Using Commercial Bills of Lading (CBLs) for Small Shipments
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 10:34:46 -0400
To: "AO - All Administrative Officers"<distribution>
From: "Alice A. Sabatini, Division Administrative Officer, WRD" <aasabati>
Subject: Using Commercial Bills of Lading (CBLs) for Small Shipments
Cc: "Vicki Bass, Chief, Mgmt. Support Section, Reston, VA" <vtbass>

Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 17:39:30 -0400
To: "Gayle A Sisler,  Reston, VA" <<gsisler@igsrsparc4.er.usgs.gov>,
        "Carole Carter-Pfisterer,  Reston, VA" <<ccarter>,
        "Joseph S Pillera,  Reston, VA"<<jpillera@igsrn008.er.usgs.gov>,
        "Lillian L Traver,  Reston, VA" <<ltraver>,
        "Alice A Sabatini, Administrative Officer, Reston, VA"<<aasabati>,
        "MaryLou D Pectol,  Reston, VA" <<mpectol>,
        "Matus, Cynthia L" <<cyndee_matus>
From: Bert Simon <<bsimon>
Subject: Using Commercial Bills of Lading (CBLs) for Small Shipments
Cc: "William F Gossman Jr.,  Reston, VA" <<wgossman>,
        "John J Blickley,  Reston, VA" <<jblickley>,
        "Palmquist, Donald A" <<dpalmqui>,
        "Timothy E Calkins,  Reston, VA" <<tcalkins>,
        "Martha K Burbidge,  Menlo Park, CA"<<burbidge@isdmnl.wr.usgs.gov>,
        "Janet L Bishop,  Denver, CO" <<jbisho



In Reply Refer To:

Mail Stop 231


MEMORANDUM 

To:		Division Administrative Officers
From:		Bert Simon
		Chief, Branch of Materials Management 
Subject:	Using Commercial Bills of Lading (CBLs) for Small Shipments

	

On June 11, 1999, we submitted a waiver request to the General Services
Administration (GSA) concerning the requirements outlined in 41 CFR
101-41.304-2, which provides limited authority to use CBLs for express
and small carrier shipments below $100.  Specifically, we asked:


	(1) to suspend the requirement to convert CBLs to government bills of
lading (GBLs) for express and small shipments costing $100 or more; 


	(2) to allow payment for these shipments with the Government credit
card, insofar as the carriers will accept it; and,  


	(3) that existing weight limitations of express and small package
carriers govern the threshold rather than specifying a dollar limit. 
Several small package carriers are used at the discretion of the Federal
shipper with the GSA contracts offering a weight limit of up to 150
pounds.  


We are happy to report that GSA has approved all aspects of our request. 
This waiver will remain in effect until January 1, 2001.  We will request
an extension should there not be a change in the provision by that time.  


The waiver applies only to express and small package carriers, such as
Federal Express (FedEx), United Parcel Service (UPS), and Dalsey,
Hillblom, and Lynn (DHL).  These carriers' CBLs will be the acceptable
means to execute small shipments.  The payment process will be the same
as for shipments below $100, with the responsibility for verifying
charges and certifying payment resting with the obligating office.  


If accepted by the carrier, a Government credit card may now be used to
transact a small shipment up to the weight limitation of the conveying
small package carrier, not to exceed 150 pounds.  The Government credit
card is acceptable for international shipments made through GSA's
Worldwide Express (WWX) contract serviced by FedEx, UPS, and DHL.  This
gives the customer the option to either have the charge assigned to an
established Government account with these carriers or use the Government
credit card to execute the shipment.


This waiver does not apply to freight and household goods shipments,
which require the GBL.  It is USGS policy to arrange freight and
household goods shipments with carriers participating under GSA's
Standard Tender of Service Program as accessible through their on-line
Interagency Transportation Management System (ITMS).  Offices that do not
have access to ITMS should contact us for assistance in arranging such
shipments or for arranging access to ITMS.  Call Darrell Washington at
(703) 648-7271 or send an e-mail to dwashing@usgs.gov .  


