United States v. T.I.M.E., Incorporated

RIVES, Circuit Judge.

T.I.M.E., Incorporated, a motor carrier, sued the United States under the Tucker Act 1 for unpaid transportation charges on shipments of freight. The United States asserted counterclaims upon which the district court held that it was entitled to $16,942.03, and that holding is not contested on appeal. This appeal involves solely the question of the correctness of the district court’s determination that T.I.M.E. was entitled to a total of $14,414.82 on its claims.

The facts were stipulated. T.I.M.E. was a common carrier motor carrier operating generally between Oklahoma…