Lehigh Valley Transportation Services, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

OPINION BY

Judge COHN JUBELIRER.

When J & J Leasing & Rentals, Inc., d/b/a Anytime Airport Taxi by J & J Luxury Transportation (J & J) requested that the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) add “call and demand taxi services” to its existing services, two competitors protested. After a hearing, an *52Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) approved the addition of these services, and the PUC subsequently denied the competitors’ exceptions. On appeal, we hold that the PUC did not err in finding that: (1) J & J met its burden of proving a present public need for the additional call and demand taxi…