We also have primary responsibility to arrange household goods shipments
for the Bureau.  Offices should contact Kay Stone at (703) 648-7270 or by
e-mail, lstone@usgs.gov .  Central Region offices may also obtain
shipping support from the Branch of Management Services in Denver.  Call
Joanne Woody at (303) 236-5900, extension 506, or send an e-mail to
jwoody@usgs.gov .


Attached is a listing of freight carriers participating in the GSA tender
service.  Offices in locations not being supported by any of these
carriers should alert us of this need for support so that we can develop
the means to fulfill the shipment of freight according to the prevailing
policy. 


Survey Manual Chapter 410.6 (Small Shipments) will be updated to reflect
these changes.  Please send inquiries and comments regarding this policy
change to bsimon@usgs.gov or call 

(703) 648-7283.  


Attachment


Bert Simon
Mailing Address:	231 National Center
			Chief, Branch of Materials Management
			U.S. Geological Survey
			12201 Sunrise Valley Dr
			Reston, VA.  20192


Telephone:(703) 648-7283
Fax:      (703) 648-7352
E-mail:   bsimon@usgs.gov

Attachment 1										


	GSA Freight Management Program


     Approved Carriers/Brokers/Freight Forwarders/Shipper

           Agents/Intermodal Marketing Companies 


                    As of February 16, 1998 


The following alphabetically lists industry participants approved by GSA
to participate in its Freight Management Program. For each participant,
its Standard Carrier Alpha Code is listed first, then its name. 


A


AAFA - AAFAB, INC.

AAKN - AAA Transfer, Inc.

AAMM - All American Multimodal Services, Inc. 

AATN - A & A Transportation

ABFS - ABF Freight System, Inc.

ACEH - Ace Doran Hauling & Rigging Co.

ACFK - American Continental Freight, Inc.

ADTC - ANR Advance Transportation Co.

ADTS - Advantage Transportation 

ADUB - Audubon International Inc

ADWF - Ardwin Freight, Inc. 

AERM - Mayflower Transit

AGCE - Agricultural Carriers Inc

AIIH - AIT Freight Systems Inc

AIRD - Air Trans, Inc.

AJXP - A & J Express

ALLV - Allied Van Lines Inc.

AMBQ - American Backhaulers

AMCA - American Cargo Forwarding, Inc.

AMMF - Admiral Merchants Motor Freight Inc

AMNR - American Trucking Company, Inc.

AMWQ - American Warehouse Co., Inc.

AMZI - Amazon Independent Transportation

ANHN - Anthony's Delivery Service Inc

ANRF- ANR Freight System Inc

ANSH - Alliance Shippers Inc.

APAC - A-P-A Transport Corp.

APDD - APL Land Transport Service Inc

ARAB - Arab Cartage & Express Co., Inc.

ARFF - Arven Freight Forwarding Inc

ARFW - American Freightways, Inc.

AROK - Arrow Trucking Company

 ARPV - Paul Arpin Van Lines Inc

ASST - Associated Transports, Inc.

ASVL - A-1 Stevens Van Lines Inc

ASYE - Atlantic Systems Transport, Inc.

ATGL - ATF Trucking LLC 

ATML - Atlanta Motor Lines, Inc.

ATRM - Ameritruck Refrigerated Trucking

ATSF - Santa Fe Railway Company

ATYF - Accurate Timely Freight, Inc.

AUSO - Antus Transportation Inc.

AVNT - Advantage Transportation 


 

                              B


BCTO - BCT, Inc.

BEIM - Bear Transportation Intermodal

BETC - Beaufort Transfer Co.

BEXT - Bullocks Express

BGME - Bennett Motor Express Inc

BGOM - Big O Movers & Storage Inc

BKBN - Bannockburn Express 

BKOR - Brisk Transport Inc

BLDV - B-Line Delivery Service Inc. 

