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Damaged Shipments to Hagerstown ~7nt- L~ Dxmttr e April/4, 1969 cc: R. Re/ilippis H. Mrth G. aFuern Under the Dana concept, all inter-plantt shipments are trans ferred ON AN F.O.B. SHIPPING POINT BASIS. THIS MEANS, THE MATERIALS BECOME THE PROPERTY OF THE/RECEIVING PLANT WHEN GIVEN TO THE CARRIER. It WOULD BE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO FILE ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CLAIMS. / In REGARD TO THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE AT THIS TIME TO DETERMINE EXACTLY/WHY THESE GASKETS WERE DA MAGED AND WHO IS RESPONSIBLE./ SINCE THERE ARE NO PACKAGING SPECIFICATIONS FOR INTER-PLANT SHIPMENTS, I FEEL THAT HXGERS- TOWN SHOULD NOT RETURN DAMAGED GOODS TO US WITHOUTH AUTHOR IZATION. If this procedure is followed, it will enable us TO DETERMINE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE AND TO PINPOINT ANY PACKAGING PROBLEMS. / I HAVE REVIEWED SOME OF OUR PACKAGING AND FOUND THAT IN MOST INSTANCES, THE PACKA&IfflG APPEARED TO BE MORE THAN ADEQUATE. If in reality the pa/ckaging was inadequate, the carrier COULD NOT BE HELD l/lABLE FOR DAMAGES. THE NATIONAL MOTOR Freight classification clearly defines the manner in which OUR PRODUCTS ARE/TO BE PACKAGED AND ALSO PROVIDES FOR PEN ALTIES AND ALTERNATIVES WHEN THEY ARE NOT. If a carrier accepts goods which are obviously not packaged PROPERLY, OR AS SPECIFIED IlffNMFC, THE CARRIER CAN BE HELD LIABLE FOR DAMAGES SINCE THEY HAD THE OPTION TO REFUSE THE SHIPMENT, OR ASSESS A PENALTY. WE MUST KEEP Robinson are TRUCK. IN MIND shipped THAT SHIPMENTS TO HAGERSTOWN AND via common carrier and not a Victor R. Kessler VPD-91-0000317