Alabama Public Service Commission v. Wells Fargo Armored Services Corp.

HOUSTON, Justice.

General Services, Inc., d/b/a Bank Security Division, filed an application with the Alabama Public Service Commission (APSC) for the authority to expand its common carrier operations from six counties to statewide. General Services proposed to transport “money, currency, coins,. securities and any other associated money items, from a single consignor to a single consignee,” and to specialize in “same-day, ‘pick-up and deposit services’ between all points in Alabama.”

The application was challenged by two other armored car carriers, Wells Fargo Armored Services Corporation and…