BMTR - Burlington Motor Carriers

BNQT - Brannon, Earl Trucking Inc

BNSF - Burlington Northern Santa Fe

BOBL - B.O.B. Lumber & Grain

BRTT - Bright Transportation

BSEP - Blue Star Express, Inc.

BSOQ - Bancroft & Son Transportation Inc.

BTAG - Bear Transportation Services, Inc.

BUIT - Builders Transport, Inc.

BWEC - Bowie Transportation Company, Inc.

BWEN - Bowen Trucking, Inc.

BWTJ - Bestway Trucking Co., Inc.



                              C


CBLT - CBL Trucking Inc.

CBXE - CBC II, Inc. dba CBC Express

CCNB - Cross Con Terminals, Inc

CCNI - Cardinal Freight Carriers, Inc

CDAM - Canadian American Transportation Inc

CENF - Central Freight Lines Inc.

CFFH - CFR Freight Inc.

 CFST - Cannon Freight Systems

CFTS - Calore Freight System Inc

CFWY - Consolidated Freightways

CGMV - C & G Moving & Storage 

CIIP - CRST International, Inc. 

CKCE - Cookson Carriers Corp.

CKLG - Cherokee Logistics Inc.

CLBE - Caliber Inermodal, Inc. 

CLOR - Cloverleaf Transportation Inc

CLQA - C & L Motor Transport, Inc.

CLTL - Bill Clark Truck Line, Inc.

CMEY - Commerce Express, Inc.

CMIL - Milton Collins Trucking 

CMPN - Champion Truck Lines Inc

CMRL - Commercial Transportation Inc

CNBB - Con-Brook Transportation

CNHA - Central Hauling Co. 

CNKF - Collins Trucking Co., Inc.

CNQL - C & L Transportation Inc

COFE - Central Oklahoma Freight Lines, Inc.

COLE - Coles Express, Inc.

COLO - Colorado All State Transportation

COPM - Copp Trucking Co., Inc.

COUI - A. W. Coulter Trucking

CRCR - Crete Carrier Corp.

CRGE - Charger, Inc.

CRGM - Cargo-Master Inc.

CRKN - Kenneth Clark Company Inc

CRMA - Carney-McNicholas, Inc

CRWV - Cartwright International Van Lines

CSEQ - Chicago Suburban Express Inc

CSFW - Carter & Sons Freightways, Inc.

CSRJ - Crossroad Carriers

CSSQ - CS Carrier Service Inc.

CSWR - Chase-Sparrow Transportation

CSXO - CSX Intermodal, Inc.

CTXN - CTX-TL Inc. 

CUCN - Custom Carrier Inc

CUOS - Custom Truck Service, Inc.

CVLC - Cartwright Van Lines Inc.

CWAC - C & C Trucking Inc

CWSE - Con-Way Southern Express

CWWE - Con-Way Western Express

CXIN - Centennial Express, Inc.


 

                              D

 DAFG - Dayton Freight Lines

DATY - D & G Trucking Co., Inc.

DBXI - DBXpress Inc.

DCDT - DCD Transportation, Inc.

DDSB - DD&S Express Inc

DEBE - DEBOER, INC.

DHLS - Dahlsten Truck Line Inc

DINO - Dino's Trucking, Inc.

DJLC - D J Logistics Company Inc

DMCC - D & M Carriers, Inc.

DRCH - C H Dredge Company

DSAL - Di Salvo Trucking Co.

DTIC - DTI Inc.

DTNT - Direct Transit Inc.

DUPR - Dupre' Transport, Inc.



                              E


EATA - Eastern Atlantic Transco, Inc.

ECMA - EC-MAC Motor Carriers Service Assn.,

EGEV - Eagle Van Lines Inc

EGXN - Eagle Express Inc. 

EMOT - Eastern Montana Transport, Inc.

ETNP - Easton Transportation, Inc.

