[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR301-70.101]

[Page 72]
 
           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
           CHAPTER 301--TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) TRAVEL ALLOWANCES
 
PART 301-70_INTERNAL POLICY AND PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart B_Policies and Procedures Relating to Transportation
 
Sec. 301-70.101  What factors must we consider in determining which method 
of transportation results in the greatest advantage to the Government?

    In selecting a particular method of transportation you must 
consider:
    (a) The total cost to the Government, including per diem, overtime, 
lost worktime, actual transportation cost, total distance of travel, 
number of points visited, the number of travelers and energy 
conservation. As stated in 5 U.S.C. 5733, ``travel of an employee shall 
be by the most expeditious means of transportation practicable and shall 
be commensurate with the nature and purpose of the duties of the 
employee requiring such travel.''
    (b) Travel by common carrier (air, rail, bus) is considered the most 
advantageous method to perform official travel. Other methods of 
transportation may be authorized as advantageous only when the use of 
common carrier transportation would interfere with the performance of 
official business or impose an undue hardship upon the traveler, or when 
the total cost by common carrier exceeds the cost by another method of 
transportation. A determination that another method of transportation is 
more advantageous to the Government than common carrier will not be made 
on the basis of personal preference or inconvenience to the traveler.