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B-190947 1 (1978-08-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadghu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 4 THE COMPTR LLER flENERAL DECISION , . OF THE UNITED STATEa WASHINOTON, D.C. 20S40 FILE; B-190947 DATE:POJG 107 MATTER OF: The Mason and Dixon Lines, Inc. DIGEST: Carrier not entitled to freight charges based on capacity load rule whether 40-foot or 27-fo't trailers used because shipment would not have occupted full visible capacity of those tzailers as required by rule; furthermore, 27-foot trailer, if used, has smaller loading ares than those defined in rule, The Maspn and Dixon Lines, Inc. (Mason and Dixon), in letters dated December 7, 1977, requests the Comptroller General of the United States to review theGeneral Services Administration's (GSA) action on seven of its bills for transportation charges. See Section 201(3) of the General Accounting Office Act of 1974, 49 U.S,%, 66(b) (Supp. V$ 1975), GSA, after auditing the bills, notified Mason and Dixon of overcharges totaling $9,374,76 which In the absence uf refund were collected by deduction. 49 U.S.C. 66(a), Under regulations implementing Section 201(3) of the Act, deduction actions constitute revwwable settlement actions /4 C.F.P., 53.1(b)(1) and 53.2 (1977) / Mason and Dixon's lettexs comply with the criteria for requests for review of those actions. 4 C.F.R. 53.3 (1977). The settlement actions were taken on seven shipments of blocking bolsters shipped between April 14, and July 23, 1975, from the Northrop Corporation Aircraft Division, Palmdale, California, to the General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachusetts. The shipments were routed WESTERN CILLETTE-DESERT EXPRESS PICKUP and were delivered by Mason and Dixon on Government bills of lading Nos. K-5566170, K-5569468, K-5569523, K-5569499, K-5569406, K-5566161 and K-5569593. The bills of lading indicate that each shipment consisted of eight blocking bolsters weighing 3,200 pounds which occupied 1,080 cubic feet of space in the carrier's trailer. On four of the bills of lading, the box labelled, if this shipment fully loads the car or truck used, check yes, was checked. Mason and Dixon billed and was paid freight charges on each shipment based upo. the class 85 truckload rating and the 14,000- pound minimum weight published in item 40850, sub. 1, of National Notor Freight Classification (NMFC) ICC NMP 100-A. Upon audit, II

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