EWTO - Edwards Transportation

EXLA - Estes Express Lines

 


                              F


FAYQ - The W. H. Fay Company

FCNI - Carroll Fulmer & Company, Inc.

FEDR - Federal Sales Associates

FFTI - FirstFleet, Inc.

FHCI - Freight Hauling Consultants, Inc.

FJEF - Jeff Foster Trucking Inc.

FLNP - Falcon Express, Inc.

FMEC - Frederickson Motor Express

FMKG - Frontier Marketing 

FMLD - Farmland Transportation, Inc.

FNIR - Frontier Transport Inc

FRXP - Frontier Express Inc.

FSCK - Fisher Trucking Inc. 

FSIA - Freight Solutions International

FTDE - Federal Traffic Developers, Inc.


 


                              G


GDSD - G.D.S. Express, Inc

GITC - G.I. Trucking Co.

GJFF - G & J Freight Forwarders

GOTL - Goggin Truck Lines

GRSF - GST Corporation

GRWT - Great Western Trucking Co Inc

GSAI - Government Sales Associates

GSFM - Green's Farm Trucking Co

GTSD - Gainey Transportation Service


 

                              H


HASY - Hall Systems, Inc.

HENP - Henry Transportation

HETP - Help Transportation Company

HGB - American Movers Conference

HGLS - Hub Group Logistics Services

HILN - Horizon International Lines Ltd

HJBL - J B Hunt Logistics, Inc.

HJBT - J B Hunt Transport

HMND - Cliff Hammond Trucking

HOVR - Hover Trucking Company

HRLQ - R. L. Hill Express

HYMF - Hyman Freightways, Inc.


 

                               I


IC - Illinois Central Railroad

IDEL - Ideal Truck Lines, Inc.

ILSY - Intermodal Logistics Systems, Inc.

IMDT - IMD Transportation Inc

IMVG - International Moving Service, Inc.

INST - Interstate Consolidation Inc.

IPTS - Impala Transportation Services

ISCD - Interstate Consolidators, Inc.



                               J


JJKY - J & J Transportation, Inc.

JONS - Jones Motor Company Inc

 JOWH - W. H. Johns, Inc.

JSHA - Joshua's Transport Co. 

JTRT - Jet Transportation Services, Inc.

JUIT - Just In Time Transportation Inc


 

                              K


KAJE - Kaje Transport, Inc.

KJET - K.J. Transportation, Inc.

KNRQ - K & R Express Systems, Inc.

KTGS - Krueger Trucking Services, Inc. 

KTIT - The Kids Trucking

KXTN - Knox Transit Inc

KYTS - Key Transportation Inc


 

                              L


LAFY - Lafferty Trucking Company

LAND - Landstar Government Transportation

LDWY - Landstar Inway, Inc.

LEEI - Lee's Inc.

LGNI - Landstar Gemini, Inc.

LHPT - LHP Transportation Services, Inc.

LHSG - Lighthouse Logistics 

LIGS - Landstar Ligon, Inc.

LIPS - Jerry Lipps, Inc.

LITY - Landstar ITCO, Inc.

LMNA - LMA dba Last Minute Air

LMXP - Lambert Marks Express, Inc.

LNHM - Langham Transport Services

LOFE - Lofton Enterprises

LPOL - Landstar Poole, Inc.

LPPF - LEP Profit International, Inc.

LRCO - Larco Transportation Services

LRFD - Lanter Company Inc.

LRGR - Landstar Ranger, Inc.

LSLG - Landstar Logistics, Inc.

LSTR - Lasater Trucking Co., Inc.

LSWR - Lakeside Warehouse Trucking Inc. 

LXIO - Lake City Express, Inc.



                              M


MAAS - Maas & Associates, Inc.

 MAFL - Malone Freight Lines, Inc.

