### Question
How is the "negotiated rate" defined?


### Answer
The term **negotiated rate** is defined in *49 U.S.C. § 13711* as follows -

> a rate, charge, classification, or rule agreed upon by a motor carrier or freight forwarder and a shipper through negotiations pursuant to which no tariff was lawfully and timely filed and for which there is written evidence of such agreement

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 13711*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE IV-INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION > PART B-MOTOR CARRIERS, WATER CARRIERS, BROKERS, AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS > CHAPTER 137-RATES AND THROUGH ROUTES**

