L. E. Whitlock Truck Service, Inc. v. Shippers Oil Field Traffic Ass'n

This is an appeal from an order of the Nebraska State Railway Commission denying the application of L. E. Whitlock Truck Service, Inc., for an increase in the motor vehicle common carrier rates and charges for the transportation of oil-field equipment, commodities, and supplies in Nebraska intrastate commerce. The primary issue is whether or not the proposed rates and' charges were fair and reasonable for the transportation of such commodities in intrastate commerce.

The authority of the commission to prescribe reasonable rates and charges for the transportation of property by common carrier…