National Freight, Inc. v. State, Department of Transportation

ON PETITION FOR REVIEW OF NON-FINAL ORDER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Petitioner seeks review of a nonfi-nal order of the Department of Transportation, notifying petitioner that the department will treat petitioner’s nonconforming semitrailers as nonlicensed, pending administrative proceedings arising from the department’s decision not to renew petitioner’s permits to operate. We find that the department’s decision is preliminary agency action, review of which after final agency action would be inadequate. Section 120.68(1), Fla.Stat., Fla.R.App.P. 9.100.1

In October, 1983, petitioner…