Manage storage-in-transit (SIT) notice and time-limit obligations
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Steps
Determine your maximum SIT period from your published tariff — federal rule does not set one universal cap; it's governed by what your tariff specifies (per 49 CFR 375.609)
If holding goods in SIT for a period of 10 days or more, notify the shipper at least 10 days before the specified or tariff-maximum SIT period is due to expire
If the SIT period is shorter than 10 days, notify the shipper at least one day before expiration instead
When SIT converts to permanent storage (e.g., because the shipper doesn't arrange final delivery in time), track the conversion date, since it starts a claims window (commonly cited as nine months) during which the shipper can file loss/damage claims for the transit and SIT period
Keep SIT notices, dates, and any shipper responses in the shipment file to document compliance if a dispute arises
Known gotchas
Assuming there's a fixed federal maximum SIT period is a mistake — the actual cap comes from your own tariff, so your tariff language matters a great deal here
Missing the 10-day (or 1-day, for short SIT terms) advance notice window is a common compliance failure that can support a shipper complaint even if storage itself was otherwise proper
Failing to track the SIT-to-permanent-storage conversion date can cause you to misjudge the claims deadline that applies to goods in extended storage
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