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PAGE 4-2INTERNATIONAL PERSONAL PROPERTY RATE SOLICITATION I-25vehicle after the shipment is loaded, or the gross weight of the vehicle with the shipment loaded and the tareweight of the same vehicle after the shipment is unloaded.(2) At the time of both weightings, the vehicle will have installed or loaded all pads, dollies, handtrucks, ramps, and other equipment required in the transportation of each shipment. Neither the driver nor anyother persons shall be on the vehicle at the time of either weighing.(3) The fuel tanks on the vehicle will be full at the time of each weighing or, in the alternative, nofuel may be added between the two weightings when the tare weighing is the first weighing performed.(4) The trailer of a tractor-trailer vehicle combination may be detached from the tractor and the trailerweighed separately at each weighing providing the length of the scale platform is adequate to accommodate andsupport the entire trailer at one time.(5) Shipments may be weighed on a certified platform or warehouse scale prior to loading fortransportation or subsequent to unloading. For containerized shipments, containers may be weighedindependently.(6) The net weight of shipments transported in containers will be the difference between the tareweight of the empty container and the gross weight of the packed container.(7) The shipper or any other person responsible for payment of the freight charges will have the right toobserve all weightings of the shipment. The Transportation Service Provider must advise the shipper, or anyother person entitled to observe the weightings, of the time and specific location where each weighing will beperformed and must give that person a reasonable opportunity to be present to observe the weightings. Waiver bya shipper of the right to observe any weighing or reweighing is permitted and does not affect any rights of theshipper under these regulations or otherwise.(8) If authorized by the PPSO, Transportation Service Providers may use Government scales todetermine the gross, tare, and net weight of shipments not originating on Government installations. Whenrequested by the PPSO, Government scales will be used to weigh or reweigh shipments originating orterminating at Government installations where such scales are available.c. Weight Tickets: The Transportation Service Provider will obtain a separate weight ticket for eachweighing required under this item except when both weightings are performed on the same scale; one weightticket may be used to record both weightings. Every weight ticket must be signed by the person performing theweighing and must contain the following minimum information:(1) The complete name and location of the scale.(2) The date of each weighing.(3) Identification of the weight entries thereon as being the tare, gross, and/or net weights.(4) The company or Transportation Service Provider identification of the vehicle.(5) The last name of the shipper as it appears on the PPGBL.(6) The Transportation Service Provider shipment registration or PPGBL number.(7) The original weight ticket or tickets relating to the determination of the weight of a shipment must beretained by the Transportation Service Provider as part of the file on the shipment. All freight billspresented to collect any shipment charges dependent on the weight transported must be accompanied by truecopies of all weight tickets obtained in the determination of the shipment weight.