MCCL - G McClendon Trucking Company Inc

MCID - Metroplex City Delivery Service

MCQF - McQuaide Freight Lines Inc

MCTE - MCS Transport Management

MCVS - Trans Lease @ Mid Continent Van Svc

MDTA - Midland Transportation

MFML - Merchants Fast Motor Lines

MFSV - Moore Freight Services Inc

MIBR - Miller Bros.

MLTB - Mills Transportation Services Inc

MNWR - MNW Transportation, Inc.

MOQC - Metro Express 

MPXS - Miami Panthers Express, Inc.

MTAG - Metro Area Trucking

MTLG - Metro Logistics Co. 

MTRK - Metropolitan Trucking Inc.

MUCS - Manufacturer's Consoldation Services 

MUYD - Mercury Distribution Carriers, Inc.

MWB - Middlewest Motor Freight Bureau

MWFB - Midwest Freight Brokers 

MXXN - Maxxon Corporation


 

                              N


NAFT - National Freight, Inc.

NAKT - Nakota Trucking Inc

NALC - National Carriers, Inc.

NATO - North American Transportation

NAVH - North American High Value Products Division

NBPT - Noble & Pitts, Inc.

NBSB - NBJ Trucking, Inc.

NBST - N B S Trucking, LTD

NCRG - Norstar Cargo Systems, Inc.

NEWI - Newic Associates, Inc.

NOOP - North Operating Company Inc

NVFF - Novak Freight Forwarding Inc

NVOE - Novo Express International 

NWTP - Nationsway Transport Service, Inc.

NYPA - NYP & Associates, Inc.


 

                              O


OAKH - Oak Harbor Freight Lines, Inc.

ODFL - Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc.

 OKLH - Oklahoma Southern Transportation

OKOE - Oklahoma Overland Express Inc

OSTN - O & S Trucking, Inc.

OVNT - Overnite Transportation Company


 

                              P


PAKH - Pacific-Alaska Transport Inc

PAMT - P.A.M. Transport Inc

PBTC - Pozzi Bros. Transportation Inc

PETD - P.E. Transportation, Inc.

PEXC - Pony Express Delivery Services, Inc.

PFTS - Priority Freight Systems, Inc.

PIKE - Pike Transfer Company, Inc.

PINS - Pinstop Trucking Company

PITD - Pitt Ohio Express Inc.

PIXC - Pioneer Interstate Express 

PJXI - PJAX, Inc

PKDS - Packard Transport, Inc.

PLCA - Proline Carriers, Inc

PLRK - Plymouth Rock Transportation

PMBJ - M Bjorn Peterson Transportation

PNHK - P & H Trucking Company Inc

PRCN - Printco Enterprises, Inc.

PRES - Preston Trucking Company

PRIJ - Prime, Inc.

PSTV - PST Vans, Inc.


 

                              Q


QCXI - Queen City Express, Inc


 

                              R


RAEI - R & E Hauling, Inc

RBAR - RBA Transport

RBWS - Rainbow Trucking Service 

RCCO - R C Cartage Company Inc.

RDFS - Roadrunner Freight Systems, Inc.

RDSW - Roadshows, Inc. 

RDWY - Roadway Express, Inc.

REFE - Refrigerated Food Express Inc

REGT - Regional Transport Inc

RMB - Rocky Mountain Tariff Bureau, Inc.

 RNDQ - Randles Trucking Service

RNLP - R & L Transportation

RNXR - Rainbow Express

ROEE - Roberts Express Inc

ROEV - Roehl Transport Inc.

RPCE - Ready Pac/Club Chef East

RSEL - USF Red Star, Inc.

RSHQ - Rush Trucking Corporation 

RSTW - R States Transportation Inc

RTLV - Royal Transportation Inc

RUSL - H B Russell Truck Service, Inc.

RWLM - W L Rowe Machinery Salvage & Sales

RYPR - Ready Transportation


 

                               S


SATM - Southern Atlantic Intermodal & Logistics 

SCOF - Suncoast Transportation, Inc.

