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49 CFR Part 370 · Educational checklist

Freight claim package checklist

Assemble a cleaner loss/damage claim file for interstate motor carrier shipments. Checklist themes track 49 CFR Part 370 (filing and investigation/disposition practices). For produce temperature physics, pair with the Cold Chain Field Library.

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Not legal advice. Part 370 sets federal principles for motor carrier claim investigation and disposition. Bills of lading, contracts, and tariffs can impose different or shorter requirements. Confirm the current eCFR Part 370 text and your governing documents.

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How to use this with produce / reefer

Part 370 is about the claim process. Produce still needs physics evidence (pulp temps, reefer downloads, mix legality). Use:

Source: 49 CFR Part 370 — Principles and practices for the investigation and voluntary disposition of loss and damage claims and processing salvage · eCFR Part 370 · Filing contents themes: § 370.3 · Disposition timing themes: § 370.9 · Carmack minimum periods context: 49 U.S.C. § 14706