Legal Opinion

Eagle Motor Lines, Inc. v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 24, 1977No. 76-2098PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Eagle Motor Lines, Inc. (Eagle) seeks review of an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) revoking Eagle’s authority to operate under the ICC’s gateway elimination rules. 1 Eagle challenges the ICC order on the basis that the Commission should have granted Eagle an opportunity to be heard before revoking the authority. 2 We agree with Eagle.

1. INTRODUCTION.

The ICC’s gateway elimination rules altered a practice called tacking. When a motor carrier possesses a certificate of authority to operate between points A and B and then obtains a new…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. Frisco Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
  2. Carl Subler Trucking, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1970
  3. May Trucking Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 1968
  4. Greenstein Trucking Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1972

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Sharron Motor Lines, Inc. v. United States of America and Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. C. A. White Trucking Company v. United States of America and Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  3. Rea Express, Inc., Bankrupt, L. Orvis Sowerwine, Trustee in Bankruptcy v. United States of America and Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
  4. Senn Trucking Company v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Pre-Fab Transit Co., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
  5. Colonial Fast Freight Lines, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1977

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