Terms Used In Iowa Code 327D.160

  • Department: means the state department of transportation. See Iowa Code 327D.2
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Transportation: means all instrumentalities of shipment or carriage as well as services in connection with the actual transport. See Iowa Code 327D.2
 The department shall prescribe, pursuant to chapter 17A, rules reasonably necessary for the orderly disposition of claims arising from loss or damage to property tendered for transportation.