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Trucking Transportation: Information on Handling of Undercharge Claims

RCED-93-208FS Published: Aug 30, 1993. Publicly Released: Sep 16, 1993.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the handling of undercharge claims by trustees and other representatives of bankrupt trucking companies, focusing on the: (1) nature and extent of undercharge claims; (2) cost of collecting undercharge claims; (3) bankrupt trucking companies' liabilities; and (4) amount of undercharge collections available to pay bankrupt trucking companies' creditors.

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