B-205368: Jun 15, 1982

A trucking firm requested review of the General Services Administration (GSA) determination that it overcharged the government under a government bill of lading. The shipment was a truckload (TL) quantity consisting of a consolidation of less than truckload (LTL) quantities of different articles, including two cartons of radioactive material, or contraband. In its audit, GSA considered the shipmen...

B-205368: Jun 15, 1982

STATES THAT THE TRUCKLOAD FAK RATES WILL NOT APPLY TO CONTRABAND SUCH AS RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS. THE SHIPMENT WAS A TRUCKLOAD (TL) QUANTITY CONSISTING OF A CONSOLIDATION OF LESS THAN TRUCKLOAD (LTL) QUANTITIES OF DIFFERENT ARTICLES. AFL CONTENDS THAT THE LOWER TL FAK RATE IS NOT APPLICABLE BECAUSE THE TENDER IS GOVERNED BY THE NATIONAL MOTOR FREIGHT CLASSIFICATION (NMFC). IT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 1...