Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Reports and Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, Volume 291L.K. Strouse, 1955 |
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Akron all-rail applicable ARPAIA assailed rates authorized in Ex average Baltimore barge basis bill of lading carriers parties cars cents a car-mile Chicago classification coal commodity rates competition complainant cost Decided December Decided January defendants demurrage destinations distance effect fares filed by R. E. freight Gainesville Galveston grain haul interstate Interstate Commerce Act intrastate rates iron Jacksonville Lake Charles less-than-carload loading Long-and-short-haul relief granted Louisiana maintain McGinnis ment miles mills minimum weight Mississippi moved movement Norfolk Southern Railway official territory Ohio operating origins Orleans Pacific parties to Agent percent petroleum points Port Wentworth ports pounds prescribed prior report proceeding proposed rates protestants pulpwood R. E. Boyle rail Railroad Company Railway Company reasonable reparation respondents revenue routes rule 34 scale schedules shipments shipped shippers shown southern territory steel switching tariff I. C. C. Texas tion tons track traffic transportation unloading unreasonable Waycross western Youngstown
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Page 317 - Commission shall give due consideration, among other factors, to the effect of rates on the movement of traffic by the carrier or carriers for which the rates are prescribed; to the need, in the public interest, of adequate and efficient railway transportation service at the lowest cost consistent with the furnishing of such service, and to the need of revenues sufficient to enable the carriers, under honest, economical, and efficient management to provide such service.
Page 282 - State authorities in the enforcement of any provision of this act. "(4) whenever in any such Investigation the commission, after full hearing, finds that any such rate, fare, charge, classification, regulation, or practice causes any undue or unreasonable advantage, preference. or prejudice as between persons or localities In intrastate commerce on the one hand and Interstate or foreign commerce...
Page 372 - ... to encourage the establishment and maintenance of reasonable charges for transportation services, without unjust discriminations, undue preferences or advantages, or unfair or destructive competitive practices...
Page 216 - Upon taking precautions deemed by them to be sufficient to assure payment of the tariff charges within the credit period herein specified, common carriers by motor vehicle may relinquish possession of freight in advance of the payment of the tariff charges...
Page 682 - This section applies, according to the provisions thereof, in every case of adjudication required by statute to be determined on the record after opportunity for an agency hearing...
Page 437 - The carload minimum weight will be the highest provided for any article in the mixed carload...
Page 664 - The carrier ought not to be allowed to retain his illegal profit, and the only one who can take it from him is the one that alone was in relation with him, and from whom the carrier took the sum.
Page 682 - Every party shall have the right to present his case or defense by oral or documentary evidence, to submit rebuttal evidence, and to conduct such cross-examination as may be required for a full and true disclosure of the facts.
Page 82 - Commission shall by order approve and authorize, if assented to by all the carriers involved, such pooling or division, under such rules and regulations, and for such consideration as between such carriers and upon such terms and conditions, as shall be found by the Commission to be just and reasonable in the premises...
Page 261 - If any tariff or schedule canceling any through route or joint rate, fare, . charge, or classification, without the consent of all carriers parties thereto or authorization by the Commission, is suspended by the Commission for investigation, the burden of proof shall be upon the carrier or carriers proposing such cancellation to show that it is consistent with the public interest, without regard to the provisions of paragraph (4) of section 15.