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National Defense: Use of Air Carriers for Freight Shipments

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date June 22, 1981
Report No. PLRD-81-44
Subject
Summary:

GAO reviewed the use of air carriers for freight shipments by the Department of Defense.

GAO found that: (1) small shipments were not being consolidated to the maximum extent possible to obtain the most favorable transportation rates; (2) high-cost air transportation was being used for short distances; (3) commercial bills of lading were not being used as extensively as possible, even though they are less costly to issue and to process than Government bills of lading; (4) there was no effective system for monitoring carrier performance; and (5) the system for designating priorities was misued thereby causing excessive use of air transportation.

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