Punitive charges saved on over loading in coaching vehicles.

Penalty for overloading of Parcels in Coaching Vehicles/Wagons.

(FM Circular 21/2009)

(a) When Excess loading is within Tolerance limit:

      If extent of overloading is up to 0.5 Ton i.e. within Tolerance limit, only

      normal freight shall be recovered for excess weight.

(b) When Excess loading is beyond Tolerance limit:

       If the overloading is more than 0.5 ton, beyond carrying capacity(

       permissible loading), punitive charges shall be recovered equivalent to six

       times the freight at scale –“R” for entire excess weight from origin to

       destination irrespective of the point of detection . a penalty of Rs. 5000/-

       per vehicle will also be collected from consigner/consignee.

Note: Excess weight will be unloaded at the station of detection and will be

          despatched by subsequent train to destination station.