MEMC provides these shipping instructions to your company to follow on all shipments to the MEMC site named below. Failure to follow these instructions may result in delayed payment of your invoice and non-payment of freight charges added to your invoice. If your product price does not include freight, MEMC requires your shipment “freight collect” unless otherwise approved by the MEMC Buyer.

Shipment Category	Shipment Type	MEMC Required Carriers
Small Package Ground	Small individual packages < 100 # each and < 150 # total weight	United Parcel Service (UPS) collect – See purchase order for MEMC's account #.
Small Package Next Day	Small shipments < 70 #	FedEx - See purchase order for MEMC's account #
Ground LTL – Local/Hotshots	Local DFW Metropolitan Area	Trinity Expediting collect 903-892-2339
Ground LTL - Regional	Large packages > 100 # each or total weight > 200 # (states of TX, OK, MO, LA, AR)	Central Freight Lines 903-893-6571
		2nd Old Dominion 214-951-7766
Ground LTL - National	Large packages > 100 # each or total weight > 200 # (USA except states of TX, OK, LA, AR, MO)	Roadway Express
Ground LTL Local Same Day Pickup	Local "Milk Run" daily same day service in DFW Metropolitan Area	Trinity Expediting collect must be setup by MEMC Buyer
Ground LTL - Drayage	Pickup/Delivery service for forwarders in DFW area unless otherwise arranged	Trinity Expediting collect
Expedited LTL - Transit time sensitive or Definite delivery (air or express LTL)	Shipments > 70 #	Spectrum Transportation Consultants 877-646-9500
		Bax Global
Same Day, Weekend and Late Hours	Urgent USA shipments requiring expedited handling outside normal hours.	Bax Global
International shipments	Small packages originating outside USA with shipment weight < 32 kg	United Parcel Service (UPS) collect – contact buyer for MEMC's UPS import account #.
International shipments from Europe	Large shipments > 32 kg, origin in Europe	Schenker International collect – contact Schenker DFW to set up (817)329-0050
International shipments from Far East	Large Shipments > 32 kg, origin in Far East (Asia)	Nippon Express
Ground TL Specials - Full Truckload	Truckload Carriers may require minimum of 5 working days in advance	Contract Freighters Inc. 800-6414747, Freightways Inc. 573-392-3717, or call MEMC SW Purchasing at 903-8915060.
Specialty Ground – Hazardous, climate controlled and liquid chemicals requiring specialty trucks	Bulk chemicals, climate controlled shipments, specialty hazardous shipments not moving on LTL carriers.	Supplier designated & Controlled carrier with freight collect (see notes below) . Note: If shipment occurs with normal LTL carrier then must ship freight collect with MEMC Ground LTL carriers listed above.
Specialty – Sensitive & Fragile Equipment & large equipment parts	Equipment, processing systems and large fragile parts requiring sensitive handling and air ride	Call MEMC SW Purchasing at 903-8915060

Updated: June 2003    

Instructions to Supplier:

• Supplier must provide MEMC Southwest purchase order number on their Bill of Lading and all shipment documents (airbill, etc). Supplier must provide carrier with a completed bill of lading providing sizes and weights of items being shipped.

• If Supplier product price does not include freight, then Supplier MUST SHIP “FREIGHT COLLECT” Supplier must ship using above MEMC Southwest Core Carriers with freight billed to:

  Spectrum Transportation Consultants, Inc.
  PO Box 9336
  361 South Main St.
  Fall River Ma. 02720
  Phone: (877) 646-9500
  in MA: (508) 646-9500
  Fax: (508) 646-9501
  
  

• For shipments using United Parcel Service (UPS), supplier must ship “Freight Collect” or use “Consignee billing” If using Consignee Billing the Supplier must obtain the consignee billing package from their local UPS representative to use this service. Otherwise supplier must ship UPS Collect using the MEMC Southwest UPS account # provided on the purchase order. UPS can be used on shipments with total weight up to 150 lbs and with individual cartons within the UPS guidelines. Some MEMC Southwest carriers REQUIRE the Supplier to provide MEMC Southwest’s account number for a collect shipment. MEMC Southwest account numbers are provided on the purchase order for Airborne, Emery Worldwide and UPS.

• Hazardous material shipments that cannot move on normal LTL carriers should be routed using the supplier’s preferred carrier or the supplier’s own vehicles. These shipments should be shipped freight collect unless the price of material already includes the delivery , using the supplier’s discounted rates when possible. Shipments that move on LTL carriers must use Central Freight Lines or Yellow Freight.

• MEMC currently uses both Contract Freighters Inc. and Freightways Inc. as primary truckload carriers. Contact these carriers at least 5 days in advance to setup pickup. If there are problems using these carriers, contact MEMC Southwest Purchasing department 903-8915060 for assistance or direction. At that time, MEMC SW Purchasing , MEMC Corporate Logistics and the Supplier will work together to setup the optimal truckload carrier.

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