original and eight copies to the Commandant of the Marine Corps (Code COT). Service under Section 22 Quotations will not be utilized without prior approval of the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

4. When exclusive use of a carrier's vehicle is required to meet the needs of the service and is authorized by the transportation officer and a carrier is requested to provide this service, a statement "Exclusive use of vehicle necessary in the transportation of this shipment" will be inserted on the government bill of lading under the description of articles and signed by authorizing officer.

5. On shipments made by commercial motor carriers where the estimated value of the cargo shipped exceeds the cargo insurance coverage carried by transporting carrier, the shipping office will call to the attention of the carrier the value of the property offered for shipment. The estimated value will not be shown on the bill of lading or dray ticket.

6. It is the policy of the Marine Corps to conform to state and local laws, regulations, and ordinances relating to weight and size limitations of motor vehicles. Except in instances of overriding and urgent military necessity, no commercial vehicular movement which exceeds any legal weight or size limitation will be undertaken unless prior permission is granted by the state or states concerned upon request of the authorized representative of the Marine Corps. In each instance of overriding and urgent military necessity in which an oversize or overweight commercial movement is made, a report will be made to the Commandant of the Marine Corps (Code COT) and a full statement of the circumstances and justification will be sub

mitted.

7. Motor Common Carriers (except household goods carriers) desiring to participate in Marine Corps traffic will submit the information required by DD Form 677 to the Commandant of the Marine Corps (Code COT).

8. DRIVEAWAY SERVICE: Requests may be made to the Commandant of the Marine Corps (Code COT) for approval and use of Driveaway Service, when it is determined to be the most appropriate means of transportation and otherwise meets the requirements of the Marine Corps.

a. DEFINITIONS: Drive away Service as used herein is defined as a method of transporting or moving vehicles, either singly or in combinations, without use of the carriers tractors, trailers, or other vehicles. The various types of drive away. service are listed and defined as follows:

4. Action required. Upon reviewing the report, Marine Corps shipping and receiving activities will compare it with other reports held or prepared locally and will attempt to match and identify overages, shortages and astray freight from the data contained therein. Utilizing all local activity records, such as invoices, requisitions, and similar pertinent documents, every practicable effort should be made to resolve the case locally. Upon successfully matching data and identifying the freight, instructions will be issued by the activity making such identification as to the disposition to be made of the freight, with information copies as deemed necessary.

5. Recovery of shortages. When shortages previously reported on DD Form 808 are received by the original consignee, the Commandant of the Marine Corps (Code COT) will be notified by letter immediately with copies of such notices to the interested carrier and the shipper (consignor).

6. Source of supply. Requisitions for DD Form 808 will be made on the appropriate supply activities as instructed in current supply directives.