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AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDER RULESSECTION FPART I: GENERAL AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDER INFORMATIONThis part describes the general requirements for air Transportation Service Providers (TSP)engaged in the transportation of DoD freight. The rules contained in this section govern TSPs’tenders which are intended to apply when either air service or air with incidental motor service isperformed. Air TSPs shall at all times comply with applicable federal statutes, regulations, andstate laws when providing air transportation on behalf of the DoD. Commercial air service willnot normally be used for transportation of shipments to be delivered within 500 surface milesfrom the shipping point except when commercial air is the low cost mode or the only mode thatcan meet shipment requirements. Participation in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) program ishighly encouraged. As a rule, any incident involving DoD cargo should be reported to theappropriate contact listed in Section A, VIII, Table 1 – Contact Information.ITEM 401MODE SUBSTITUTIONShipments tendered for air service will normally move all, or in part, via air transportation.Transportation Service Providers (TSP) shall be permitted to substitute other modes of servicewhen time-definite delivery requirements can be met by the substituted mode. In no event shall aTSP utilize mode substitution to avoid the terms/conditions set forth in the Bill of Lading (BL) orto circumvent the legal requirement that all TSPs have proper operating authority for theshipment and/or the leg of the shipment at issue. The TSP shall remain liable for any loss ordamage to the shipment. When a tendered air shipment moves entirely by a mode other than air,the TSP’s liability to the Government for loss/damage to cargo, etc. will be determined by theliability standard of the mode, air or other than air, that is more favorable to the Government.ITEM 403TIME-DEFINITE DELIVERYShipments tendered to a Transportation Service Provider (TSP) for air service and subject totime-definite delivery (a requirement that a shipment be delivered no later than a specifieddate/time and destination) may move in any mode of conveyance that the TSP reasonablyexpects will meet the time-definite delivery requirement.ITEM 405AIR WITH INCIDENTAL MOTOR SERVICETransportation Service Providers (TSP) that provide incidental motor services (militaryinstallation to/from airfield/aircraft) for tendered air shipments shall comply with motor-TSPrules and guidance listed in Section B of this publication. Rates submitted for air movement willinclude the cost for incidental motor service.Issue Date: 29 March 2011 Effective Date: 01 April 2011Headquarters Air Mobility Command402 Scott DriveScott AFB, Illinois 62225-221-