Trans-Allied Audit Co. v. Ram Trans, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MATSCH, District Judge.

This is an action brought pursuant to the Interstate Commerce Act (“ICA”), 49 U.S.C. §§ 10101 et seq., for the collection of $5,090.75 in freight charges. Under the ICA, most firms that provide interstate transportation services must file with the Interstate Commerce Commission (“ICC”) a tariff containing certain routing and rate information. In this action, the plaintiff *849seeks to collect freight “undercharges,” the difference between shipping rates filed in the carrier’s tariff and those actually charged a customer. The defendant has filed a…