Bulk Agricultural Intermodal Shipments Policies and Procedures
BNSF policies and procedures to handle bulk agricultural products for intermodal transportation.
All shippers must sign the Bulk Agricultural Letter of Agreement and have it on file with BNSF before tendering a bulk agricultural shipment for transportation on BNSF.
Bulk agricultural products can only be tendered in international containers.
Bulk agricultural shipments must be identified on the shipping instructions with the commodity description "Bulk Agriculture" and the actual Standard Transportation Commodity Code (STCC) must be used.
The only valid price authorities for these shipments are QTBulkAg. The applicable STCCs and commodities are stated on the price authorities.
The maximum gross weight that BNSF can accept for bulk agriculture is 52,900 pounds in a 20 ft container without a chassis, 67,200 pounds in a 40 ft/45 ft container without a chassis and 65,000 pounds for container on a chassis. In addition, a certified scale ticket may be required at in-gate to verify the lading weight.
For shipments originating from Logistics Park Chicago (LPC) and Logistics Park Kansas City (LPKC), the maximum allowable lading weight is 52,000 pounds.
All requirements stated in web pages and documents will be enforced:
All bulk agriculture products must be properly blocked and braced with correct weight distribution according to Loading and Shipment Safety standards and guidelines.