________________________________________ September 30, 1997 ________________________________________ GSBCA 14127-RATE In the Matter of McGIL SPECIALIZED CARRIERS Robert D. Norcom, Auditor, McGil Specialized Carriers, Joplin, MO, appearing for Claimant. Jeffrey J. Thurston, Director, Office of Transportation Audits, General Services Administration, Washington, DC, appearing for General Services Administration. Col. James F. Quinn, Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters, Military Traffic Management Command, Department of the Army, Falls Church, VA, appearing for Department of Defense. BORWICK, Board Judge. Claimant, McGil Specialized Carriers, has requested review of the General Services Administration's (GSA's) denial of its claim for $59.25 for alleged excess released value on a truck the carrier shipped pursuant to a Government bill of lading (GBL). For the reasons that follow, we conclude that claimant is entitled to the claimed amount. On August 8, 1993, the Transportation Office of the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, shipped a dump truck and a pallet to Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The carrier and claimant was McGil Specialized Carriers, and it carried the goods pursuant to GBL D-1,029,842. The GBL recorded the classification number as NMFC 999912. To the right of that number was the notation "Freight all Kinds (FAK)." The GBL also contained the following: "RVNX [released value not to exceed] $2.50 per lb." The truck weighed 23,800 pounds and the pallet weighed 8,000 pounds, for a total weight of 31,800 pounds. Claimant submitted an invoice for $1,218.75, which consisted of $1,168.75 for shipment of the items 935 miles at the FAK rate of $1.250 per mile, and a $50 weekend pick-up charge. The Government paid claimant $1,218.75. On or about August 15, 1996, claimant submitted a claim for an extra charge of $59.25 for the excess released value of the truck. Claimant figured the released value of the truck to be $59,500, which is derived by taking $2.50 per pound multiplied by the weight of the truck--23,800 pounds. Claimant derived $59.25 by taking the "excess declared value" of $39,500 ($59,500-$20,000) and by applying the regulatory rate of 15 cents per $100 of excess released value ($39,500/$100=395, 395x15›=$59.25). See MTMC Freight Traffic Rules Publication No. 1A, Item 190. The Government maintains the released value statement "RVNX $2.50 per lb." on the GBL does not entitle claimant to payment beyond the FAK rates. Both this Board and the General Accounting Office have considered this "released valuation" issue and have concluded that the Government is wrong. Tri-State Motor Transit Co., GSBCA 13839-RATE, 97-1 BCA  28,953; Tri-State Motor Transit Co., GSBCA 13746-RATE, 97-1 BCA  28,951; Tri-State Motor Transit Co.--Reconsideration, B-254378.2, et al. (July 5, 1995). We follow our earlier decisions. McGil Specialized Carriers is entitled to $59.25 as additional payment for the shipment covered by GBL D-1,029,842. _________________________ ANTHONY S. BORWICK Board Judge