1. Rating and Routing Assistance - or - How to get Stuff by Motor Carrier from Point A to Point B Point A Point B

2. Claims Section’s Top 5 List of Why You Should Use a GSA-Approved Motor Freight Carrier º COMDTINST M4610.5 requires it (hint: look in Chapter 3) ¹ CG pays for the service - 4% of your 1999 transportation $ were already held back ¸ You don’t get an “FBNC” or fly-by-night carrier !! · Transportation costs are generally cheaper than a non-GSA approved carrier ¶ Carrier almost always transports goods at full liability

3. Inter-Agency Transportation Management System (ITMS) replaced GSA’s Automated Rate and Filing and Retrieval System (ARFARS) an IBM compatible personal computer based database application using CD- ROM technology

4. ITMS input the origin, destination, mileage, weight, and various accessorial services needed for a particular shipment displays every carrier that has an approved rate on file for the route information includes for each carrier such things as the carrier name, phone number, offer number, the estimated cost for transportation which include any selected accessorial services calculated by the system, and the percentage offered for any selected accessorial service

5. How to Get ITMS FAX a request to GSA in Kansas City Include your exact mailing address, point of contact, phone number and FAX number GSA’s FAX number is 816-823-3656; make your FAX to the attention of Cindy Schardt If you have questions concerning ITMS, call Robyn Bennett at GSA, 816-823-3646

6. If you don’t have or can’t use the ITMS software, you will need to contact GSA’s San Francisco office for rating and routing assistance... General Services Administration Western Zone Office (9FBT) Phillip Burton Federal Building and US Courthouse 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94102 POC is Maria Gutierrez, GSA Freight Program, direct voice: 415-522-2846, fax 415-522-2815

7. There is NO excuse for not using ITMS!

8. Claims Section Susan F. Hubbard, Chief SHubbard@fincen.uscg.mil 757-523-6947 Robin D. Smithling Traffic Management Specialist RSmithling@fincen.uscg.mil 757-523-6763 If you have any problems or questions - give us a call or send an email. We are here to help you be a success!