Or if the cargo arrives in damaged condition the receiver might refuse to accept it. For example, if the wrong components were shipped. In some cases it can be sent back to the manufacturer, while in other circumstances it could sit in the cargo bay indefinitely.
There are cases of the cargo arriving in such poor condition that the receiver will refuse delivery. In these cases they can receive credit or perhaps the truck insurance will even cover it.
The items again then become classified as unclaimed. This would make the merchandise available to be stored, disposed of, destroyed, or sold (either as the intended product or as scrap).
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The good thing about unclaimed freight furniture, and other items, they usually don’t stay that way for long. Once they have remained abandoned for the set amount of time, freight companies need the space and will do what they can to get rid of it, as quickly as possible.
This allows for other companies and/or individuals to purchase it. This can be done through a quick sale, contract for the periodic removal of trash and abandoned/unclaimed freight, or through private/public auction.
