ICC Administration of the Motor Carrier Act, Hearings Before ... , 84-1 on ... , November 30, December 1 and 2, 1955 |
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... concern to practically every shipper in the country . But the interstate trucking industry is not an ordinary industry— subject to the rigors of the untrammeled competition . Instead it is a regulated industry , entry into which is ...
... concern to practically every shipper in the country . But the interstate trucking industry is not an ordinary industry— subject to the rigors of the untrammeled competition . Instead it is a regulated industry , entry into which is ...
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... concern not only to the small - business man but to every farmer in America . Un- der the agricultural exemption of the Motor Carrier Act , truckers who haul unmanufactured farm commodities to market are free from ICC regulation . They ...
... concern not only to the small - business man but to every farmer in America . Un- der the agricultural exemption of the Motor Carrier Act , truckers who haul unmanufactured farm commodities to market are free from ICC regulation . They ...
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... concerned I should mention in the final certificate that was granted to my father in 1944 , Commissioner Mahaffie of the ICC did not concur in the finding . He felt it was too limited . I might also mention that I have discussed this ...
... concerned I should mention in the final certificate that was granted to my father in 1944 , Commissioner Mahaffie of the ICC did not concur in the finding . He felt it was too limited . I might also mention that I have discussed this ...
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... concern to the honorable mem- bers of that Commission that small motor carriers are kept waiting for many months ... concerned . I know of no subjective predilection on the part of any Interstate Commerce Commissioner to support or ...
... concern to the honorable mem- bers of that Commission that small motor carriers are kept waiting for many months ... concerned . I know of no subjective predilection on the part of any Interstate Commerce Commissioner to support or ...
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... concerns . Father got the business and drove the truck ; mother kept the books ; and son or son - in - law became a helper . There were , of course , exceptions to this generalization for some local cartage companies and some ...
... concerns . Father got the business and drove the truck ; mother kept the books ; and son or son - in - law became a helper . There were , of course , exceptions to this generalization for some local cartage companies and some ...
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84th Congress ADAMS administrative agency agricultural commodities agricultural exemption Albertville antitrust laws application authorized carriers Bureau certificate CHAIRMAN Chicago Civil Action Commis Commissioner ARPAIA Commissioner MITCHELL committee common carriers competition Cong Congress contract carrier convenience and necessity costs Department District Division economic effect entry equipment examiner existing farm farmers Federal filed freight grandfather clauses granted haul HAWKINS Hearing attended highway Interstate Commerce Act Interstate Commerce Commission Land O'Lakes legislation LEVITUS limited ment merger monopoly Motor Carrier Act motor vehicle motor-carrier national transportation policy natural monopoly operating authority owner-operator percent permit points proposed protest public interest question rail railroads rates reason record regulation regulatory restrictions riers route rules Secretary WEEKS Senator HUMPHREY serve shippers small carriers statement STULTS supra teamsters tion traffic trip leasing trucking industry union United States Civil water carriers YEARY
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Page 255 - ... all to the end of developing, coordinating, and preserving a national transportation system by water, highway, and rail, as well as other means, adequate to meet the needs of the commerce of the United States, of the Postal Service, and of the national defense. All of the provisions of this Act shall be administered and enforced with a view to carrying out the above declaration of policy.
Page 27 - ... 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 470 - Section of the Bureau of Transport Economics and Statistics of the Interstate Commerce Commission...
Page 255 - ... to cooperate with the several States and the duly authorized officials thereof; and to encourage fair wages and equitable working conditions; — all to the end of developing, coordinating, and preserving a national transportation system by water, highway, and rail, as well as other means, adequate to meet the needs of the commerce of the United States, of the Postal Service, and of the national defense.
Page 292 - The essence of the American economic system of private enterprise is free competition. Only through full and free competition can free markets, free entry into business, and opportunities for the expression and growth of personal initiative and individual judgment be assured. The preservation and expansion of such competition is basic not only to the economic well-being but to the security of this Nation.
Page 496 - It is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress to regulate transportation by motor carriers in such manner as to recognize and preserve the Inherent advantages of, and foster sound economic conditions in, such transportation and among such carriers in the public interest...
Page 28 - For the purposes of this section a person shall be held to be affiliated with a carrier if, by reason of the relationship of such person to such carrier (whether by reason of the method of, or circumstances surrounding organization or operation, or whether established through common directors, officers, or stockholders, a voting trust or trusts, a holding or investment company or companies, or any other direct or indirect means), it is reasonable to believe that the affairs of any carrier of which...
Page 149 - ... to the need, in the public interest of adequate and efficient transportation service by such carriers at the lowest cost consistent with the furnishing of such service; and to the need of revenues sufficient to enable such carriers, under honest, economical, and efficient management to provide such service.
Page 27 - Commission must estimate the scope and appraise the effects of the curtailment of competition which will result from the proposed consolidation and consider them along with the advantages of improved service, safer operation, lower costs, etc., to determine whether the consolidation will assist in effectuating the over-all transportation policy.
Page 385 - Include * • • (8) motor vehicles used in carrying property consisting of ordinary livestock, fish (including shell fish), or agricultural (including horticultural) commodities (not including manufactured products thereof...