The words "freight prepayable" or "freight to be prepaid" or words of similar effect, if appearing on transport documents, will not be accepted as constituting evidence of the payment of freight.
Inland river freight costs are historically high for a tight supply of barges, increased operating costs, and higher demand moving commodities upbound on the major rivers.
Another factor may be that more people are trying to overpack their carry-on bags to avoid checked-baggage fees, though the airlines strongly dispute this.
The results, companies are raising shipping rates, businesses are getting more competitive when it comes to hiring truckers and Congress is considering lowering the interstate truck driving age from 21 to 18.
Days ahead of the change, DHgate launched what it called a " Tariff Escort Plan, " offering subsidies, discounted shipping, and extra platform traffic to help sellers offset the impact.
A farmer could get wood to build his house. But he had to buy the wood and pay the railroad to bring it west. To farm the plains, he needed barbed wire for fences, and plows and other new equipment.