SDXP - SDX Transportation, Inc.

SECG - Silver Eagle Company

SFDE - Safeway Delivery Service 

SFGH - Saturn Freight Systems, Inc.

SGEG - Soaring Eagle

SHGR - Schuster Company

SKKI - Skyking Freight System

SKLN - Strickland Trucking Inc

SLPN - Schilli Transportation Services

SLSG - Star Transportation

SMBO - Smith Brothers Trucking, Inc.

SMC - Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference

SMKQ - Sumark Services, Inc

SMTL - Southwestern Motor Transport Inc. 

SONC - Solutions, LLC 

SONT - Sons Transportation, Inc.

SOOP - Swoop Transportation Service, Inc.

SOTC - Southern Trucking Corp. 

SPGS - Shepards, Inc.

SPRE - Spring River Express

SPXI - Spartan Express Inc

SSVI - Sumark Services, Inc.

STVV - Stevens Transport

SUTV - Super Transport, Inc.

SVND - Stevens Distributing, Inc.

SWFP - Willis Shaw Express


 

                               T


TADP - T A D Transportation Inc.

TBQT - Thoroughbred Transportation, Inc.

TCSR - Triple Crown Services

TECD - Terminal Consolidation Co.

TFWG - Trinity Forwarding, Inc.

TGTQ - Target Transportation Inc.

TIEB - Tieba's Trucking Service

TIQA - Tri-Action, Inc

TJTJ - TJ Trucking Co., Inc.

TKEP - Truckers Express Inc.

TLMI - TLM, Inc.

TNAL - Trans National Carriers, Inc.

TNBW - TNT Bestway Transportation Inc

TOWN - Chas. C. Towne & Sons, Inc

TOWY - Two-Way Messenger Service Inc

TPIR - Temple International Inc

TRFC - Transcontinental Refrigerated Lines

TRIA - Triangle Express Inc.

TRMI - Transport Management Inc

TSCI - Tri-State Expedited Services Inc

TSDN - Trans Dynamics Inc

TSFH - Tran Source Freight Forwarding Inc

TSOO - TriStar Transportation Services, Inc

TSUS - Transus, Inc

TTFD - Trinity Transport Inc. 

TTLH - Trans Tech Leasing

TTNO - Turner Transportation Inc.

TTOW - Taylors Towing & Recovery Inc

TTSS - Total Services, Inc.

TUBG - Turbo Transport

TUKC - Tucker Company

TUPI - Turnpike Transit Inc.

TWNM - Twin Modal, Inc


 

                              U


UACL - Universal Am-Can, Ltd.

UFCO - Universal Forwarding Co., Inc.

UNFF - United Traffic Services, Inc. 

UNVA - Universal Roadmaster, Inc

UP - Union Pacific Railroad

UPFS - Union Pacific Distribution Services

USEH - US Express 

USIT - USA Truck, Inc

 USRF - U S Traffic Inc

USXI - US Xpress Enterprises 

UTNP - U Transport Logistics Inc

UTPL - U Transport Logistics

UVLN - United Van Lines, Inc.


 

                              V


VIKN - Viking Freight Inc.

VOUK - Vouk Transportation Company


 

                              W


WCON - West Contract Service

WEHQ - Wehby Logistics, Inc.

WFLY - Western Flyer Express

WGMA - Wagonmaster Transportation Company

WHAM - Wheels America, Inc.

WHRN - Michael M. Wharton Truck Lines LLC

WHTM - W H Transportation Co Inc

WIUS - Wheels International USA

WKXQ - Western Kansas Xpress, Inc

WSEG - Wise Trucking

WSLI - Wansley Moving & Storage Co

WTTY - Witte Brothers Exchange Inc.

WWAT - Watkins Motor Lines Inc

WWXP - Westway Express Inc.


                              Y


YFSY - Yellow Freight System, Inc.



                              Z


ZEUS - Zeus Transportation, Inc.