Notice
of Limited Liability:
SelfMoves USA provides
you a commercial method of self moving. You assume the responsibility
and control of your move – including all packing and loading of your
items. Your items are secured behind the bulkhead wall/divider and SelfMoves
USA is only responsible for damage caused by our negligence. We are
not responsible for any damage caused by improper packing or loading
of shipment.
SelfMoves USA provides
two types of liability coverage for your shipment. The first is catastrophic
liability which covers your shipment at $2.00 per pound per piece, subject
to a maximum of $15,000 per trailer. Liability is limited for only the
conditions listed hereafter: fire, lightning, windstorm or hail, trailer
overturn, trailer collision or total truck theft/vandalism. This standard
coverage is included with your quote at no additional charge.
The second coverage
is carrier negligence liability which SelfMoves accepts liability at
10 cents per pound per piece for loss or damage caused by carrier negligence.
Additional coverage for loss or damage due to carrier negligence is
available at the following rates:
- For a $75 charge,
the coverage would increase to $1.00 per pound per piece up to a maximum
of $7,500 per trailer
- For a $100 charge,
the coverage would increase to $1.50 per pound per piece up to a maximum
of $10,000 per trailer.
- For a $125 charge,
the coverage would increase to $2.00 per pound per piece up to a maximum
of $15,000 per trailer.
SelfMoves USA will
not accept any claim for currency, accounts, bills, evidence of
debt, notes precious stone or jewelry, money, securities or loss or
damage caused by acts of war, nuclear explosion, riots, or civil commotion,
or water damage (except as noted below.)
Liability will begin
after SelfMoves USA or its carrier has been notified the goods have
been loaded onto trailer and trailer has been picked up at origin.
Liability will cease when the trailer has been tendered for unloading
at destination. It is understood that SelfMoves USA and its carrier
will assume no liability if the bulkhead is intact at the time of delivery,
except in the case of water damage, which is covered at the standard
liability coverage of 10 cents per pound per piece.
Additionally, SelfMoves
USA will not accept liability for loss or damage caused by the loading
of a hazardous nature on board the trailer. Items of hazardous nature
include, but are not limited to, inflammables, aerosols, explosives,
plants and items subject to federal or state legal quarantines.