GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Intrastate Move - Within a State.

Local Move - Within a county.

Off-Shore - US islands, Hawaii & Alaska.

International Move - From one country to another.

O/I - Office and Industrial move.

In-House Move - Moving within a building, from one floor to another.

Long Carry - The extra distance over the first 75 feet, from the closest truck access to the entrance of the dwelling. 

Stair Carry - The extra outside steps over the first 7 steps.

Shuttle - When the truck cannot get close enough for a long carry, there is a smaller truck used to "shuttle" the goods from dwelling to truck.

Carrier Pack - When the Atlas agent does all the packing of household articles in boxes.

Appliance Service - The disconnect and/or connection of ice makers, dryers, washing machines, etc.

Owner Pack - When the owner gets all their cartons and packs the household goods themselves.

Tariff - The pricing index that the trucking company uses.

3rd Party Services - A service provided when special needs are needed, i.e. grandfather clocks, building of crates, shranks, etc.

Valuations - Basic coverage is weight   X  .cents per pound, per article declared value coverage, full value protection.

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