Colorado Revised Statutes Title 40. Utilities § 40-10.1-501. Definitions

(1) “Accessorial service” means any service performed by a mover that results in a charge to the shipper and is incidental to the transportation service, including valuation coverage; preparation of written inventory; equipment, including dollies, hand trucks, pads, blankets, and straps; storage, packing, unpacking, or crating of articles; hoisting or lowering; waiting time; long carry, which is defined as carrying articles excessive distances between the mover's vehicle and the residence; overtime loading and unloading; reweighing; disassembly or reassembly; elevator or stair carrying; boxing or servicing of appliances; and furnishing of packing or crating materials. “Accessorial service” also includes services not performed by the mover but by a third party at the request of the shipper or mover if the charges for such services are to be paid to the mover by the shipper at or prior to the time of delivery.

(2) “Contract” means a written document, approved by the shipper in writing before the performance of any service, that authorizes services from the named mover and lists the services and all costs associated with the transportation of household goods and accessorial services to be performed.

(3) “Estimate” means a written document that sets forth the total cost and the basis of such costs related to a shipper's move, including transportation or accessorial services.

(4) “Storage” means warehousing of the shipper's goods while under the care, custody, and control of the mover.