POV Shipment Between Two Permanent Duty Stations within CONUS

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Privately Owned Vehicle (POV) Shipment between Two Permanent Duty Stations (PDS) within the Continental United States (CONUS)

Frequently Asked Questions
Updated: 1 January 2019

1. May a Service member ship a POV, due to a PCS, within the CONUS?

Yes, if he or she is eligible under JTR, par. 052902. In rare circumstances, the Government can ship one POV at Government expense if the Service member (not the dependent) is physically unable to drive, has insufficient time to drive and report to the PDS, or has a change in his or her ship’s home port. See JTR, par. 053001.

2. How is POV shipment computed, between PDSs in the CONUS, for a Service member with dependents?

If a Service member and his or her dependents have two POVs, and the Service member ships one POV and drives the other one, reimbursement for the cost of shipping the POV is the actual cost incurred. This is limited to the difference between the cost of the Service member and all dependents traveling non-concurrently in two POVs and the cost of the Service member and all dependents traveling together in one POV. The Service member is responsible for any costs not reimbursed. See JTR, par. 052902, for eligibility to ship a POV between PDSs in the CONUS.

Note: The rates and costs in this example may not be current and are for illustrative purposes only. See the DTMO website for the standard CONUS per diem rate and the mileage in lieu of transportation (MALT) rate.

Scenario: A Service member, spouse, and two dependents (both age 12 or older) are traveling across the CONUS on a PCS move. The cost to transport a POV is $1,500. The standard CONUS per diem rate at the time of travel is $149 ($94/$55). The official distance between authorized points is 2,665 miles. The MALT rate is $0.20 a mile.

Step 1: Construct the cost for the Service member, his or her spouse, and two children traveling together in one POV.

Calculate the travel time between the two authorized points.
2,665 ÷ 350 = 7, remainder 215 215 is greater than 51, add 1 travel day	8 travel days
Calculate the per diem rate for each traveler at the standard CONUS per diem rate.
Service member's authorized per diem: 100% of $149	$149.00
Accompanying spouse: 75% of $149	$111.75
First accompanying child (over age 12): 75% of $149	$111.75
Second accompanying child (over age 12): 75% of $149	$111.75
Daily total per diem rate for all travelers:	$484.25
Multiply the per diem rate by the number of days (8).
$484.25 × 8 days	$3,874.00
Total per diem:	$3,874.00
Calculate MALT.
2,665 miles × $0.20 a mile	$533.00
Add the MALT to the total per diem.
Total amount:	$4,407.00

Step 2: Construct the cost for the Service member, spouse, and two children to travel non-concurrently, not traveling on the same route at the same time, in two POVs. Since the spouse is traveling separately from the Service member, he or she is authorized 100 percent of per diem that the Service member would have received.

Calculate the travel time between the two authorized points.
2,665 ÷ 350 = 7, remainder 215 215 is greater than 51, add 1 travel day	8 travel days
Calculate the per diem rate for each traveler at the standard CONUS per diem rate.
Service member's authorized per diem: 100% of $149	$149.00
Non-accompanying spouse: 100% of $149	$149.00
First accompanying child (over age 12): 75% of $149	$111.75
Second accompanying child (over age 12): 75% of $149	$111.75
Daily total per diem rate for all travelers:	$521.50
Multiply the per diem rate by the number of days (8).
$521.50 × 8 days	$4,172.00
Total per diem:	$4,172.00
Calculate MALT.
2,665 miles × $0.20 a mile × 2 POVs ($533.00 x 2)	$1,066.00
Add the MALT to the total per diem.
Total amount:	$5,238.00

Step 3: Determine the reimbursement available to the Service member to transport one POV while his or her spouse and dependents travel together in the other POV. The reimbursement for transporting one POV is limited to the difference between the cost of the Service member and spouse with two children performing non-concurrent travel in two POVs and the cost of the Service member, spouse, and two children performing concurrent travel in one POV. MALT and reimbursement for the cost of driving the second vehicle are separately authorized as specified in par. 0530.

Calculate the difference between the cost of driving both POVs (Step 2) with the cost of driving one POV (Step 1).
Amount available to the Service member for POV transportation: $5,238.00 - $4,407.00	$831.00
Calculate the difference between the actual shipping cost for one POV and the maximum reimbursement.
Service member’s out-of-pocket cost for POV transportation: $1,500 - $831.00	$669.00

In this example, the total out-of-pocket expense for the Service member to drive one POV and ship one POV, otherwise known as “drive one, ship one”, is $669.00. The member is responsible for arranging for POV shipment, not the responsible Transportation Office.

3. Is POV shipment between two PDSs, in the CONUS, available to all Service members?

No. See JTR, pars. 052901 and 052902 for eligibility, requirements, and restrictions for shipping a POV between PDSs in the CONUS.