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B-195862 1 (1980-02-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhyq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GEN-RAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, 0.C. 20548 FILE: B-195862 DATE: February 7, '1980 -MATTER OF: Yellow Freight System, Inc. DIGEST: 1. Carrier has burden of proving correctness of transportation charges originally collected on shipment. See cases cited. 2. Presumption that bill of lading correctly describes the article tendered for trans- portation is not conclusive; important fact is what moved, not what was billed. See cases cited. 3. In reviewing GSA settlements GAO must rely on written record and in the absence of clear and convincing contrary evidence, will accept as correct facts in GSA's administrative report. By letter dated August 14 1979, Yellow Freight 6-Ro/ System, Inc. (Yellow),[requestfpreview of hededuction action aken by the General Services Administration 4C-000/ (GSA) )n connection with an alleged overcharge of $349.83. See 49 U.S.C. 66(b) (1976) and 4 C.F.R. 53 (1978). Under Government bill of lading (GBL) No. K-1011240, dated December 13, 1976, 25 GPX Luggage Carts, weigh- ing 1,150 pounds, were tendered by the Federal Aviation AGE-6-63 Administration (FAA) to and accepted by Yellow for transportation from the manufacturer, Technibilt Corpo- ration (Technibilt), Burbank, California, to Dulles DL -5$e- International Airport, Chantilly, Virginia. Yellow A4&C-0'r3 delivered the shipment at destination on December 22, 1976. For this service Yellow billed and was paid trans- portation charges of $604.10 on the basis of a class 200 any quantity rating published in item 188560, sub 1, of the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC)

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