Common Carrier Conference-Irregular Route v. United States

The issues in this case are well known to the industry, and are reasonably identified in the opinions (including the dissenting opinion) of the Interstate Commerce Commission on reconsideration. We therefore propose no extended statement of the facts and issue. At issue are the Commission’s Gateway Elimination Regulations challenged as being in excess of the Commission’s statutory authority and as being promulgated without adequate notice. These regulations govern the “gateway” problems experienced by irregular-route motor common carriers, and seek to eliminate circuitous operations resulting…