B-200396: Jul 16, 1981

CARRIER MUST SHOW AFFIRMATIVELY THAT DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY SHIPPER. THAT THIS EXCEPTED CAUSE WAS SOLE CAUSE OF DAMAGE. 2. WAS LOADED ON TRUCK AND THAT SHIPMENT WAS OVERDIMENSIONAL DO NOT ESTABLISH THAT DAMAGE TO SHIPMENT WAS CAUSED BY SHIPPER'S ACTION. RECORD SHOWS THAT LADING WAS VISIBLE UPON ORDINARY OBSERVATION. THAT CARRIER'S AGENT WAS PRESENT AT WEIGHING AND APPARENTLY AWARE OF ADDITIONAL CARG...

B-200396: Jul 16, 1981

A firm filed a claim to recover monies set off for damage sustained by Government property which the firm had transported. Three radar antennae shipped on a truck were not listed on a Government bill of lading (GBL). As loaded by the agency, they protruded above the open-top cargo body of a truck and were damaged when they struck an overpass. The agency determined that the carrier was liable for d...