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B-208364 1 (1986-04-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmht0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLEM UENENAL CISION .. OP THE UNITED STATES WA S)HINGTON. 0.C. 2054.8 FILE: B-208364 DATE: April 29, 1986 MATTER OF: Chandler Trailer Convoy, Inc. DIQEST: Based on its interpretation of a previous decision of this Office, a motor carrier contends that it was improper for the Air Force to hold it liable for the cost of sealing the roof of a mobile home after transportation. Where no roof damage was noted at origin but the roof was found damaged at destination and there is evi- dence that the 1-year-old unit was roughly handled during delivery there is a reason- able basis to conclude that the roof was damaged as a result of transportation, and that the application of roof sealant was not merely for routine maintenance. Our Claims Group's settlement disallowing the carrier's claim is sustained. Chandler Trailer Convoy, Inc., 55 Comp. Gen. 1209 (1976) distinguished. Chandler Trailer Convoy appeals our Claims Group's settlementl/ which disallowed the carrier's claim for $275. We sustain the Claims Group's settlement action. Facts Pursuant to a Government Bill of Lading issued by the Air Force, Chandler picked up a 1980-model mobile home of Sergeant David R. Field on September 9, 1981, in Fort Worth, Texas, for delivery to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. During delivery in a trailer park, the unit fell into a ditch which required a wrecker to extract it. Although the carrier's agent noted several items of damage at origin, the list did not include any pre-existing damage to the roof or to windows. The Air Force deducted the $275 from Chandler to cover $75 for repair of a broken window and $200 for sealing the trailer roof, which included the cost of roof sealant. 1/ The Claims Group disallowed the carrier's claim by settlement in Z-2608885(24), dated September 16, 1985. I r

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