To ensure safe transportation, some articles included in a shipment (e.g., big screen TVs, motorcycles, hot tubs, etc.) require extra handling. United’s tariff provides a schedule of extra charges for [..]

 – To ensure safe transportation, some articles included in a shipment (e.g. big screen television, motorcycles, hot tubs, etc.) require extra handling and/or blocking. There is an extra charge for su [..]

Items such as pianos, cars, boats, snowmobiles and campers usually carry a bulky article charge to compensate the carrier for the difficulty of loading and unloading such articles, and their unusual b [..]

items that include, but are not limited to, pianos, hot tubs, boats, cars and snowmobiles. Those items have a separate “Bulky Article” charge as an addition to the regular items. In some instances, those charges are based on the weight of the item.