Report on the Audit of Routing of DoD Freight Shipments by the Military Traffic Management Command
Abstract
From December 1, 1987, through November 30, 1988, DoD paid commercial carriers $676 million to move 1.4 million freight shipments under Government Bills of Lading, which are documents used to procure transportation and related services from commercial carriers. The freight was shipped from 910 shipping offices using motor, rail, and air carriers. Approximately .27 million (19 percent) of these shipments, costing $442.9 million (66 percent of the total freight transportation cost), was required to be routed by the Military Traffic Management Command (MTMC). The remaining 1.13 million shipments, costing $233.1 million, were authorized to be routed by Military Department and Defense agency shipping offices. The types of shipments reviewed included general commodities, ammunition and explosives, track and wheeled vehicles, and bulk liquids and gases, but excluded household goods. As the single manager operating agency for military traffic, land transportation, and common-user ocean terminals, MTMC is responsible for directing, controlling, and supervising all functions related to the economical and effective procurement of transportation to move DoD freight. The joint "Defense Traffic Management Regulation" (DTMR), which comprises Army Regulation 55-355, Navy Supply Instruction 4600.70, Air Force Regulation 75-2, Marine Corps Order P4600.14B, and Defense Logistics Agency Regulation 4500.3, provides the policy for moving DoD freight shipments within CONUS.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 19, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA380646
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense