B-218696,B-218697: Oct 30, 1985

A billing carrier requested a review of the deduction actions the General Services Administration (GSA) took to recover overcharges collected for transporting government shipments. GSA based its claim on single-line rates rather than the higher interline rates the carrier charged. The carrier contended that single-line rates were not applicable because another carrier picked up the shipments at or...

B-218696,B-218697: Oct 30, 1985

TRANSPORTATION - OVERCHARGES - SET-OFF DIGEST: THE DESTINATION/BILLING CARRIER ON SEVERAL GOVERNMENT SHIPMENTS CONTENDS THAT SINGLE-LINE RATES USED BY THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AS THE BASIS FOR RECOVERING OVERCHARGES WERE NOT APPLICABLE WHERE ANOTHER CARRIER PICKED UP THE SHIPMENTS AT ORIGIN AND TRANSFERRED THEM TO THE BILLING CARRIER AFTER PROVIDING SOME LINE-HAUL TRANSPORTATION. THE GE...