B-213842: Feb 8, 1984

DIGEST: WHERE GOVERNMENT BILL OF LADING SHOWED 22 SKIDS WERE ACCEPTED BY CARRIER FOR SHIPMENT. ONLY 21 SKIDS WERE DELIVERED. THE SHIPMENT WAS RECEIVED BY OTC AS A SOLID LOAD. SKIDS ARE A LOW PLATFORM ON WHICH MATERIAL. ARE SET FOR HANDLING AND MOVING. A SEAL WAS APPLIED TO THE TRAILER. THE SEAL NUMBER WAS NOT RECORDED ON THE GOVERNMENT BILL OF LADING (GBL) OR OTHER SHIPPING DOCUMENTS WHEN THE SHIP...

B-213842: May 15, 1984

DIGEST: WHERE NEW EVIDENCE SUBMITTED BY CARRIER ESTABLISHES THAT SEAL APPLIED TO SHIPMENT AT ORIGIN WAS THE SAME SEAL BROKEN AT DESTINATION. THE SETOFF AGAINST OTC WAS TAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE TO SATISFY A CLAIM FOR AIR FORCE PROPERTY ALLEGEDLY LOST DURING SHIPMENT BY OTC. CLAIMS CONCLUDED THAT A PRIMA FACIE CASE OF CARRIER LIABILITY WAS ESTABLISHED SINCE THE GOVERNMENT BILL OF LAD...

B-213842: May 15, 1984

A freight carrier requested reconsideration of a decision which affirmed a Claims Group settlement denying its claim for reimbursement of an amount taken to satisfy an Air Force claim for property allegedly lost during shipment by the carrier. The Claims Group had concluded that a prima facie case of carrier liability was established which the carrier failed to rebut. Along with its request for re...

B-213842: Feb 8, 1984

A shipping firm requested review of a Claims Group settlement which denied its claim for reimbursement of an amount offset from its revenues by the Air Force for property allegedly lost during shipment. The Claims Group concluded that the carrier was liable for the loss. The claimant contended that the Air Force was liable for the loss because it did not maintain accurate records of sealed shipmen...