date is
used to start the 10 days).  Many companies who have extensive inbound
freight bills, use a freight service to review the bills, confirm
their accurace, and approve them for payment.

If I can clarify the information provided, please don't hesitate to
ask.

seedy

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