A) Except as otherwise provided, rates and rating specified in this tariff are subject to the rules of National Motor Freight Classification 100 Series, supplements thereto or subsequent reissues thereof.
B) Where a rule is published in this tariff covering the same service published herein, to the extent of its application, will apply in lieu of the rules published in the NMFC.
C) On exception ratings where the form of shipment (loose, bulk, bundles, etc.) or the kind of container (bag, barrels, boxes, crates, etc.), is specified in the description of article upon which ratings are provided in this tariff, such ratings apply only when such articles are tendered for shipment in the shipping form or in the kind of container specified, and the alternate container provisions of Rule 685 of NMFC will not apply.