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TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDER GENERAL RULESSECTION ATSP, with TO concurrence, when multi-modal service is necessary due to circumstances setforth in paragraph 2 below. However, in no event shall any TSP be permitted under thisprovision to utilize multi-modal service that will:a. Result in additional charges to the government,b. Be used to procure any person or company that does not have lawful operating authorityfor the mode selected, orc. Operate to reduce or eliminate the level of liability of the TSP under the original termsand conditions of the BL.2. TSP shall be permitted to substitute trucks for other modes of shipment when situations suchas severe weather, mechanical failure, or other causes exist that are beyond the shipper’s orTSP’s control. The TSP shall remain primarily liable for any loss or damage to the shipment.In no event may motor TSP, freight forwarders, rail TSP, or water TSP utilize multi-modalservice in order to avoid application of the Carmack Amendment or the terms and conditionsset forth on the BL, or to otherwise circumvent the legal requirement that all TSP have properoperating authority for the shipment or the leg of the shipment at issue.3. Multi-modal service may not be used for DoD shipments when:a. The shipment contains Class 1, Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, or 1.4 explosives, ammunition, orfireworks, or;b. The ―VIA‖ space on the BL has been annotated: ―Multi-modal service not to be used.‖G. Stop-Off In Transit (SOC)1. Stop-off in transit service (SOC) can consist of up to three stops between origin anddestination. Stop-off service will apply only on shipments subject to truckload rates.2. Chargesa. Line-haul1) When rate qualifiers are based on weight or volume (e.g. PG, PH, ST), the line-haulcharges in Section D or Tables B or C in Section E of the DoD tender, will be basedon the actual or minimum weight or volume (whichever is greater) applying frompoint of origin to final destination, subject to the excess mileage charge described inparagraph 2a(4) below for out-of-route mileage.Issue Date: 29 March 2011 Effective Date: 01 April 2011Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command1 Soldier WayScott Air Force Base, IL 62225-68-