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B-199475 1 (1981-09-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjtd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION FILE: n1 I GO I r, THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL/ OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, 0. C. 20548 DATE: September 29, 1981 I I I I I MATTER OF: American Farm Lines, Inc. DIGEST: GSA's settlement action, disallowing carrier's claim for exclusive use of vehicle charges, is sustained, without resolution of question raised by carrier in request for review where answer is not relevant under the facts. American Farm Lines, Inc. (AFL), requests review by the Comptroller General of the disallowance by the General Services Administration (GSA) of its claim for additional freight charges for the transportation of a less than truckload (LTL) shipment from Mishawaka, Indiana, to Point Mugu, California, on Government bill of lading (GBL) S-0865563, dated December 11, 1978. The GBL indicates that the Government tendered one container (4,900 pounds), with radio transmitting and receiving sets, and one box of electrical instru- ments, NOI (276 pounds). The GBL shows that numbered seals were applied and that the shipment was trans- ported on trailer 7001. The GBL also contains a notation instructing the carrier not to break the seals. AFL billed and was paid charges, originally, on the basis of LTL rates. The carrier's supplemental bill contained charges for exclusive use of vehicle service, which the carrier alleges was requested and performed. Minimum charges, derived from application of class 100 truckload rates to a minimum weight of 18,000 pounds, are applicable under item 80 of AFL's Tariff l-E, MF-ICC 10, where the shipper requests and the carrier provides a trailer for the exclusive use of the Government's shipment. GSA disallowed the claim on the basis that the Government did not request the service. k/

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